Using C.S.T. resources
I – Where to get sample CST questions
II – Using Sample CST questions
III – Practice
IV - Example
LAUSD Professional Development
2006
I - Where to get sample questions
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The Internet
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Textbooks
Textbook resources
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Carnegie:
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McDougal Littell:
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Bridge to Algebra Teacher’s Resources and Assessments,
Standardized Test Practice
Mathematics Course 2 Concepts and Skills
California Standards Practice Workbook
Prentice Hall:
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Practice and Sample Tests for Grade 7 mathematics
California standards
II - Using released C.S.T. questions
FBB
BB
B
P
A
How can we use this?
 If you gave students this
question, what do you think is
the most likely outcome?
 How can we prevent them
from guessing?
 How can we ensure that
the students can meaningfully
work on this word problem?
Your Turn
 Re-write these problems
to create a warm up to use
with your students.
Please indicate the
vocabulary you feel
you need to focus on
with your students before
they begin the questions.
Before we dismiss Multiple Choice!
 Some multiple choice
questions can be used to
demonstrate to students the
idea of “reasonableness”
in the answer.
 Just a little work shows
that answer choices A and D
are not possible answers.
 Many students will be
sidetracked by answer
choice C
19/5 = 3.8
but at least now we’re
down to a “50:50” chance
of success.
Distractor
Conclusions
 There are many
sources of authentic
questions for the
General Math CST.
 You may need to modify
the questions
to turn
them into appropriate
learning tools for your
students
III - Practice
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Use the online CST released question
resources to create an activity you could
use with your students
IV – Here’s one we prepared earlier