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Concepts

• HiSet: High School Equivalency Test: Math

  • Algebraic Concepts

    • Functions and function notation

      • Domain and range of a function

      • Evaluate functions for inputs in their domains

      • Functional relationship between two quantities

      • Interpret statements that use function notation in terms of a context

      • Write a function that describes a relationship between two quantities

    • Interpret parts of an expression

      • Coefficients

      • Terms

    • Perform arithmetic operations

      • Polynomials

      • Rational expressions

    • Rate of change of a function

      • Calculate and interpret rate of change over a specified interval

      • Estimate rate of change from a graph

    • Understand and apply concepts of equations

      • Linear equations

      • Quadratic equations

      • Rational and radical equations

      • Rearrange formulas/equations to highlight a quantity of interest

      • Solve equations and inequalities in one variable

    • Understand and apply concepts of expressions

      • Factor a quadratic expression to reveal the zeros of the function it defines

    • Zeroes of polynomials

      • Identification

      • Use the zeros to construct a rough graph of a function

  • Data Analysis, Probability, and Statistics

    • Find probabilities

      • Approximate the probability of a chance event

      • Compound events

      • Probability models and how to find the probabilities of events

      • Single events

    • Summarize and interpret data presented verbally, tabularly, and graphically

      • Identify lines of best fit

      • Make predictions and solve problems based on data

      • Recognize possible associations and trends in data

    • Use measures of center to draw inferences about populations

      • Calculation of measures of center

      • Summarizing numerical data sets

    • Use statistics and data to gain information about a population

      • Generalizing information about a population from a sample of the population

  • Mathematical Process Categories

    • Analyze and Interpret Information

      • Make inferences or predictions based on data or information

    • Synthesize Data and Solve Problems

      • Evaluate the reasonableness of solutions

      • Reason quantitatively

    • Understand Mathematical Concepts and Procedures

      • Identify examples and counterexamples of concepts

  • Measurement and Geometry

    • Apply concepts of density in modeling situations

      • Area

      • Volume

    • Congruence and similarity criteria for triangles

      • Prove relationships in geometric figures

      • Solve problems

    • Equations of circles

      • Area

      • Circumference

    • Problems involving right triangle trigonometry

      • Cosine

      • Sine

      • Tangent

    • Properties of lines

      • Midpoint of line segments

    • Properties of polygons and circles

      • Angle measure, central angles, and inscribed angles

      • Arc length and area of a sector

      • Area

      • Perimeter and circumference

    • Understand right triangles

      • Apply the Pythagorean Theorem

      • Special triangles

    • Understand transformations in the plane

      • Dilations

      • Reflections

      • Rotations

      • Translations

    • Use volume formulas to solve problems

      • Cones

      • Cylinders

      • Pyramids

      • Spheres

  • Numbers and Operations on Numbers

    • Measurement limitations

      • Precision

    • Multi-step real-world and mathematical problems

      • Proportional relationships

    • Properties of operations with real numbers

      • Irrational numbers

      • Rational numbers

    • Rewriting expressions

      • Radicals

      • Rational exponents and the properties of exponents

    • Solve problems using scientific notation

      • Addition and subtraction

      • Multiplication and division

    • Using reasoning to solve problems

      • Quantitative reasoning

      • Units

• HiSet: High School Equivalency: Reading

  • Language Arts: Reading

    • Informational Texts

      • Analysis+5 topics

        • Author or Speaker's Point of View

        • Distinguishing between facts, observations, assumptions, and conclusions

        • Literary and argumentative techniques

        • Main idea, Topic, and Theme

        • Recognizing features of style, structure, tone, and mood

      • Comprehension+3 topics

        • Analyzing individual words and phrases

        • Meaning of words and phrases

        • Understanding paraphrase and re-statements of information

      • Inference and Interpretation+4 topics

        • Drawing conclusions

        • Inferences about characters or subjects

        • Interpreting nonliteral language

        • Making inferences

      • Synthesis and Generalization+2 topics

        • Comparing and Contrasting

        • Drawing conclusions and making generalizations

    • Literary Texts

      • Analysis+5 topics

        • Author or Speaker's Point of View

        • Distinguishing between facts, observations, assumptions, and conclusions

        • Literary and argumentative techniques

        • Main idea, Topic, and Theme

        • Recognizing features of style, structure, tone, and mood

      • Comprehension+3 topics

        • Analyzing individual words and phrases

        • Meaning of words and phrases

        • Understanding paraphrase and re-statements of information

      • Inference and Interpretation+5 topics

        • Applying information to the text

        • Drawing conclusions

        • Inferences about characters or subjects

        • Interpreting nonliteral language

        • Making inferences

      • Synthesis and Generalization+2 topics

        • Drawing conclusions and making generalizations

        • Making predictions

• HiSet High School Equivalency Test: Writing

  • Language Facility

    • Analyzing nuance in word meaning and denotation

    • Effective sentence combination

    • Idiomatic Usage

    • Maintaining consistency in Style and Tone

    • Recognizing subordination and coordination, parallelism, and modifier placement

  • Organization of Ideas

    • Analyzing Paragraph Structure

    • Choosing effective opening, transitional, and closing sentences

    • Evaluating relevance

  • Writing Conventions

    • Capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

    • Grammatical Agreement

    • Recognizing fragments and run-on sentences

    • Verb, pronoun, and modifier forms