1 / 15

CAHSEE

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.

johnathann
Download Presentation

CAHSEE

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. CAHSEE California High School Exit Exam

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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 http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/risrfacts.asp

  5. 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. • The writing section covers writing strategies, applications, and conventions. • Sentence & paragraph revision • Grammar Writing Section http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/risrfacts.asp

  6. 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. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/risrfacts.asp

  7. 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. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/risrfacts.asp

  8. To Pass You Need 66%! • Out of every three questions you only need to get two right • Each multiple choice question has 4 choices.

  9. Test Taking Tactics What are some test taking tactics that you think would work on an exam?

  10. 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

  11. 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)

  12. Stay Calm, Stay Focused … Take Your Time … Take Extra Time! You WILL pass! 

  13. 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

  14. Results • A score of 350 is required to PASS • A score of 380 is PROFICIENT

  15. 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

More Related