Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis

When you enter your Monash undergraduate course code in the Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis site it will show you all the possible mathematics and science prerequisites for the course. You should select the quizzes that best align with the subjects you have previously studied. For science, it’s easy, just select one or more of chemistry, biology and physics. For mathematics, you will have to check which quiz best aligns with your prior studies using this table.

The Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis covers mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics. Which quizzes you take will depend on both your destination course and your prior studies.

You don’t need to study for the Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis, and you aren’t expected to be able to answer every single question. Your responses and the information about what questions you can and cannot answer are used to refer you to online revision materials that are relevant for your course. Your lecturers don’t receive your results, and this doesn’t go towards any academic grades.

The Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis is provided to ensure that you are prepared and best-equipped for success in your Monash undergraduate course. We strongly recommend that you take the assumed knowledge quizzes to see which topics you might need to revise before classes. Your results or completion of the quiz won’t affect your eligibility for the course.

The Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis is provided to ensure that you are prepared and best-equipped for success in your Monash course. We strongly recommend that you take the assumed knowledge activity in the weeks before orientation to see which topics you might need to revise before classes. This will give you plenty of time to review key concepts. However, there isn’t a specific deadline for completing these activities. You can also use these resources at any time during your course to help refresh your knowledge.

The Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis is not an assessment and does not form part of a graded activity. The quizzes are designed to find out your strengths and weaknesses in relation to previous studies and then direct you to resources to review those concepts before you start classes. It is quite likely that you may not be able to answer some of the questions - that’s ok. If there are any questions you can’t answer or answer incorrectly, we will direct you to some online resources to revise those concepts before you start your classes.

The Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis has no impact on your Monash undergraduate course acceptance, enrollment, progression or grades. This activity is designed completely around helping you succeed and getting you ready for your course. Your educators won’t receive your marks.

The Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis is not an assessment and does not form part of a graded activity.

If you don’t take part in the Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis, then you won’t be able to see which concepts your Course Directors have prioritised as being important for your success in the course. You also won’t receive personalised links to the revision that you require to prepare for classes. There are no formal consequences for not taking part.

You do not need to study or revise for the Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis. In order to access the Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis, you will need the following information:

• Your Monash student account
• Your Monash student ID
• Your course code and name
• Details of your prior studies

You will enter your information, the information about your course and the details of your previous studies into Moodle. Based on this information, you will be asked to select which activities to complete.

The questions are all multiple choice, and you can stop and start them at any time, but we recommend you set aside 45 minutes for each activity in a place where you won’t be interrupted.

• Download a reference sheet with the mathematics or science equations that you will need.
• Attempt as many questions as you can in the Skills Analysis activity, which allows you to find the areas where you have strong knowledge and the areas that might need further revision.
• Move through the multiple-choice activity at your own pace. Because the activity is designed to check existing knowledge, it’s likely that you won’t be able to answer every question. You don’t need to answer every question - just as many as you can.
• At the end of each analysis, you will click submit and receive a summary of your answers. You will then receive information about your level of assumed knowledge and a list of recommended revision materials. You can download these to refer to later.

After the activity, the final summary will show you the areas you should brush up on to get the most out of your course, using Learn HQ pages. Some Learn HQ pages also have links to additional revision modules.

If you do things like refer to other materials, get assistance from the internet or a friend or use different technologies to answer the questions, it means we will give you the wrong information about your assumed knowledge and you will receive the wrong revision materials.

As soon as you press submit on the Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis, you will be able to see your results and see whether you answered correctly in each of the questions, because this isn’t a test - it’s about identifying areas where we can support you.

Inside the quiz, there is a summary that lets you know which concepts each of the questions is designed to target, so that you can get a quick idea of which areas might need some extra practice.