Life and Work Listening

The series monitors the progress of ESL/ELL/VESL students through pre- and post-testing and helps to identify the listening skills that they need as you prepare them to function in English in today's society.

Delivery Formats

980 Series (Forms 981-986)

CASAS eTests Online
Audio CD

Scoring Options

CASAS eTests
TOPSpro Software
Manual Scoring (answer keys are included in Test Administration Manual)

Advantages and Benefits

Three levels of pre- and post-tests, from Level A (beginning ESL literacy) to Level C (advanced ESL)
Measures six levels as defined by the National Reporting System (NRS)
Audio CD format requires students to listen and to mark their responses on an answer sheet
- Level A uses a picture prompt booklet for one section of the test
- Levels B and C have no test booklets
Tests easy to administer, score, and interpret
Balance of life skills and employment-related content
Life and Work Listening tests correlate to CASAS Competencies and to CASAS Content Standards. Test results help target instruction.

Test Specifics

Tests take between 40 and 50 minutes to complete.

980 Series Life and Work Listening
CASAS Level	Form Number	Number of Test Items	Time Per Test
A	Form 981	38	49 minutes
A	Form 982	38	49 minutes
B	Form 983	38	52 minutes
B	Form 984	38	52 minutes
C	Form 985	38	51 minutes
C	Form 986	38	51 minutes

Sample Test Items

Download Life and Work Listening sample test items to familiarize yourself and your students with the format and content of the series.

Resources

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CASAS offers self-paced CASAS Implementation Training at no cost. If you have not yet completed CASAS Implementation Training, you'll need to do so prior to ordering the Life and Work Listening series.

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