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| EAP Augmentation of STAR Standards
Because many CSU first-time freshmen are just completing Algebra II in their junior
year, CSU faculty needed to consider how to augment both the Summative High School
Mathematics and Algebra II CSTs in ways to assess whether any student who completes
college preparatory mathematics course requirements has a deep enough knowledge
of Algebra and Geometry to be able to retain mathematics proficiency if the
student does not engage in any additional mathematics instruction during the
12th grade.
Likewise CSU English proficiency standards are aligned with the California
Standards Blueprint for Grade 11 English-Language Arts, but there are differences
in emphasis, with the CSU focusing more attention on the demonstration of critical
reading and writing skills. The CST Grade 11th English-Language Arts standards
assessed through the CSU's Early Assessment of College English (EAP English) are
available in the document below:
- CSU Early Assessment of College English - Standards Assessed from the
California Standards Grade 11 English-Language Arts Blueprint
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The fifteen additional items that the CSU developed to augment the Grade 11 CST
in English Language Arts align with those listed in the document above and to
assess greater depth and complexity in critical reading and writing.
In addition, CSU English faculty members have added a 45-minute essay to the CSU
EAP English examination. Students are asked to read a short passage and essay
prompt, to think and analyze, and to write an essay responsive to the prompt. The
student status on the CSU EAP English examination (exempt or non-exempt) is based
on a two-thirds weighting for the multiple-choice items and one-third for the
essay-the same weighting as for the CSU's English Placement Test (EPT).
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Last Updated:
June 30, 2011
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