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Test Specifications
Here are the sections on the CLAST:
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Total amount of time allotted
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Time to answer each question
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English Language Skills / Reading
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80 min
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40 + 41 = 81
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.99 min
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Mathematics
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90 min
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55
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1.64 min
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Essay
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60 min
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60 min
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Essay: This subtest requires the examinee to choose one of two topics and write an essay on that topic. The essay measures the ability to write a composition, providing ideas and information suitable to the purpose and audience and using effective language that conforms to the conventions of standard American English. |
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English Language Skills: English language skills in the areas of word choice, sentence structure, and grammar/ spelling/punctuation/capitalization are measured by multiple-choice items. Word choice items measure the ability to choose words that convey the specific meaning required by context. Sentence structure items measure the ability to organize sentence parts so that the sentence clearly and effectively expresses the thought. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization items measure knowledge of the conventions of standard American English grammar and usage. |
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Reading: The reading subtest includes multiple-choice items that measure skills in the areas of literal comprehension and critical comprehension. Literal comprehension includes items that measure the ability to read for specific information contained in reading passages. Critical comprehension includes items that measure the ability to make inferences or judgments about what is read. |
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Mathematics: The mathematics subtest includes multiple choice items in the areas of arithmetic, algebra, geometry/measurement, statistics/ probability, and logical reasoning. The skills measured are included in high school and lower-division college mathematics courses.
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Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene
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| Dental Admission Test (DAT), | | |
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Education and Teacher Assisting
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| ACCUPLACER (ACCUPLACER), American College Test (ACT), Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments (AEPA), Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), ASSET (ASSET), California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST), College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), COMPASS (COMPASS), General Educational Development (GED), Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL), Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC), Miller Analogies Test (MAT), National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT), New Mexico Teacher Assessment (NMTA), Ohio Graduation Test (OGT), Optometry Admission Test (OAT), ParaPro Assessment (ParaPro), Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT), Program for Licensing Assessments for Colorado Educators (PLACE), Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT), Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS), Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE), Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA), Washington Educator Skills Test—Basic (WEST-B), | | |
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Medical and Allied Health
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| Allied Health Professions Admission Test (AHPAT), Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test (HOBET), Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), Nurse Entrance Test (NET), Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB), | | |
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Office and Administrative Professionals
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| Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT), Miller Analogies Test (MAT), Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC), Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT), | | |
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Pharmacy Technology
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