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Learning Express Library. PARC. Smarter Balanced. Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) - CTB/McGraw-Hill. TASC — Program Flexibility to Meet Your Budget and GoalsMinimize disruption to your state's high school equivalency diploma program.

Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) - CTB/McGraw-Hill

Whether paper/pencil or online, you can test where you want to test, in a format and a location you and your students are comfortable with. The choice is yours. TASC is available in both paper-and-pencil and online formats. Online or on paper—the choice is yours. Paper-and-Pencil Tests: Easy to use – the same delivery format that has been in use for decadesSupport a gradual transition from paper-and-pencil to online assessment for:• Sites lacking adequate computer labs• Students who are not yet comfortable taking an online test• Sites such as correctional facilities, where the ability to administer online exams is limitedProvide accommodations for students with special needs when online accommodations are not optimalComparable to online tests with respect to content coverage, rigor, and passing requirements Online Tests: Why select TASC from CTB/McGraw-Hill?

TABE Online Tech # TABE Quizzes at Quiz Maker. TABE Test Practice Questions - Help your TABE Exam Score with free TABE Test Preparation. If you are preparing to take the TABE test, you realize that it is going to be challenge.

TABE Test Practice Questions - Help your TABE Exam Score with free TABE Test Preparation

Every hour you spend preparing will help you get a better score. A good investment in a TABE Test Study Guide can pay off by giving you a better understanding of what you will face on your test. It can also be helpful to review basic concepts with some TABE Test Flashcards so that you know where your weaknesses are and can then focus your studying efforts on those areas. No one enjoys studying, but it can mean the difference between success and failure. Going back to college (or trade school or technical school) after being out of high school for several years or decades can be a daunting and bewildering experience. TABE-aligned Activities. TABE Study Guide.

BEST Assessments. CAL's Adult ESL Assessments The number of adult English language learners in the United States continues to grow substantially and programs serving them face many challenges in providing instruction to meet their needs.

BEST Assessments

Having tests that are appropriate, valid, and reliable is critical to the evaluation of oral and written English proficiency for this growing population. CAL understands these challenges and can help programs determine the best combination of assessments to meet the needs of both the programs and the students. BEST Literacy and BEST Plus 2.0 address the needs of adult English language learners by providing assessment options that reliably demonstrate student progress. With BEST Plus 2.0 to measure speaking and listening skills and BEST Literacy to measure reading and writing skills, programs can test all of the four skill areas. BEST Plus 2.0 is CAL's oral English proficiency assessment for adults. BEST Plus Trainers. BEST FAQ. Frequently Asked Questions What is BEST Plus used to measure?

BEST FAQ

BEST Plus is an individually administered, face-to-face oral interview designed to assess the English language proficiency of adult ELLs in the U.S. An adult is anyone 16 years or older who is not in secondary school. back to top What types of questions are on BEST Plus? BEST Plus measures the examinee’s ability to communicate in English through questions tied to authentic situations that arise in daily life in the United States such as going to the doctor, getting a job, housing, and community services. How is BEST Plus administered? BEST Plus is administered individually by a trained BEST Plus test administrator. What proficiency levels does BEST Plus assess? BEST Plus measures the full range of proficiency levels from Student Performance Levels (SPLs) 0 through 10 and all six National Reporting System (NRS) Educational Functioning Levels. GED test on computer. GED Testing Service is committed to providing adult learners with more opportunities to earn a high school equivalency credential and pursue goals of college, training, and jobs.

GED test on computer

Thirty-nine million Americans don’t have a high school diploma and the current GED® testing program reaches just two percent of this population. GED Online Tutorials. Are you ready to take the GED® test?

GED Online Tutorials

The following tutorials are designed to walk you through the registration and scheduling process for the GED® test. Then you can view a tutorial that gives you an inside look at the GED® test. TI-30sx Demonstration Video. Assessment Guide for educators. The Assessment Guide for Educators is a frontline resource for adult educators and administrators to better understand the new GED® assessment, from the ground up.

Assessment Guide for educators

We’ll dissect the new assessment and explain the decisions behind new item types, assessment targets, and other issues. The new assessment—being launched January 2, 2014, in all jurisdictions (except Canada and International)—will continue to measure high school equivalency. But it doesn’t stop there. GED Testing Service takes a giant step forward by measuring skills associated with success in a variety of pathways, including college coursework and job training programs. The Assessment Guide for Educators will guide you through the new assessment and highlight item types, assessment targets, guidelines for how items will be scored, and much more.

More than 6,000 people downloaded one of the three chapters in the Assessment Guide for Educators when it was originally released in March 2012. 2014 GED® Test Webinars. Item Sampler. The 2014 GED Test® Item Samplers provide access to example test items that address some of the assessment targets on the 2014 GED® test, available now in the United States.

Item Sampler

These tools have been designed with educators in mind to help you prepare adults to take and succeed on the 2014 GED® test. Item Samplers: Demonstrate the look and feel of the 2014 GED® testRepresent the full range of item types that will appear on test subjectShow how some of the 2014 GED® test Assessment Targets can be reflected in test itemsAre available in English and SpanishAre available in several formats to support a variety of uses Access the Item Samplers using your web browser and Internet connectionDownload the Item Samplers for use in situations where you will not have an active Internet connectionView or download a printable PDF containing all the content of the Item Samplers for use in situations that focus on the content of the test questions rather than the specific computer functionality.

2014 Test Alignment. GED Crosswalk. GED Math Prep. GED Writing Prep.