Program Concentration Area: Business & Computer Science



Program Concentration Area: Business & Computer Science

|Career Pathway: |Students must successfully pass the following three courses in order to sit for the End-of-Pathway Assessment: |

|Financial Management: Services |06.41600 Business Essentials |

| |07.42110 Banking and Investing |

| |07.42300 Insurance and Risk Management |

|Credentialing Exam: |w!se Financial Literacy Certification Test |

|Testing Agency: |Working in Support of Education Inc. (w!se) |

| |Link: wise- |

|Exam Blueprint: |To view the competencies tested in this exam, go to the following link: |

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|Exam Cost: |Instructional Materials: No Charge |

| |Access to online practice test questions: No charge |

| |Electronic Certificate: No charge |

| |Financial Literacy Certification Test Packages: |

| |Package 1: Pre Test and Certification Test |

| |Pretest: $4.00 per test taken |

| |Certification Test: $8 per test taken |

| |Package II: Certification Test Only |

| |Test: $10 per test taken |

|Duration of Exam: |The Financial Literacy Certification (Pre Test and) Test is an untimed Test. The Test can be administered in a |

| |single class period. The student survey can be administered the day before the Test except in schools with double |

| |periods. In these schools, the survey and test can be administered in one double period on the same day. |

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| |Multiple session administration is available. |

|Number of Questions: |16 survey questions |

| |50 Certification Test Questions. (Pre Test: 35 questions) |

|Cut Score: |w!se Referenced Cut Score: 64 |

|Test Ordering Information and Set |Test Ordering: To register for the Financial Literacy Certification Test: |

|up Guidelines: |Identify a teacher or administrator at the school who will be the designated contact person with w!se |

| |Complete our Participation Agreement, located at: |

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| |Email the Agreement to Andrea Campbell at acampbell@wise- or via fax to 212-980-5053 |

| |Upon receipt of registration, designated contact person will receive: |

| |The w!se Teachers’ Guide, a curriculum outline containing topics for teachers to cover. Test questions are developed|

| |on these topics. |

| |A directory of websites of organizations that offer instructional resources related to the test |

| |Details for accessing our online practice tests |

| |A welcome email with a log-in ID and password to access and administer our online Certification Test |

| |Test Set up: To administer the Financial Literacy Certification Test: |

| |A test set-up and administration user guide is provided |

| |Phone orientations scheduled held during the month prior to testing. |

|Proctoring Guidelines: |A secure browser, which prevents students who are taking the (Pre Test or) Test from accessing any other computer |

| |application during test taking, must be downloaded before students can take the online (Pre Test or) Test. |

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| |w!se recommends, but does not require, that instructors, who teach the content for which the Test will be |

| |administered, be prohibited from proctoring the online test. |

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| |Proctoring instructions will be sent to the designated contact person at the school. |

|Testing Format: |On-line |

|Required Computer Software |Windows Computers: |

|Specifications: |OS -Windows 2000, XP or Vista |

| |Processor - 233 MHz or higher Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Althlon/Duron family; or compatible processor |

| |RAM – 128 MB or higher. |

| |Mac Computers: |

| |OS - Mac OS X 10.4 and higher |

| |Processor - PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor; or Intel-based Mac |

| |RAM – 256 MB or higher. |

| |Mac or Windows: |

| |Display – 1024 x 768 minimum with 16-bit color or higher. |

| |Internet Connection – Broadband connection or better |

| |Access: |

| |Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher or Apple Safari 2.0 or higher |

|Test Availability: |Fall and Spring Semesters of every school year |

|Testing Agency Contact: |Name: David Anderson |

| |Title: Executive Vice President |

| |Telephone Number: 212421-2700 |

| |Email Address: danderson@wise- |

| |Alternative contact: Andrea Campbell at acampbell@wise- |

| |Technical Support: support@ or 800-514-8490 |

|GaDOE Contact for Credentialing: |Name: Mamie Hanson |

| |Telephone Number: (404) 657-6279 |

| |Email: mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us |

|GaDOE Contact for Curriculum Area: |Name: Sarah Heath |

| |Telephone Number: (404) 657-8307 |

| |Email: sheath@doe.k12.ga.us |

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