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12-22-2008, 07:25 PM
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CBEST - computer vs. paper
I'm studying for the CBEST, and I'm wondering whether I should take the paper or computer test.
With the computer test, do you write your essays on the computer? Is it possible to switch the keyboard mode to Dvorak instead of Qwerty? And is it worth the extra money to go for CAT instead of the more traditional paper?
Also, assuming I pass the CBEST, what is the job market like in Southern California re: substitute teachers? I have a B.A. from Northwestern.
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12-22-2008, 07:35 PM
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Yes, you write the essays on the computer. I rather doubt that it's possible to switch the keyboard from QUERTY to Dvorak, however, unless one applies for special accommodation. Whether it makes sense to spend the additional money will doubtless vary from test taker to test taker; for the most part, I suspect the answer is "no".
If you got through SAT in one piece, CBEST should hold no fears for you.
As to the job market in Southern California, it depends a bit on just where you are, but overall it's pretty gruesome.
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12-22-2008, 09:31 PM
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I got through both the SAT and the GRE. I was thinking the CBEST seemed much easier, in comparison. (Although, having said that, watch the math section kick my butt).
I'm in the Los Angeles / Pasadena / Burbank / Glendale / La Canada Flintridge area. I don't even know what the salary range is out here. Ever since I became a mom, I've been so focused on children and teaching, I started really resenting having to leave the baby to go to an office job I didn't care about. So I decided to make a career change. Although my timing probably sucks!
The reason I've been debating between paper and computer is the written essay portion of the CBEST. I'm part of the computer generation -- I'm so used to doing all my writing on a computer, I'm not sure I can write long-hand anymore!
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12-22-2008, 10:26 PM
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What's the difference between "certificated staff" and "classified staff"? Is there something else I need to do, in addition to the CBEST?
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12-23-2008, 12:30 AM
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A little review should do you just fine, Sophrosyne. As to the essays, take a look at the samples in the practice test: these are so not supposed to be dissertations.
"Certificated staff" would be people with credentials - teachers, counselors, administrators, like that. "Classified staff" is school secretaries, groundskeepers, HR people, and the like.
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01-20-2009, 09:41 PM
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I just took the CBEST via computer at a testing center. The nice part is that I have my unofficial scores (they gave me a printout right after I finished the exam) 52 reading, 65 math, writing unknown. I personally liked taking it on computer. I could go back to any parts of the test at anytime during the testing period. In this internet age, the computer felt more 'natural.'
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01-21-2009, 12:59 AM
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And some people would rather not pay the additional $64, and that's okay, too.
( singing cheerfully off-key)
Diff'rent strokes
For diff'rent folks...
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