CASAS Student Performance Measurement 4

Question 1

How do programs use CASAS aggregate data to satisfy Title II reporting requirements under WIOA?

Accepted Answer

By reporting counts of learners who achieved EFL gains within each NRS level

Answer

WIOA Title II requires programs to report the number of participants who advance one or more NRS EFLs as a key performance indicator.

Question 2

A CASAS score report shows a student's scale score dropped 8 points from pre- to post-test. The most likely next step is to:

Accepted Answer

Investigate possible test administration errors and consider re-testing

Answer

Score decreases often signal administration or data-entry errors that should be investigated before drawing conclusions about learning.

Question 3

Which of the following metrics is NOT directly measured by CASAS assessments?

Accepted Answer

Oral English proficiency through a speaking rubric

Answer

Standard CASAS tests are paper- or computer-based and do not include a scored speaking rubric; oral production is outside the CASAS core battery.

Question 4

Programs use CASAS data for continuous program improvement. Which analysis best identifies whether instruction in a specific competency area is effective?

Accepted Answer

Comparing pre- and post-test scores on the same CASAS competency items across cohorts

Answer

Analyzing pre/post item-level or competency-area scores across cohorts reveals whether instruction in that area drives measurable gains.

Question 5

Under NRS accountability, a learner who enters at EFL 2 and exits at EFL 3 is counted as:

Accepted Answer

A participant with a measurable skill gain

Answer

Moving from one EFL to the next qualifies as a measurable skill gain, one of WIOA's core performance measures for adult education.

CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System) Practice Test

CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System) Practice Test

CASAS Student Performance Measurement 4