Consumer Economics
20-30%of exam
Employment
20-30%of exam
Community Resources
15-20%of exam
Health + Safety
15-20%of exam
Medicine LabelsSafety SignsNutritionAppointmentsWarnings
Functional Numeracy
20-25%of exam
Scores + Strategy
5-10%of exam
Quick Facts
- Test
- CASAS
- Use
- Placement/progress
- Pass
- No universal pass
- Score
- CASAS scale
- Items
- Series/level vary
- Time
- Series vary
- Style
- Real-life tasks
- Programs
- ABE/ASE/ESL
Document Math
Find numbers before solving
Question firstRelevant rowCorrect unitsReasonable answer
Consumer Documents
- Food label
- Servings and nutrition
- Serving size
- One listed amount
- Unit price
- Cost per unit
- Receipt
- Purchase record
- Utility bill
- Usage plus charges
- Bank statement
- Account activity
- Rental ad
- Housing details
- Credit card
- Charges and fees
Money Math
- Total cost
- Price plus fees
- Sale price
- Price after discount
- Discount
- Percent off price
- Sales tax
- Percent added
- Deposit
- Upfront payment
- Balance
- Amount still owed
- Interest
- Borrowing cost
- Late fee
- Penalty charge
Pay Stub
Gross - deductions = net
Gross: beforeDeductions: subtractNet: take-home
Gross vs Net
Gross
- Before deductions
- Hours times rate
- Higher amount
Net
- After deductions
- Take-home pay
- Lower amount
Before vs after
Workplace Reading
- Job ad
- Requirements and duties
- Pay stub
- Earnings and deductions
- Work schedule
- Dates and shifts
- Memo
- Workplace message
- Notice
- Posted instruction
- Timesheet
- Hours record
- Policy
- Work rule
- Safety sign
- Hazard warning
Work Math
- Hourly pay
- Rate times hours
- Gross pay
- Before deductions
- Net pay
- After deductions
- Overtime
- Extra-hours rate
- Deductions
- Amounts subtracted
- Commission
- Percent of sales
- Annual pay
- Yearly earnings
- Mileage
- Distance reimbursement
Community Documents
- Bus schedule
- Routes and times
- Map key
- Symbol meanings
- Library notice
- Rules and hours
- Government form
- Required information
- Event flyer
- Date, place, cost
- Voting notice
- Civic instructions
- Eligibility
- Who qualifies
- Deadline
- Last allowed date
Health + Safety
- Medicine label
- Dose and timing
- Dose
- Amount to take
- Frequency
- How often
- Warning
- Risk instruction
- Nutrition facts
- Food data
- Appointment card
- Date and time
- First aid
- Immediate care
- PPE
- Protective equipment
Percent Move
Percent means per hundred
10% = 0.10Discount subtractsTax adds
Math Picker
- Per serving→Multiply servings
- Percent off→Price times rate
- Unit price→Cost divided units
- Net pay→Gross minus deductions
- Average asked→Total divided count
- Rate asked→Divide quantities
- Future date→Count calendar days
- Scale map→Measure then convert
Numeracy Moves
- Addition
- Combine amounts
- Subtraction
- Find difference
- Multiplication
- Groups of equal
- Division
- Split or rate
- Percent
- Per hundred
- Ratio
- Part comparison
- Average
- Total divided count
- Measurement
- Units and tools
Chart Skills
- Table
- Rows and columns
- Bar graph
- Compare categories
- Line graph
- Change over time
- Axis
- Scale direction
- Legend
- Symbol key
- Rate
- Per unit
- Trend
- Overall pattern
- Comparison
- Which is more
Reading Steps
Read, scan, use, check
Read stemScan documentUse evidenceCheck units
CASAS vs GED
CASAS
- Placement/progress
- Scale scores
- Program use
GED
- Credential exam
- Pass/fail
- Diploma pathway
Progress vs credential
Document Picker
- Asks total cost→Receipt/bill(Add charges)
- Asks serving total→Food label(Multiply servings)
- Asks shift time→Work schedule(Check dates)
- Asks take-home pay→Pay stub(Find net)
- Asks route time→Bus schedule(Match direction)
- Asks eligibility→Rules list(Check all)
- Asks dosage→Medicine label(Dose/frequency)
- Asks trend→Line graph(Read axes)
CASAS Basics
- CASAS
- Adult skills assessment
- GOALS 2
- ABE/ASE progress tests
- STEPS
- ESL progress tests
- ABE
- Adult basic education
- ASE
- Adult secondary education
- ESL
- English language learning
- NRS EFL
- Federal reporting level
- Locator
- Pretest level picker
GOALS vs STEPS
GOALS
- ABE/ASE
- Reading/math
- CCR aligned
STEPS
- ESL
- Reading/listening
- ELP aligned
Basic ed vs ESL
Score Picker
- Need placement→Locator/appraisal
- Need baseline→Pretest
- Need progress→Post-test
- Need reporting→NRS EFL
- Need instruction plan→Skills report
- Need pass/fail→Program policy
Question Strategy
- Stem
- What is asked
- Keyword
- Question signal
- Scan
- Find exact detail
- Units
- Match answer format
- Estimate
- Check reasonableness
- Eliminate
- Remove impossible choices
- Reread
- Verify evidence
- Answer
- Document-supported choice
Locator vs Pretest
Locator
- Chooses level
- Shorter form
- Before pretest
Pretest
- Baseline score
- Instruction plan
- Progress start
Choose vs measure
Pretest vs Post-test
Pretest
- Starting skill
- Before instruction
- Placement data
Post-test
- Later skill
- After instruction
- Gain evidence
Start vs gain
Scale vs Percent
Scale score
- CASAS metric
- Level mapping
- Growth tracking
Percent
- Class quiz
- Local score
- Not universal
Scale beats percent
Common Traps
Pass score myth
No universal pass ≠ Program goal matters
Serving vs container
Serving is one ≠ Container may multiply
Gross vs net
Gross before deductions ≠ Net after deductions
Locator vs level
Locator places ≠ Level measures
Percent vs scale
Percent is local ≠ Scale is CASAS
Outside knowledge
Use document evidence ≠ Avoid assumptions
Last Minute
- 1.No universal pass score
- 2.Read the stem first
- 3.Find exact document evidence
- 4.Check units before math
- 5.Multiply servings by amount
- 6.Net pay subtracts deductions
- 7.Percent discount reduces price
- 8.Schedules need dates and times
- 9.Charts need axes and legend
- 10.Scores map to NRS levels
- 11.Programs choose test series
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