Due to the variability of ASPIRE in each grade level and insufficient data from this test, it would not be reasonable to include this test in the table below. Topic ACT PLAN EXPLORE PreACT Pre-Algebra Topics Operations using whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and X X X X integers Place value X X X X Square roots X X X X Square roots approximations X X The concept of exponents X X X Scientific notation X X X Factors X X X X Ratios, proportions, and percents X X X Linear equations in one variable X X X X Absolute value and ordering numbers by value X X Elementary counting techniques and simple probability X X X Data collection, representation, and interpretation X X X X Simple descriptive statistics X X X Reading and relating graphs, charts, and other X X representations of data Elementary Algebra Topics Properties of exponents and square roots X X X Evaluation of algebraic expressions through substitution X X X Evaluation of algebraic expressions using variables to X X X express functional relationships Evaluation of algebraic operations X X X X Evaluation of algebraic expressions through the solution of X X quadratic equations by factoring Addition, subtraction, and multiplication of polynomials X X Factorization of polynomials X X Solve quadratic equations by factoring X X Use of number lines to represent numbers X Intermediate Algebra Topics Quadratic formula X X Rational and radical expressions X Absolute value equations and inequalities X Sequences and patterns X Systems of equations X X Quadratic inequalities X Functions X X Modeling X X Matrices X X Roots of polynomials X Complex numbers X X Vectors X Exponential equations X X
Due to the variability of ASPIRE in each grade level and insufficient data from this test, it would not be reasonable to include this test in the table below. Topic ACT PLAN EXPLORE PreACT Pre-Algebra Topics Operations using whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and integers X X X X Place value X X X X Square roots X X X X Square roots approximations X X The concept of exponents X X X Scientific notation X X X Factors X X X X Ratios, proportions, and percents X X X Linear equations in one variable X X X X Absolute value and ordering numbers by value X X Elementary counting techniques and simple probability X X X Data collection, representation, and interpretation X X X X Simple descriptive statistics X X X Reading and relating graphs, charts, and other representations of data X X Elementary Algebra Topics Properties of exponents and square roots X X X Evaluation of algebraic expressions through substitution X X X Evaluation of algebraic expressions using variables to express functional relationships X X X Evaluation of algebraic operations X X X X Evaluation of algebraic expressions through the solution of quadratic equations by factoring X X Addition, subtraction, and multiplication of polynomials X X Factorization of polynomials X X Solve quadratic equations by factoring X X Use of number lines to represent numbers X Intermediate Algebra Topics Quadratic formula X X Rational and radical expressions X Absolute value equations and inequalities X Sequences and patterns X Systems of equations X X Quadratic inequalities X Functions X X Modeling X X Matrices X X Roots of polynomials X Complex numbers X X Vectors X Exponential equations X X
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