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JUMP NEWS
Due to severe UNL budget constraints, the JUMP program budget has been eliminated. We are planning to continue to support the JUMP exam, but in an electronic format. Our tentative plan is set up a web exam.
Schools that decide to participate will be given a web address where their students will be able to take a JUMP exam. The results will be reported back to the school contact via email.
We are just starting the process of adapting our web based exam system to this. We hope to have it up and ready by March or April, 2010. At that time we will email all the JUMP coordinators in our mailing list. Till then we will make occasional progress announcements on this site.
What is the JUMP Program?
Welcome to the homepage of JUMP, the JUnior Mathematics Prognosis Program. Administered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mathematics Department, the JUMP Program endeavors to help high school students develop mathematical skills necessary for the successful pursuit of educational and career goals.
The JUMP Test
The program conducts the JUMP test, a 45-minute mathematics exam for Nebraska high school students. JUMP offers the test in two versions: TEST A, covering first year algebra and geometry, and TEST B, covering second year algebra, trigonometry, and pre-calculus. Each student who completes the test receives a computer generated letter which reports the student's test score and advises the student toward removing any indicated mathematical deficiencies. Studies demonstrate that students who participate in the JUMP Test are less likely to require remedial mathematics courses as college freshmen, saving the student time and tuition.
Mathematics instructors may administer the JUMP Test at any time of the year. Registration forms for Nebraska teachers are available at this website. Once completed by the students, the tests will be scored at UNL and returned to the mathematics teacher within a week. JUMP Test scores are strictly confidential, only known to the student and instructor. Under no circumstances will a school's results be released to any other party. At the conclusion of the school year, all participating institutions receive statewide statistics regarding performance on the exam. Such figures are also available at this website.
JUMP Publications
In the Summer of 2005, JUMP published the fourth edition of
Mathematical Requirements Associated with Academic Programs at Nebraska Post-Secondary
Institutions.
This book details the mathematics requirements for degree
programs at 33 Nebraska universities, colleges, and technical schools.
JUMP mailed two copies of the publication to every high school in the state.
Mathematical Requirements (pdf)
As an aid to understanding the math prerequisite skills for these
required courses, there is the
K-16 Mathematics Articulation document
that was produced by the Nebraska Department of Education. This
document contains examples of the prerequisite skills as actual math
problems that the entering student should be able to solve.
K-16 Mathematics Articulation (pdf)
JUMP Scholarships
Teachers directing the JUMP Program at Nebraska high schools, referred to as JUMP Coordinators, receive support to attend the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Mathematics conferences. JUMP Coordinators are also elgible for scholarships to attend the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference. Click here to see a list of previous scholarship winners.
Contacting the JUMP Program
251 Avery Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0132
phone: (402) 472-8965
fax: (402) 472-9311
email: jump@math.unl.edu
