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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; 596KB; 88pp.)
2008 Released Math test questions - (Posted October 2008)
English-Language Arts (PDF; 1.8MB; 233pp.)
2008 Released English-Language Arts test questions - (Posted October 2008)
Study Guides
Mathematics
Preparing for the CAHSEE: A Mathematics Study Guide. (2008)
Preparing for the CAHSEE: An English-Language Arts Study Guide. (2008)
Teacher Guides
Mathematics
Teacher guide for Mathematics.
English-Language Arts
Teacher guide for English-Language Arts.
School, District, and County Assistance
CAHSEE in the Classroom Series
Support for CAHSEE intervention and classroom teachers.
CAHSEE Intervention Compendium
Models and programs submitted by school districts and other educational agencies.
Guidelines on Academic Preparation for State Assessments (PDF; 219KB; 4pp.)
Appropriate academic preparation for all state assessments.
Assistance Packets and Brochures
Middle School Brochure for Students/Parents (English Version) (PDF; 63KB; 2pp.)
Middle School Brochure for Students/Parents (Spanish Version) (PDF; 134KB; 2pp.)
Information
for Middle School Students and their Parents or Guardians.
Middle School Brochure for Teachers/Administrators (PDF; 65KB; 2pp.)
Information for Middle School Teachers and Administrators.
Notifying Parents and Guardians for the
2009-10 School Year
Assistance packet for school districts and schools.
Reporting Individual Student Results for the 2009-10 School Year
Assistance packet for school districts and schools.
Explaining 2008-09 Summary
Results (PDF; 616KB; 43pp.)
Information for counties, school districts, and schools.
Technical Reports
Interpreting CAHSEE Scores (Outside Source)
Score conversion tables and explanation of score calculations.
CAHSEE 2006-07 Administration Technical Report (PDF; 16.2MB; 309pp.)
CAHSEE 2005-06 Administration Technical Report (PDF; 12MB; 240pp.)
CAHSEE 2004-05 Administration Technical Report (PDF; 10MB; 225pp.)
CAHSEE February 2004 - May 2004 Administration Technical Report (PDF; 7009KB; 213pp.)
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.)
