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Exam Blueprints
Mathematics (PDF; 252KB; 13pp.)
Approved by the State Board of Education on July 9, 2003.
Language Arts (PDF; 189KB; 9pp.)
Approved by the State Board of Education on July 9, 2003.
Released Test Questions
Mathematics (PDF; 2.3MB; 76pp.)
January 2008 Released Math test questions.
English-Language Arts (PDF; 2.7MB; 202pp.)
January 2008 Released English-Language Arts test questions.
Study Guides
Mathematics
Preparing for the CAHSEE: A Mathematics Study Guide. (2005)
Preparing for the CAHSEE: An English-Language Arts Study Guide. (2005)
Teacher Guides
Mathematics
Teacher guide for Mathematics.
English-Language Arts
Teacher guide for English-Language Arts.
School, District, and County Assistance
CAHSEE Intervention Compendium
Notifying Parents and Guardians for the
2007-08 School Year
Assistance packet for school districts and schools.
Reporting Individual Student Results for the 2007-08 School Year
Assistance packet for school districts and schools.
Explaining 2006-07 Summary
Results (PDF; 708KB; 30pp.) | DOC (354KB; 31pp.)
Information for counties, school districts, and schools.
Guidelines on Academic Preparation for State Assessments (PDF; 179KB; 4pp.)
Appropriate academic preparation for all state assessments.
Interpreting
CAHSEE Scores (Outside Source)
Score conversion tables and explanation of score calculations.
Technical Reports
Development of Performance Level Descriptors for the California Standards Tests (CSTs) and High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) (PDF; 2205KB; 179pp.)
These performance level descriptors were not adopted by the State Board of Education.
Independent Evaluation of the Alignment of the California Standards Tests (CSTs) and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) (PDF; 2690KB; 198pp.)
February 2004 - May 2004 Administration Technical Report (PDF; 7009KB; 213pp.)
