The Assessment option allows school administrators to admit students to the Assessment Testing phase of a cohort. In this phase, students are enrolled in the cohort but have access only to the assessment tests for that provider level. They cannot access linear or adaptive tests. These tests help administrators better understand who the students are and what they know before officially admitting them to the entire cohort. Schools can control which exams students have access to in this phase.
Cost: Student access to the Assessment phase is $5. This cost does not come out of the total cost of the full cohort.
Note: Assessment Tests are also available to students accepted into the cohort via Full Access.
Assessments Available:
Entry Exam: This assessment helps you understand the student's current knowledge of their program and determine whether remediation is needed.
- Paramedic Entry Assessments: There are two versions of the exam, the Paramedic AEMT Entry Assessment and the Paramedic EMT Entry Assessment. The versions evaluate the student's knowledge of that program.
- Custom Entry Assessment: Schools can create their own custom entry assessments to administer instead of Platinum's standard exams.
Math Assessment: This exam evaluates the student's cognitive abilities related to scientific mathematics and medical calculations before starting an EMS training program.
Learning Style Assessment: This assessment is designed to identify individuals' learning styles so that classroom lectures, hands-on practice, and other experiences can be tailored to their educational preferences. The questions are frequently scenario-based and require students to answer with their first thought and/or rate it on a sliding scale.
Professional Characteristic Assessment: This assessment evaluates a student's integrity, empathy, self-motivation, personal appearance and hygiene, self-confidence, communication skills, time management, teamwork, diplomacy, respect, advocacy, and the delivery of careful service.
Reading Level Assessment: This assessment requires students to write a letter or create an essay explaining why they have chosen this potential career path. They are given a Flesch-Kincaid grade level and additional details based on their writing.
Student Motivation Assessment: This assessment identifies a student's motivation for pursuing a career in the field and provides appropriate incentives for success.
Test Anxiety Assessment: This assessment is designed to identify individuals who may have a potential challenge with Test Anxiety.