CASAS Reporting Results & Feedback 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which CASAS Reading scale score range corresponds to the NRS Low Intermediate Basic Education level?
- 200-210
- 211-220 (Correct answer)
- 221-235
- 236-245
Correct answer: 211-220
CASAS Reading scores of 211-220 correspond to the NRS Low Intermediate Basic Education educational functioning level (ABE Level 3).
Question 2: Which web-based system do programs use to enter CASAS data and generate NRS performance reports for state agencies?
- CASAS Online Portal
- TOPSpro Enterprise (Correct answer)
- SkillMap Reporter
- DataBridge NRS
Correct answer: TOPSpro Enterprise
TOPSpro Enterprise (TE) is the CASAS web-based data management system used for tracking learner records and producing NRS reports.
Question 3: Under WIOA, what is the primary federal performance indicator that CASAS gain data is used to demonstrate?
- Cost per learner served
- Measurable Skill Gains (Correct answer)
- Credential attainment rate only
- Attendance hours logged
Correct answer: Measurable Skill Gains
Measurable Skill Gains (MSG) is the core WIOA Title II performance indicator, demonstrated when a learner advances at least one NRS Educational Functioning Level.
Question 4: What is the minimum recommended number of instructional hours between a CASAS pre-test and post-test?
- 10 hours
- 20 hours
- 40 hours (Correct answer)
- 60 hours
Correct answer: 40 hours
CASAS and NRS guidelines recommend a minimum of 40 instructional hours between pre-test and post-test to ensure meaningful skill development can be measured.
Question 5: When a learner's post-test score is higher than their pre-test score but does not cross into the next NRS level, how should this be categorized?
- As a Measurable Skill Gain
- As a testing anomaly requiring retest
- As a score gain without NRS level advancement (Correct answer)
- As no measurable progress
Correct answer: As a score gain without NRS level advancement
Any positive pre-to-post score difference is a score gain, but only crossing an NRS level boundary qualifies as a Measurable Skill Gain under WIOA accountability.
Question 6: Why does CASAS develop parallel A and B forms at each test level?
- So programs can choose easier or harder versions for different learners
- So learners cannot memorize answers between pre-test and post-test administrations (Correct answer)
- So instructors can administer two tests in the same session
- So online and paper versions differ in content
Correct answer: So learners cannot memorize answers between pre-test and post-test administrations
Parallel A and B forms test equivalent skills at the same difficulty, allowing programs to alternate between pre- and post-test without giving learners a memory advantage.
Question 7: A learner scores 246 on a CASAS Reading post-test. Which NRS Educational Functioning Level does this represent?
- High Intermediate Basic Education
- Low Adult Secondary Education
- High Adult Secondary Education (Correct answer)
- Beginning Basic Education
Correct answer: High Adult Secondary Education
A CASAS Reading score of 246 or above corresponds to the High Adult Secondary Education NRS level (ABE Level 6), the highest ABE/ASE functioning level.
CASAS Reporting Results & Feedback 2
Which CASAS Reading scale score range corresponds to the NRS Low Intermediate Basic Education level?