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CASAS

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CASAS is an American organization that tests adult general and English knowledge. CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System) also provides training in various areas.[1] Some educational systems use the CASAS test for ESL (English as a second language) placement. It used to be called the California Adult Student Assessment System.[2] Sixty agencies in California use the test, including state prisons and county jails.[3] Connecticut bases its testing on CASAS, but calls it the Connecticut Competency System.[4] The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development also uses the test.[5]

The CASAS Educational Functioning Levels are 1 - Beginning ESL Literacy; 2 - Low Beginning ESL; 3 - High Beginning ESL; 4 - Low Intermediate ESL; 5 - High Intermediate ESL; 6 - Low Advance ESL. This is used for WIA, Title II Funded Programs. [6]

The ABE and ASE levels are 1 - Beginning ABE Literacy; 2 - Beginning Basic Education; 3 - Low Intermediate Basic Education; 4 - High Intermediate Basic Education; 5 - Low Adult Secondary Education; 6 - High Adult Secondary Education. [7]


References

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  1. https://www.casas.org
  2. Gorman, David; Ernst, Megan L. (2004). "Test Review: The Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Life Skills Reading Tests". Language Assessment Quarterly. 1 (1): 73–84. doi:10.1207/s15434311laq0101_8. ISSN 1543-4303. S2CID 145297552.
  3. Rickard, Patricia L.; Stiles, Richard L. (1985). "Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Design for Effective Assessment in Correctional Educational Programs". Journal of Correctional Education. 36 (2): 51–53. ISSN 0740-2708. JSTOR 41971707.
  4. "Adult Education Assessment and Accountability--How To". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  5. New Jersey Assessment Policy Adult Basic Education/English Language Acquisition Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Title II Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. 2021.https://www.nj.gov/labor/wioa/documents/adult_education_literacy/2021-NJ-Assessment-PolicyR.pdf
  6. "WIA, Title II" Copyright 2015 CASAS.
  7. "WIA, Title II" Copyright 2015 CASAS.

Official site

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  • www.casas.org