Texas Success Initiative Assessment  (TSIA2) 

The TSI is offered to NSHS students routinely. Contact Roxanne.Wueste@fwisd.org for more information. 

The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is a state-required assessment test to determine college-readiness in reading, writing, and math. All first-time college students must take the TSI test before enrolling in classes unless you are exempt or complete. 

·         Power Math Camp (free) – recommended by our math department chair https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/F3YN9R

·         ALEKS PPL (strictly for placement – relates to a course and not a grade) beginning and intermediate algebra skills are in line with the TSI ($20-25/student) https://www.mheducation.com/highered/aleksppl.html

·         Promote FREE Accuplacer Web-Based Study App and downloadable documents:

o    Online app: https://accuplacerpractice.collegeboard.org/login

o    Downloadable tests: https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/students/prepare-for-accuplacer/practice

o    Writing guides: https://www.alamo.edu/link/cd0bbcf44e1447bea2354a07fdc4a7ce.aspx

·         Provide videos and problems directly on their website

o    https://sites.austincc.edu/tsiprep/

·         Tutoring through campus-based resources

o    https://www.epcc.edu/Services/PREP

·         Free, outside, non-Accuplacer resources

o    Videos: https://www.mometrix.com/academy/tsi-study-guide/

o    Practice tests: https://www.mometrix.com/academy/tsi-practice-test/

·         In-depth videos on math tutoring and instruction: https://www.mathhelp.com/tsi-math-test-prep/?utm_campaign=purplemath&utm_source=_mh_tsi&utm_medium=course