If you are planning to take the California High School Proficiency Examination, Varsity Tutors can help you prepare with a personalized CHSPE course. We can place you int a CHSPE prep class that focuses on your needs specifically. Your CHSPE class instructor is a test prep expert who knows how to help people like you put everything together to perform at their best on test day. Reach out to our Educational Directors today or continue reading to find out how CHSPE classes could help you reach for your goals.
The CHSPE acts as a gateway to a Certificate of Proficiency, which the State of California considers an equivalent to a high school diploma. By studying effectively in CHSPE courses, you could be eligible to pursue financial aid and move on to college. Your CHSPE prep course instructor can help you focus on the academic areas where you need the most help, or they can assess where your gaps are and put together a customized plan so that you're always working to fill the gaps you need to pursue success on test day. CHSPE prep classes are all about helping you put your best foot forward on the exam.
To earn your Certificate of Proficiency, you'll need to perform up to standards in both the Math and English Language Arts section of the exam. The following table breaks down the exam and what you can expect to study for during a CHSPE class:
CHSPE Breakdown
| Number of Test Questions by Content Cluster | |||||
| English Language Arts Section | Mathematics Section | ||||
| Language Subtest | Reading Subtest | ||||
| Content Cluster | Number of Questions | Content Cluster | Number of Questions | Content Cluster | Number of Questions |
| Mechanics | 24 | Comprehension | 54 | Number Sense & Patterns | 24 |
| Expression | 24 | Vocabulary | 30 | Statistics and Geometry | 26 |
| Total | 48 | Total | 84 | Total | 50 |
There's plenty of academic material you'll need to demonstrate your command of during the CHSPE, but that's not all you'll work on with your instructor. Personalized CHSPE prep courses also give you the opportunity to hone your test-taking skills. Strong capabilities in areas like time management and exam strategies can make a difference in your performance. If you have test anxiety issues, understanding the format and utilizing relaxation techniques can help. This is also something a CHSPE course can help you learn about. The goal of building these skills is to help you perform at your maximum potential with confidence.
The drive to build your test-taking skills doesn't come at the expense of making sure you're studying the concepts you need to have command of when test day arrives. Your CHSPE course instructor can help you drill through topics like arithmetic operations, reading comprehension, grammar and punctuation, sentence structure, and more. Here's just a sampling of the topics you can study for in your CHSPE prep courses:
CHSPE Topics (Non-Comprehensive)
- Capitalization
- Usage
- Sentence Structure
- Prewriting
- Initial Understanding
- Interpretation
- Synonyms
- Context Clues
- Number Sense and Operations
- Patterns, Relationships, and Algebra
CHSPE tutors can help you practice concepts at your pace, explaining topics you struggle to understand in unique ways until you feel comfortable moving on to something else. Your instructor can identify and teach to your learning style for maximum efficiency. We'll also set you up with a test prep instructor who can work with you at a time that's convenient. In addition, you can study with your CHSPE class instructor in face to face online sessions using our Live Learning Platform for a convenient test prep experience. If you're ready to get started, contact Varsity Tutors today.
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