Getting to know CASAS STEPS
What is CASAS STEPS? CASAS STEPS (Student Test of English Progress and Success) is the new CASAS test for Adult Education ESL students. It is designed to measure academic reading and listening skills in the context of common life and work scenarios, and replaces the current CASAS Life and Work tests.
STEPS tests student performance in three areas .
1. Reading or Listening comprehension based on the ELPS • The English Language Proficiency Standards
• There are ten ELP Standards in all, covering reading, listening, speaking, writing, and language. However, the STEPS Listening and STEPS Reading tests only assess students on those ELPS competencies that pertain to Listening and Reading.
spell out the English-language skills that Adult ESL students will need in order to achieve the more rigorous academic content standards required for college and career readiness.
Based on
English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
CASAS coverage
CASAS Competencies and CASAS Content Areas
Number of levels
5 — Increased number of levels is intended to make it easier to report students’ measurable learning gains
Types of tests
Listening and Reading
Versions
Print and digital
2. The CASAS Content Areas • The CASAS Content Areas refer to the kinds of activities that STEPS uses to assess students’ listening or reading ability on the tests. • These content areas covered in STEPS are Dialogue, High-frequency Vocabulary (Pictures), High-frequency Vocabulary (Texts), Numbers, Vocabulary, Details, Main Idea, Summary, Inference, and Point of View and Supporting Evidence
3. The CASAS Competencies • The CASAS Competencies identify more than 360 essential life skills that Adult ESL students will need in order to be functionally competent members of their community, their family, and the workforce. • The following competencies are covered in STEPS: Basic Communication; Consumer Economics; Community Resources, Health, Employment; and Government and Law.
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