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Testing

What Tests Can I Use?

The State of Florida has approved specific basic skills tests for use in determining whether students meet the basic skills level required for completion from a vocational program in which they are enrolled. Unless the student qualifies for an alternative assessment instrument based on documentation of a disability or limited English proficiency, the following are the tests that have been approved:

Adult Measure of Essential Skills (AMES)

Computerized Placement Test (CPT)

Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE)

Tests of Adult Basic Education - Work Related (TABE-WR)

Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (WBST)

If students have limited English proficiencies, you may use:

Adult Language Assessment Scales (A-LAS)
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS)
English for Speakers of Other Languages Oral Assessment (ESLOA)

If you have a student with a documented disability, you may choose to use:

Brigance Employability Skills
Brigance Life Skills
Comprehensive Test of Adaptive Behaviors (CTAB)
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS)
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (STRETCH CASAS)
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System - Test for Special Populations (CASAS)
Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test (K-FAST)

This program was developed by the State of Florida Adult Secondary/GED/VPI Committee of the Practitioners' Task Force, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education.

Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.