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Age Range: Adult
Administration: Individual or Group
Time: 90 minutes
Adult educators appreciate the value of valid, reliable, efficient
and cost-effective tests to help inform admission and placement
decisions for the adult students or clients.
CAST measures achievement in reading, language and mathematics—literacy
and numeracy skills which are important to success in educational
programs.
Features and Benefits
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Relevant to Adult Learners
CAST items were carefully screened and reviewed by Canadian
adult educators and reflect language and content that are appropriate
for adults. CAST scores can provide pre- and post-instruction
information about an examinee's level of proficiency in the
basic skills.
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Canadian Norms
A Canada-wide Norming Study was conducted to establish percentile,
stanine and grade equivalent norms. This study involved a stratified
random sample of over 16 000 senior high-school students.
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Three Wide-Ranging Levels
CAST offers three levels to accommodate the proficiency differences
among adults:
Level
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Proficiency Range
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up to and including Grade 6 |
| 2 |
Grades 7 through 9 |
| 3 |
Grade 10 and above |
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Minimal Testing Time
Each of the six CAST tests (2 each in reading, language and
mathematics) requires between 10 and 25 minutes of testing time.
You may choose to administer only one or all of the six tests.
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Fairness to Students
Great care was taken to reduce bias from possible sources of
greatest concern—ethnic, age, regional, socio-economic
and gender.
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