Computer-Based Teacher Testing Offers Greater Access, Convenience

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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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