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WELCOME BACK!
CASAS eTest Online Orientation
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Please completely silence or turn off your cell phone. If your phone rings or buzzes during the test session, your test will be invalid and you will have to leave the testing session immediately.
About CASAS
Computer Testing Policies
Test Sequence
Computer Test Features
Sign up for Interview and GED Ready (optional)
About CASAS Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems
CASAS is not the GED
Programs (like RIRAL) that are state and federally funded are required to use a test like CASAS to:• Place students into the appropriate level class• Measure how much you learn from the beginning of the
semester to the end
About CASAS CASAS will test your ability to understand:
Interpret advertisements, labels, charts, and price tags in selecting goods and services
Use or interpret measurement instruments, such as rulers, scales, gauges, and dials
Perform multiple operations using common or mixed fractions
Reports of your performance will be given to your teacher to help you improve your skills.
For more information, visit www.casas.org/about
Questions?ABOUT CASAS
Computer Testing Policies
1. Please completely turn off your cellphone or make sure it is completely silent. If your cellphone buzzes or rings during the test, your test will be invalid and you will be asked to leave the testing session immediately.
2. Please clear all personal items (such as phones, keys, books, bags, etc.) off of the table.
3. No food or drink is allowed near the computers. Eating and drinking are not allowed during the test session.
4. If you are taking more than one test today, you make take a break in between tests, but not in the middle of a test.
Computer Testing Policies
5. No dictionaries, calculators, notebooks, or any other aids are allowed during the test session. Scrap paper and pencils will only be provided for the math test and must be collected as soon as you finish testing.
6. Proctors/Staff cannot provide any help during the test. For example:• proctors cannot translate or provide the definition of a word on any
test item or test question• proctors cannot explain how to interpret or compute a test item• proctors cannot answer if a student is interpreting the question or
test item correctly• proctors cannot indicate if a student’s selection is correct or not
If a proctor helps a student during the test, the test will be invalid.
Computer Testing Policies
7. No talking during the test. If you are talking during the test, your test will be invalid and you will be asked to leave the testing session immediately.
8. If you finish the test early, you must leave the testing session. Please log out of your test session and then see the proctor.
Registration Test SequenceMath Locator 15 minutes• 7-9 questions to determine your test level
Math Test 1 hour 15 min• +/- 30 questions, depending on level
Reading Locator 15 minutes• 7-9 questions to determine your test level
Reading Test 1 hour 15 min• +/- 35 questions, depending on level
Computer Features
Computer Features
Ribbon at top of screen allows you to see:
• your name• number of test items• time remaining• enlarge/shrink item size
Computer Features
Click the pin to hide the ribbon.
Computer Features
Move mouse to top of screen to
reveal ribbon again.
Move mouse to top of right side
of screen to reveal answer
ribbon.
Computer Features
Answering Questions
• choose one answer
• choose “I don’t know” if you don’t know how to answer the question
Computer Features
Skipping Questions
• click the arrow without choosing an answer to skip (this question will show up blank on the review screen)• a warning message will
come up if you try and skip a question• click “Yes” to skip the
question
Computer Features
Review Screen
= question was answered
= question was skipped
• click on any box to review that question
Computer Features
• click arrows to go to previous or next question
• click “Review” to go back to the review screen
Computer Features
• click “End Test” when you are finished
Computer Features
• A warning message will appear when you have 10 minutes remaining, and again when you have 1 minute remaining.
•When the timer ends, you will be able to finish the last question you are on before the test ends.
Computer Features
• NOTICE: If you are taking multiple tests today, you may see a practice item repeat.
Questions?COMPUTER FEATURES
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Thank you!
CASAS eTest Online Orientation
In just a moment, you will click “Refresh” on your screen and enter your ID.
Good Luck!