Jump Test
Math Jump Test
by Jeane Johnson
February 28, 2007
The 2007-2008 Algebra 2 class of Elgin Public Schools has participated in this year’ JUMP program offered by the UNL. The JUMP program is a 45-minute mathematics test for Nebraska high school students. Its purpose is to determine the level of each participant’s mathematical preparation, and to make recommendations suggested by the student’s test score and post-high school educational plans. The immediate objective of the program is to guide each participating student to the most appropriate high school mathematics courses, as suggested by the student’s test score and future educational plans. The long range goal is to bring about a substantial reduction in the number of Nebraska students whose high school preparation forces them to begin their college mathematics at a remedial level. The average score of this year’s juniors is a 60.3 percentile compared to last year’s score of 57.2 percentile. This is a 2% increase over last year! Elgin High has been participating since 1990. The average score of the last fifteen years is a 62.5 percentile.
