1. What do you know?

2. The ACE in ACE Class stands for:
Achieving Confidence in Education
Academically Continuing your Education
College or Career Entry
Accuplacer College Entry

3. It’s okay to not attend this class regularly
Because there won’t be a grade awarded
for this class.
Because we will need your seat for
new students who want to get in to the class.
Because you can just guess your way
in to college and it will be just fine.
Because I can’t think of a reason why
you shouldn’t attend this class regularly.

4. In order to be considered a full time student in Basic Skills, an ACE student should attend how many hours per week?
20 hours per week
12 hours per week
At least 2 hours every day

5. How long does the ACE Class last?
This is a self-paced class, so you could finish when you feel like you’re ready.
This is a self-paced class, so you could finish when your instructor feels like you’re ready.
3. This is a self-paced class, so you could finish when you complete your educational goals and your instructor feels like you’re ready.

6. If students return late from breaks and lunch,
They are disrupting the entire class.
They are demonstrating that this is how they will act in curriculum classes.
They are showing how good they are at time management.
All of the above.

7. In curriculum classes, if students are tardy or are absent a certain number of times,
Their grade can be dropped a whole grade (C to D, A to B, B to C, D to F)
Their grades are only determined by the final exam.
They may need to repeat the entire class.
They can earn extra credit by bringing in dry erase markers.

8. If you are working on math only, most of you are trying to work your way through the math covered in Mat How long will it take to finish this math?
A minimum of 30 hours of review time
A minimum of 60 hours of review time
A minimum of 120 hours of review time
A minimum of 150 hours of review time

9. One of our guidelines that we use to see if you’re ready to retest in the Accuplacer is to give you the TABE post-test after you’ve been in the ACE class for a while. What grade level would we like to see before we recommend that you are ready for retesting?
Above a 9.0 grade level
Above a 12.0 grade level
Above a 6.0 grade level
Any improvement in grade level is acceptable.

10. From past experience in this class, our students have told us which subject was the most difficult test on the Accuplacer?
Math
Algebra
Reading
Sentence Skills

11. Based on the previous slide, which subject should students spend the most time on during the ACE Class?
Math
Algebra
Reading
Sentence Skills

12. Cell phones
Are not allowed in class.
Are allowed in class if it is an emergency only.
Are allowed in class if they are turned to vibrate.
Are allowed in class if you have a teacher approved ringtone.

13. Why is texting in class not allowed?
Because it looks like you’re using a calculator.
Because you have plenty of time to text during breaks.
Because it is distracting to others in the classroom.
Answers 1 and 2
All of the above.

14. Many of our books are available to be checked out as long as you don’t write in them. How many books can be checked out to you at one time?
Only one
Only two
Only three
Only four

15. What supplies should students bring to the
ACE Class ??
Pen, highlighter, and pencils
Notebook paper, notebooks
Ear buds or headphones
All of the above

16. In the main classroom, what type of food and drinks are allowed at the tables?
Covered drinks
Hot food (like chicken wings, sausage biscuits, cooked cabbage)
Small snack items (like M&Ms, chips)
Answers 1 and 3
All of the above

17. In the computer lab, what type of food and drinks are allowed in there?
Covered drinks
Hot food
Small snacks (like M&Ms and chips)
1 and 3
1 only

18. In the computer lab, which websites are you allowed to use?
YouTube and FaceBook
Instructor approved software programs
programs (like Yahoo, Googl )
Course Compass and Blackboard

19. If you would like to listen to music, bring your own ear buds and
Only use it while you’re trying to read
Only use it while you’re doing math programs
Bring your own mp3 player and keep the volume low
Bring down the whole bandwidth by streaming audio and/or video

20. When is the coffee hour at break time?
Any day that students want to make it
On Monday morning, first break (9:50 am)
The first Thursday of every month
Every other Thursday morning

21. Students have which items available for them to use:
Hot Chocolate
lockers
Microwave
Refrigerator
Both 3 and 4

22. It’s possible to work on your CRC (Career Readiness Certificate) while working on improving your Accuplacer scores.
TRUE
FALSE

23. It’s possible to cover two semesters of preparatory classes in one semester here in the ACE class.
TRUE
FALSE

24. Playing games is a good way to learn and
practice your skills.
TRUE
FALSE

25. If you are unsure of what you should be working on during the ACE Class, you should
Ask your neighbor
Look up at the board and check the schedule
Ask one of the instructors
Just look busy until your instructor notices you