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ACT WorkKeys Applied Math Assessment
ACT WorkKeys Applied Math is one of the ACT WorkKeys workplace assessments: a 34-item multiple-choice assessment measuring critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and problem-solving techniques for workplace situations, delivered online or on paper in 55 minutes (70 minutes for the Spanish version). Examinees may use a calculator and a provided formula/conversion sheet. Performance is reported as a Level Score from less than 3 to 7 (five levels of difficulty, Level 3 least complex to Level 7 most complex) and a Scale Score of 65–90; there is no universal passing score — levels are matched to job profiles, and Applied Math is one of the three core assessments (with Graphic Literacy and Workplace Documents) that earn the ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate at Bronze (level 3+), Silver (4+), Gold (5+), or Platinum (6+).
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Questions34 multiple-choice items
Testing time55 minutes (English); 70 minutes (Spanish version)
ScoringNo universal passing score — Applied Math reports a Level Score (less than 3 up to 7) used with job profiles for hiring decisions ('Only Level Scores should be used for selection, promotion, or other individual high-stakes purposes that are based on WorkKeys profiles'); for the NCRC, minimum level scores on all three core assessments earn Bronze (3), Silver (4), Gold (5), or Platinum (6)
Exam feeSet by the testing provider — The governing source leaves this value to the approved testing or training provider.
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- Who runs it
- ACT
- Category
- Workforce Readiness
- Current version
- Current specification; no public version label — the ACT WorkKeys Applied Math assessment as currently published on act.org
- Where it applies
- United States — national
- Exam languages
- English, Spanish
- Score scale
- Level Score below 3 through 7 (broadband); Scale Score 65–90 — Applied Math: 65–71 = <3, 72–75 = 3, 76–79 = 4, 80–82 = 5, 83–85 = 6, 86–90 = 7
- Testing provider
- ACT WorkKeys test sites — online testing runs through ACT's virtual test center administered by Validus (test sites authorize and monitor sessions); paper testing at the same authorized sites
- Format
- Delivered online (computer-based) or on paper, at ACT-authorized test sites; each WorkKeys test is administered individually
- Availability
- Year-round by appointment at ACT WorkKeys test sites; examinees locate an authorized test site through ACT's test-site locator and schedule with the site (ACT does not register individual examinees directly)
Exam structure
A single 34-item multiple-choice assessment of applied workplace mathematics with five levels of difficulty (Level 3 least complex — single-operation problems, basic fraction/decimal/percentage conversions — through Level 7 most complex — volumes of spheres/cylinders/cones, weighted means); calculators and conversion tables are allowed, and a formula/conversion sheet is embedded in the online test or paper booklet; Applied Math is one of the three core WorkKeys assessments (with Graphic Literacy and Workplace Documents) that earn the National Career Readiness Certificate
Where rules vary
A uniform nationwide U.S. workplace-skills assessment: the National Career Readiness Certificate built on Applied Math is a U.S. workforce credential benchmarked against the WorkKeys U.S. jobs database (NCRC levels graphic: Bronze earners 'has the necessary foundational skills for 35% of the jobs in the WorkKeys database'), and ACT notes the core assessments are approved for WIOA/NRS adult education reporting; no country restriction is stated for delivery.