Computer-Based Teacher Testing Offers Greater Access, Convenience

Oct
08

Filed Under California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Late Breaking News | Leave a Comment

SACRAMENTO – Beginning this month, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing has launched a pilot program with Pearson Evaluation Systems to assess a new computer-based testing option for the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST). Prospective educators now have the opportunity to take this gateway exam in a computer-based format that gives immediate feedback on test scores. Official scores are mailed a few weeks later.

The computer-based CBEST is available during 12 testing windows annually on a first-come, first-served basis. Each window contains five or six days available for testing. The paper-based test is offered six Saturdays per year. In the first few days of registration for the new computer-based option, nearly 300 individuals registered.

“If the inaugural response is an indication of the popularity of this new option, test-takers will want to register as early as possible to ensure a place,” remarked Dr. P. David Pearson, Chair of the Commission.

Testing locations are in the following cities in Pearson Professional Centers:

Anaheim
Roseville
Fresno
San Diego
Gardena
San Francisco
Oakland
San Jose
Ontario
Santa Maria
Pasadena
Westlake Village
Redding
Oregon
Beaverton
Medford
Salem

Registration for computer-based testing is available on the Internet by selecting “Register Now” on the CBEST Website: http://www.cbest.nesinc.com/.

Test takers who opt for the convenience of taking the computer-based CBEST exam will pay a bit more. The fee for the computer-based exam option is $105. The additional cost covers such benefits as the more flexible administration schedule, the ease of using state of the art computers and a comfortable testing environment, and the smaller proctor to examinee ratio. The examinee cost for the paper-based CBEST administration remains unchanged at $41.

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Solving Distance Problems

Sep
04

Filed Under CSET Multiple Subject | Leave a Comment

Solving distance problems is an important skill to have for the CSET Multiple Subjects exam. Distance problems usually form a geometric shape when you draw the diagram. Once you recognize the geometric shape, you then apply the appropriate formula to solve.

In this lesson we will solve two distance problems. We will then watch a video on the more advanced distance, rate, and time problem. Please note that due to .html limitations, we will be using the radical sign √ to mean the “square root” of.

Problem 1

A woman starts at home, jogs 4 miles east, and then 5 miles northwest. How far is she from home?

Step 1:
Draw a diagram of the problem:

distance problem for the CSET

Step 2:
Setup the equation a2 + b2 = c2
Notice that both a and b are on the same side of the equation so which side you choose as “a” and which side you choose as “b” is not important. What is important is that side “c” (the hypotenuse) is correct. In this case, side c is 5. So we set our equation as:
42 + b2 = 52

Step 3:
Now solve:
42 + b2 = 52
16 + b2 = 25
-16          -16
b2 = 9
b = √9
b = 3
So she is 3 miles from home.

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