The THEA is a state-legislated program that requires students to be assessed in reading, writing, and math skills prior to enrolling in a Texas public institution.
Test Purpose - Texas Higher Education Assessment - THEA
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Test Purpose
The purpose of the test is to assess the reading, mathematics, and writing skills that entering freshman-level students should have if they are to perform effectively in undergraduate certificate or degree programs in Texas public colleges or universities.
THEA Test plays vital role to enhance an individual’s skills like:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases.
Understand the main idea and supporting details in written material.
Identify a writer’s purpose, point of view, and intended meaning.
Analyze the relationship among ideas in written material.
Use critical reasoning skills to evaluate written material.
Apply study skills to reading assignments.
Solve word problems involving integers, fractions, decimals, and units of measurement.
Solve problems involving data interpretation and analysis.
Graph numbers or number relationships.
Solve one- and two-variable equations.
Solve word problems involving one and two variables.
Understand operations with algebraic expressions and functional notation.
Solve problems involving quadratic equations.
Solve problems involving geometric figures.
Solve problems involving geometric concepts.
Apply reasoning skills.
Solve applied problems involving a combination of mathematical skills.
