1. CASAS Assessment Update February 2004
Life and Work Series
Workplace Series
Writing Assessments
EL Civics / Citizenship
POWER/Special Needs
Software Update
CASAS National Summer Institute - June 2003

2. Life and Work Reading – 80 Series Level A 81 R and 82 R
Level A 81 RX and 82 RX
Level B 83 R and 84 R
Level C 85 R and 86 R
Pre/post series for both ABE and ESL
Content related to both life and work
Correlated to CA ESL Model Standards
Listening 80 series in development

3. Workplace Reading & Math
200 series
Reading & Math Appraisal Form 230
Level B Reading & Math - Forms 213 & 214
Level C Reading & Math - Forms 215 & 216
Level D Reading & Math - Forms 217 & 218
Finalizing Level D field testing
Series based on priority competencies identified by businesses across country

4. Workplace Speaking Forms #820 and #821 High A, B, C, and D ESL
Individual administration
Interview questions about work and social topics
Picture prompts on workplace safety and customer service
Assesses Listening Comprehension and Communication of Meaning
Finalizing field-testing
CASAS National Summer Institute - June 2003

5. Workplace Writing All levels of ABE & ESL
Picture Task prompts: # Restaurant # Warehouse # Hotel
Analytical scoring

6. Functional Writing Picture Prompts Revised Form and Picture Manual
Revised and improved
Picture Prompts Revised
# 460 Grocery
# 461 Accident
# 462 Department Store
# 463 Street Scene
Letter Task
Write a letter to the mayor

7. EL Civics/Citizenship
Government and History for Citizenship
Forms 963 and 964
Measures knowledge of government, history and civics
Reported in new scale for “knowledge of government and history”
Writing dictation section includes scoring guidelines

8. EL Civics/Citizenship Speaking
Citizenship Interview Test
NEW Self-training Manual
Forms 973 and 974
Assesses speaking skills of adult ESL/Citizenship learners in the context of a simulated INS oral citizenship interview
Determines readiness to pass naturalization English interview

9. Reading for Citizenship
EL Civics/Citizenship Reading
Reading for Citizenship
Forms 951, 952, 951X, and 952X
Level A reading comprehension in citizenship context
Used for pre- and post-testing of beginning level learners
Can use with non-scannable Large Print answer sheet

10. POWER/Special Needs
Form 305 – Workplace and Employability Skills Summary (WESS)
Form 303 – Community Access
Form 301 – Independent Living (in development)
Calibrated on a CASAS scale & standardized assessment for NRS reporting levels
AAAAA – 2 new forms Color Pictures
CASAS National Summer Institute - June 2003

11. Software Update TOPSpro 4.3 TOPSpro Net
CBT ECS and WLS Reading and Math appraisals and pre post tests
CBT Listening (new)
CAT (computer adaptive testing)
Appraisal Test Records
Entry/Test Records
Update/Test Records

12. Field Testing Opportunities Summer 2004
Life & Work Listening
CASAS Functional Writing: various studies