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Summer 2011 has brought big changes to California’s teacher tests! CSET-MS, RICA, and CTEL are now entirely computer-based; CBEST’s computer version is now available year-round; CSET single subject exams are still paper-based but are now offered in the morning sessions. And news is just beginning to appear about the new Mathematics Instruction Authorization Examination for multiple-subject teachers.
That’s a lot of change to digest--for you and for your students.
If you’ve got questions about teacher tests--when they’re given, how they work, how not to let them drag you or your students off course--this is a place to start to find answers.
HOT NEWS as of early September 2011!
1. CBEST and CSET:Writing workshops
for the October 1, 2011 test date
are set for San Diego East and North!
See our CBEST page for details!
2. RICA workshops before October
are now scheduled in San Diego North, East County,
and Temecula! See our RICA page!
3. Dates in Temecula for CBEST
and CSET-MS Subtest II are coming soon!
Watch our CBEST page for details.
4. COMING SOON for takers of
CSET LOTE, CTEL, and CSET English:
a dedicated review of language, grammar,
and linguistics! Watch the CSET-SS page for details!
5. Dates are coming soon for CSET-SS preparation
before the Nov. 5, 2011 test date
and for CSET-MS!
Watch our CSET-SS and CSET-MS pages for details!
Want individual tutoring?
Got scheduling conflicts?
Want help with CSET subject areas
that are less commonly taught,
or another state’s test?
Find out how the Testmaven can
help, here, or email us!
Go to the CBEST page if the issue’s a basic skills test—reading comprehension, essay writing, or basic math.
Go to CSET-MS for help with California’s multiple subjects exam. Facing single subject exams? Go to CSET-SS. For the reading instruction exam, go to the RICA page; for ESL endorsement, our CTEL page. For other tests in California or elsewhere, or for services to schools or districts, check Other Services—or email us!
Click on this “!” button to download a newly updated overview of CBEST and CSET through the 2011-12 testing year!
