Peterson's Online Academic
Skills Course
Peterson's Online Academic Skills Course (OASC) is designed for individuals who want to build their reading comprehension, vocabulary, and math skills to pass exams, excel in their jobs, advance their careers, or continue their education.
Students who register for OASC are fully supported in their customized learning paths from Pre-Test through mastery of the material.
Pre-Test
The Pre-Test assesses the learner’s strengths and weaknesses in math and verbal skills and designs a Customized Learning Path™ individualized to that student. The curriculum will improve the student’s knowledge of the concepts and skills needed to excel in each area.
Lesson, Quizzes, and Practice Tests
Each lesson is supported by interactive exercises such as drag-and-drop matching, video-game-style multiple choice, or dynamic flash cards. Quizzes and practice sets help learners gauge how well they are mastering the material.
Features |
Benefits |
Pre-Test evaluates strengths and weaknesses in each subject area and designs customized lessons |
Learner can strengthen areas of weakness and reinforce concepts they already know |
Interactive games, exercises, and flash cards |
Reinforces learning using a range of learning styles |
Practice sets and quizzes |
Learners can assess their progress throughout the course with instant feedback to ensure they understand the material |
Post-Test to measure end-of-course performance |
Administrator can monitor progress through data reporting against the Pre-Test |
Self-paced |
Self pacing allows learners to progress at a comfortable level and retake sections as necessary |
Short, medium, and long versions of the course |
Different course lengths fit any student’s schedule and accommodate time constraints |
Completely online |
Learners can access the course 24/7 from any Internet-connected computer |