Transition Math Project

Washington State Math Placement Initiative
Sponsored by the Transition Mathematics Project

The Washington State Math Placement Initiative, with sponsorship by the Transition Math Project, is a new project designed to evaluate the role of math placement tests for students making the transition from high school to college, compare and articulate the differences in test formats and purposes, identify the challenges with placement and diagnostic testing, and gather and present for a wide audience examples of relevant work underway in Washington and around the country.

The Office of Educational Assessment (OEA), at the University of Washington, is working with a collaborative group of Washington state teachers and faculty to align the Intermediate Math Placement Test (MPT) with the recently developed College Readiness Mathematics Standards (CRMS), and to create a college readiness mathematics test to be taken by Washington state 11th-grade students.

To learn more about the College Readiness Mathematics Test (CRMT), and to stay abreast of this initiative's progress>>

View the Washington State College Readiness Mathematics Standards
To download the CRMT Timeline
Scroll down to view an ever-expanding placement and assessment resource bank

Placement Meetings to Date:

Math Placement Meeting
April 7, 2007
time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: University of Washington
For More Information: nlowell@u.washington.edu

The agenda will include a review of the results of the January pilot test, a presentation of the new MPT-G as suggested by those results, and a description of how we will incorporate ongoing test development in regular test administrations.

Math Placement Meeting
June 22, 2007
time: TBA
Location: University of Washington
For More Information: nlowell@u.washington.edu

Math Placement Meeting
May 11, 2007
time: TBA
Location: University of Washington
For More Information: nlowell@u.washington.edu

Math Placement Fall Summit, Placement Advisory Team
December 13, 2006
9:30AM - 3:30
Location: Highline Community College, Mt. Constance Room
Description: Identify and develop items and problems, linked
to the CRS, to begin designing a pilot diagnostic assessment
for Washington state
Math Placement Summit Meeting
November 16, 2006
- Math Placement Roster
- November 2005 Washington State Math Placement Meeting Summary