Educational Standards & Frameworks Flashcards
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How many Educational Functioning Levels (EFLs) does the National Reporting System (NRS) define for Adult Basic Education (ABE)?
Answer: Six
The NRS defines six EFLs for ABE, ranging from Beginning Literacy through High Adult Secondary.
Which NRS level corresponds to a CASAS ABE Reading scale score range of 221–235?
Answer: Low Intermediate Basic Education
Low Intermediate Basic Education corresponds to CASAS Reading scale scores of 221–235.
In the NRS framework, which EFL represents learners functioning at approximately grades 9–10?
Answer: Low Adult Secondary Education
Low Adult Secondary Education aligns with approximately grades 9–10 on the NRS scale.
CASAS ESL assessments align learners to NRS ESL levels. How many NRS ESL levels exist?
Answer: Six
The NRS defines six ESL Educational Functioning Levels, from ESL Beginning Literacy through ESL High Advanced.
What is the primary purpose of NRS Educational Functioning Levels in adult education programs?
Answer: To provide a uniform measure of learner progress for federal reporting
NRS EFLs provide a standardized framework so programs can uniformly report learner gains to the federal government.
Which CASAS assessment series is specifically designed to measure ESL High Advanced learner skills at the NRS Level 6 benchmark?
Answer: CASAS Life and Work Reading
CASAS Life and Work Reading assessments cover the upper ESL and ABE ranges including NRS Level 6.
Pre-testing a learner at an EFL to establish a baseline and post-testing after 60 hours of instruction is a standard NRS practice known as what?
Answer: Measurable skills gain documentation
NRS requires programs to document Measurable Skills Gains (MSGs) by comparing pre- and post-test scores after sufficient instruction.