STUDENT SATISFACTION SURVEY 2007 RESPONSES TO OPEN ...

with or with out disabilities. there's a reason why students aren't doing well in math andhcc needs to fing that PROBLEM AND A SOLUTION!!709: give them an up heads.765: Let the students taking the tests know exactly what the scores mean for collegeplacement.778: most of the things on the CPT didn't really match with the review, and why would yougive out a review for a test with college level math on it if we'r etaking it to enter college?780: i did not know the information about the test till the orientation. the computor frozedwhen i was testing.787: it is okay because it gives idea of what you will be facing when you start the classes805: i don't know834: I attended testing at the Plant City campus. The testing center staff was very helpfulalthough I think it may be beneficial to offer a variety of times placement testing isavailable.856: Tell students the truth! most students get low grades on the entry level tests (speciallyforeing students) because they dont know what the test is about. They dont know howmuch it matters for the rest of your educational past, the score that you make.894: MY EXPERIENCE WAS SATISFACTORY914: They didnt really explain to me what my grades meant. I just took the test and they gaveme the results. They could have explained it to me better.974: they did not communicate with me at all1008: No - it wasn't the test center staff position to give me the test scores - the responsiblity ofthe test center staff is to hand out the test and past them to whoever needs to get themupond completion of the test.1105: offer one on one review help before the test1108: allow students to re-take the test if they did not receive the scores as they expected andnot charge them a fee for re-taking the test1124: get rid of it because just because you fail it doesnt mean you need those classes for yourmajor .we did that stuff for 12 years.1126: Put related questions in practice test booklets1129: none1145: I was skeptical in this process because all I received were my scores. I would like tohave seen what I missed. Maybe I was able to but I was not advised that I could see morescores.1183: I didnt know anything about the CPT nor was I explained the gravity of it, all I knew isthat I had to take it because I didnt take my SAT's1235: it's fine1257: It would be helpful to have reviewed some of the questions prior to the test. To myknowledge nothing was available to prepare me for the test.1266: No one has ever explained the results of my tests! All I know is I passed everything butmath and I have to take a remedial math for some reason.1270: I had been out of school for 40 years so the CPT meant nothing to me. I was told to takethe test and see where I stood. If someone would have advised me to study first andresharpen my abilities I think I would have done better and elimated having to take anadditional four classes.Student Satisfaction Survey 2007 – Q9: Entry Testing – Page 93