Transcript CAHSEE IntroNEW

CAHSEE
California High School Exit Exam
Purpose of the CAHSEE
Improve student achievement in
high school
Help ensure that students who
graduate from high school can
demonstrate grade-level
competency in reading, writing,
and mathematics.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/risrfacts.asp
Test Content
 The CAHSEE consists of two parts:
 English-language arts (ELA)  8th – 10th
grade state standards
 Mathematics  Pre-Algebra – 1st semester
of geometry
 Test questions address California content
standards that a student should know
before graduating from high school.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/risrfacts.asp
English-Language Arts
 Consists of multiple-choice questions (70-80)
as well as a writing task, in which students
are asked to write on a specific topic or in
response to a literary or informational
passage.
 THIS IS A READING EXAM!
 Has a reading section and a writing section
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Reading Section

Covers vocabulary, informational reading
(technical documents), and literary reading (poetry,
fiction, non-fiction).
 This section includes 50 percent literary texts and
50 percent informational texts.
Writing Section
 The writing section covers writing strategies, applications,
and conventions.
 Sentence & paragraph revision
 Grammar
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Mathematics
 Addresses state mathematics content
standards through the first part of
Geometry
 Includes statistics, data analysis and
probability, number sense, measurement and
geometry (from middle school), algebra and
functions, mathematical reasoning, and
Algebra I.
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Mathematics
 Students must demonstrate
computational skills and a foundation
in arithmetic, including working with
decimals, fractions, and percentages.
 The math part of the exam is
composed entirely of multiple-choice
questions.
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To Pass You Need
66%!
Out of every three
questions you only need
to get two right
Each multiple choice
question has 4 choices.
Test Taking Tactics
What are some test taking
tactics that you think would
work on an exam?
Test Taking Tactics
Eliminate 2 = a 50% chance of
getting it right
 Make an educated guess
 Process of elimination
 Two pass method
 Focusing on key words
Remember
 Take your TIME… You have all day!
 Stay Calm … Stay Focused!
 Answer Every Question
 Eliminate at least 2 Wrong Answers
 Go with Your Gut (Read them out loud)
Stay Calm, Stay Focused … Take Your
Time … Take Extra Time!
You WILL pass! 
Testing Opportunities
 All students are required to take the CAHSEE
for the first time in grade ten.
 You will take it in March 18 & 192014
 Write these dates in your planners!
 Students who do not pass one or both parts
of the CAHSEE in grade ten have up to two
opportunities in grade eleven and
opportunities in grade twelve to retake the
parts of the exam not yet passed.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/risrfacts.asp
Results
A score of 350 is required to
PASS
A score of 380 is PROFICIENT
Our Goal
with the help of Mr. Rusert and other BCA teachers
100% of BCA students will pass the
CAHSEE on their first attempt in
March
80% of BCA students will score
proficient