CASAS Listening Tests

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New Reading GOALS
Listening Tests

Why test listening skills?

Listening Tests

CASAS Listening Tests Form Numbers by Level

 Level A Tests 981/982
 Level B Tests 983/984
 Level C Tests 985/986  only one we will do
Listening Tests

Test Score Level Appropriate Class

0 – 199 A Beginning
200 – 220 B Intermediate
221 – 235 C Advanced
236 + Above non-credit ESL
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Students take the Level C test in the following situations:

1. They are in an Advanced ESL-009 course
2. They are in an ESL-010 Bridge class and have never tested
in Listening
3. They have exceeded 235 on Reading tests in the past

How will you know their past history of testing?

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Instructions for conducting a listening test

1. Give each student a brown test form. Make sure all identifying information
of student and test form is written and bubbled in.
2. Play the CD.
1. If in Advanced ESL 009, play the CD to the entire class at the same time.
2. If you are in a Multi-level class and not the whole class needs the Listening
Test, what should you do?

Note: Make sure no one is taking the same form 2 times in a row.
New Reading GOALS Test
Reading GOALS

Reading GOALS is aligned to the College and Career Readiness (CCR)

Standards for Adult Education (2013). The series covers the full range of
ability levels in the Standards, from beginning literacy through high adult
secondary. Reading GOALS measures the rigorous academic
vocabulary and higher-order thinking skills contained in the Standards.
Test content continues to be based on CASAS Competencies to
maintain relevance for adult learners, including an emphasis on
employment-related topics required by WIOA.
Reading GOALS Test
Reading GOALS Test
Reading GOALS Test

Preparing for the new test

1. Review the Reading GOALS Test Blueprint to find descriptions of
what students need to be able to do
2. Learn the types of questions that fit the CCR Standards
3. Teach the verbs that relate to each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy up
to “Analyze”
4. Use example tests found on CASAS’s website
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New Scores and Progress