Math Goals Scoring Flashcards
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Which statement correctly describes the CASAS scaled score system used in Math Goals?
Answer: It is an equal-interval scale from approximately 150–260 allowing comparison across forms and levels
CASAS uses a continuous equal-interval scaled score (roughly 150–260) that allows valid cross-form comparisons and tracking of individual growth over time.
What does it mean that CASAS Math Goals assessments are criterion-referenced?
Answer: Learner scores are compared to defined competency standards, not to other test-takers' performance
Criterion-referenced tests measure mastery of specific competencies against a defined standard rather than ranking learners against each other.
When a CASAS Math Goals test is described as 'equated,' what does this ensure?
Answer: Different test forms measuring the same level have equivalent difficulty so scores are interchangeable
Equating ensures that parallel CASAS forms are statistically adjusted so that a score of, say, 220 means the same level of skill regardless of which form was administered.
A test proctor must ensure standardized conditions during CASAS Math Goals administration. Which action would violate standardization?
Answer: Providing verbal explanations of math questions to help a struggling learner
Explaining test items changes the cognitive demand and invalidates the assessment; all other listed actions are standard or permitted accommodations.
A CASAS Math Goals score report shows a learner's score with a Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) band. What is the correct interpretation?
Answer: The learner's true score likely falls within the reported score ± the SEM range
The SEM reflects measurement reliability; the true score is estimated to fall within the scaled score plus or minus the SEM with a given level of confidence.
Which of the following accommodations is explicitly supported by CASAS guidelines for learners with documented disabilities taking Math Goals tests?
Answer: Extended time and large-print versions of the test
CASAS accommodations for learners with disabilities include extended time, large print, and other modifications that do not alter the construct being measured.
According to CASAS policy, how soon after a pre-test may the same test form be re-administered as a post-test to the same learner?
Answer: Not within 60 days; a parallel form should be used if re-testing sooner
CASAS recommends waiting at least 60 days and using a parallel (alternate) form to avoid practice effects and ensure valid post-test measurement.