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1 For Parents and students
TSI Information For Parents and students

2 The TSI Assessment is a statewide tool designed to assess a student’s skills in Math, Reading, and Writing. The TSI Assessment is designed to assist colleges with determining appropriate course placement. What is the TSI?

3 Aligned to the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards for Math, Reading, and Writing
Multiple Choice Untimed Computer Adaptive Up to 5 hours long Scored Immediately Unlimited re-testing Features of the TSI

4 TSI Sample reading question
Plywood, while not the most pleasing wood to look at, has become an incredibly important building material in house construction. It is flexible, inexpensive, and strong. Its strength is due to layers of thin wood glued on top of each other with the grain of each layer making a right angle with the grain of the layer below it. This way of layering the sheets of wood makes plywood difficult to break. According to the passage, the arrangement of the layers of thin wood explains plywood’s A. Strength B. Cost C. Attractiveness D. Flexibility The correct answer is A TSI Sample reading question

5 TSI Writing Sample Question
In some places, virtually all the topsoil has washed away, leaving the sub-soils to sustain the crops. Rewrite, beginning with  In some places, the sub-soils must sustain the crops… The next word will be A. although B. because C. until D. before The Correct Answer is – B TSI Writing Sample Question

6 Writing - 5 on Essay or 4 on Essay with 363-390 on Multiple Choice
MATH READING - 351 Writing - 5 on Essay or 4 on Essay with on Multiple Choice Remember It’s Not a Question of Pass or Fail This test assesses the student’s current skill level only, not their ability, their intelligence, or even their likelihood of doing well in college TSI Placement Scores

7 TSI Test Progression

8 TSI Score Range

9 Where can I go to get help?
TCC Website: See computer based app to purchase. Great tool for TSI practice! More Practice Test Questions: Students are receiving TSI tutorials with their teachers from 3:20-4:20 Monday-Wednesday. We are working with the TCC testing center to schedule retest opportunities. Where can I go to get help?

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