Teaching Textbooks Pre-Calculus and Pre-Calculus CLEP

[Guest JasmineC]

Has anyone used TT Pre-calc and then had their student take the Pre-calc CLEP? Do you think this would be okay or should I supplement with Khan Academy?

 

Thanks :)

[Mom22ns]

I have asked this question here and on a CLEP yahoo group and no one has ever answered. 

[Guest JasmineC]

Darn! I found an old thread but like you said, there really was no answer.

I think I may be leaning more towards Aleks Precalculus anyway. I've heard it prepares the student for the CLEP really well.

[mathmarm]

Not familiar with TT precalculus but I do know that there are CLEP study manuals that are sold. I'd take a look at the CLEP manual and the scope and sequence of TT PreCalculus and see what, if anything, is not covered by TT that might be on the exam.

[Guest JasmineC]

Not familiar with TT precalculus but I do know that there are CLEP study manuals that are sold. I'd take a look at the CLEP manual and the scope and sequence of TT PreCalculus and see what, if anything, is not covered by TT that might be on the exam.

 

I don't know why I didn't think of that! Thanks!

 

EDIT: For those who are wondering, it seems like TT Precalc covers the majority of information on the CLEP test.

[Mom22ns]

Darn! I found an old thread but like you said, there really was no answer.

I think I may be leaning more towards Aleks Precalculus anyway. I've heard it prepares the student for the CLEP really well.

 

Really? That is good to know. Dd is taking College Algebra online through the local CC and thy mostly use ALEKs. They don't off an online version of trig or pre-calc, but her intended college accepts the CLEP. I had wondered if she could do something for the trig portion of Pre-Calc and then take the CLEP. Maybe ALEKs would be a good option.

[Guest JasmineC]

Really? That is good to know. Dd is taking College Algebra online through the local CC and thy mostly use ALEKs. They don't off an online version of trig or pre-calc, but her intended college accepts the CLEP. I had wondered if she could do something for the trig portion of Pre-Calc and then take the CLEP. Maybe ALEKs would be a good option.

 

It's definitely worth a try! ALEKS seems to have worked for some people on degreeforum.net. It's actually been called too thorough!

http://www.degreeforum.net/general-education-testing-discussion/10912-passed-precalculus-clep.html#post80419