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Each statement describes what a student scoring within that band is likely to know and be able to do in relation to the academic skills measured on the test.  \nWhat are your institution's placement requirements?  \nYour placement requirements define the minimal knowledge, skills, and abilities a student must demonstrate for placement into a course. These are institution-defined statements.  \nWhere can I find course placement resources?  \n§ Consolidated Skills Insight Statements  \n§ A Guide to Conducting Standard Setting  \nGot it. What’s next?  \nCompare your institution's placement requirements for a course to the appropriate skill/knowledge statement from the Skills Insight. If your list of prerequisite skills and abilities for a course matches the skill/knowledge statement for a particular score band, then the lower part of that band maybe considered the initial placement score.  \nExample: Placement score of 231 for English XXX  \nYour Institution's Placement Requirements:  \nEnglish XXX  \nACCUPLACER Reading Test Skill/Knowledge Statement:  \nScore Band 231–240  \nInterpret complex text, and identify central idea, theme, or purpose.  \nLocate the explicitly stated main purpose or determine the subtly stated main purpose of a paragraph.  \nUnderstand high-utility academic phrases using context clues.  \nDescribe a relationship (e.g., causal, comparative, sequential) based on minor or subtly stated information or reasonably infer a simple implied relationship.  \nDraw connections between moderately complex texts.  \nIntegrate basic information and ideas from multiple texts on the same topic. Determine the meaning of a common word or phrase using clear context clues.  \nSo, what's my course placement score for English XXX?  \nIn the example above, by matching the course placement requirements for ENG XXX to the appropriate skill/knowledge statement, you have arrived at a course placement score of 231. Continue this process for your remaining courses.  \nReminder  \nPlacement scores must be verified once you have sufficient data. 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