Preparing Adult Students for CASAS Math GOALS Tests and for Workforce Entrance Math Exams

This Test Prep student math textbook is designed to help prepare adult students for the CASAS Math GOALS Test Forms 913M and 914 M Level A/B and for workforce and vocational training entrance math tests. The content of this textbook is aligned with CASAS Competencies, College and Career Readiness (CCR), and National Reporting System (NRS) standards; and follows the CASAS GOALS Math Forms 913M and 914M test blueprint. In other words, this math textbook presents learning activities that help adult education programs, workforce programs, and their adult students to meet the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) math expectations. This CASAS test prep textbook is divided into two parts or two books. Part I offers seven (7) main chapters that cover NRS, CASAS, CCR standards, and content for Form 913 M such as NUMBER AND OPERATIONS: BASE TEN FRACTION AND RATIOS ALGEBRA GEOMETRY MEASUREMENT AND DATA DATA ANALYSIS TWO PRACTICE TESTS AND ANSWER KEYS The second part covers seven (7) chapters that also address NRS, CASAS, and CCR standards and content for Form 914 M such as NUMBER SENSE: NUMBER AND OPERATIONS NUMBER AND OPERATIONS: FRACTIONS OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING (ALGEBRA) GEOMETRY MEASUREMENT AND DATA STATISTICS, DATA ANALYSIS, AND PROBABILITY TWO PRACTICE TESTS AND ANSWER KEYS In a nutshell, this CASAS Test prep math textbook covers more than the basic content that learners need to master so they can perform very well on the CASAS Math GOALS Forms 913 M and 914M tests. Rather, it is designed to help learners develop their mathematical thinking and reasoning skills.

CASAS Math GOALS Textbook Form 917 M Level C/D This CASAS Test Prep student math textbook is designed to help teachers prepare adult students for the CASAS Math GOALS Test Form 917 M Level C/D and for workforce and vocational training entrance math tests. The content of this textbook is aligned with CASAS Competencies, with College and Career Readiness (CCR) and National Reporting System (NRS) standards and follows the CASAS GOALS Math Form 917 M test blueprint. This textbook presents learning activities that help adult education programs, workforce programs, and their adult students to meet the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) math expectations. This CASAS test prep textbook offers Seven (7) main chapters that cover NRS, CASAS and CCR standards and content such as 1- Number and Operations 2- Fractions 3- Operations and Algebraic Thinking 4- Measurement and Data 5- Geometry 6- Statistics, Data Analysis and Probability 7- Practice Tests and Answer Keys This textbook offers step-by-step instruction, plus practice exercises and answer keys. The questions and tasks that encourage pair work, group work, and classroom discussion on math ideas and concepts, real-world word problems, and key concepts. The two (2) practice tests that mimic the CASAS Math GOALS Form 917 M test format and rigor, plus answer keys. The word problems presented in this textbook aim to ✓1) Make learners think more deeply about math structure and concepts and therefore improve their mathematical thinking skills, ✓2) Provide learners with hands-on tasks relevant to their situation, ✓3) Help learners connect their math learning with the real world, ✓4) Create opportunities for learners to read about, write about, and discuss math ideas and concepts ✓and 5) Invite learners to reflect on their learning.

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This CASAS Test Prep student math textbook is designed to help teachers prepare adult students for the CASAS Math GOALS Test Form 913M Level A/B and for workforce and vocational training entrance math tests. The content of this textbook is aligned with CASAS Competencies, with College and Career Readiness (CCR) and National Reporting System (NRS) standards and follows the CASAS GOALS Math Form 913M test blueprint. This textbook presents learning activities that help adult education programs, workforce programs, and their adult students to meet the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) math expectations. This CASAS test prep textbook offers *Seven (7) main chapters that cover NRS, CASAS and CCR standards and content such as 1.Number and Operations: Base Ten 2.Fraction and Ratios 3.Algebra Thinking 4.Geometry5.Measurement and Data 6.Data Analysis 7.Practice Tests and Answer Keys *Step-by-step instruction, plus practice exercises and answer keys*Questions and tasks that encourage pair work, group work, and classroom discussion on math ideas and concepts *Real world word problems and key concepts*Two (2) practice tests that mimic the CASAS Math GOALS Form 913M test format and rigor, plus answer keys The word problems presented in this book aim to1) Make learners think more deeply about math structure and concepts and therefore improve their mathematical thinking skills, 2) Provide learners with hands-on tasks relevant to their situation, 3) Help learners connect their math learning with the real world, 4) Create opportunities for learners to read about, write about, and discuss math ideas and concepts and 5)Invite learners to reflect on their learning.