The National Automotive Student Skills Standard Assessment (NA3SA), the new comprehensive end-of-program assessment test, has been enthusiastically adopted by secondary and post-secondary automotive technology programs nationwide, according to the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).
The NA3SA is a series of tests designed to measure students’ knowledge of course content and learning outcomes within an automotive training program. NA3SA was developed by ASE in partnership with Automotive Youth Education Systems (AYES), National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) and SkillsUSA to replace the existing end-of-program assessment used by NATEF programs and others.
The NA3SA tests are appropriate for evaluating students who are near the end of their studies in the areas of Automobile Service and Collision Repair & Refinishing. NA3SA has been well-accepted by educators and generated significant positive feedback, with impressive gains over last year’s end-of-program assessment, ASE adds.
The numbers as of June 10 show 9,204 students taking 26,484 tests, an increase of 23 and 46 percent, respectively. The initial test window ended June 12.
The program consists of a series of 40-question exams that parallel the NATEF Task Lists -- the standard for program certification. The test questions are drawn from combined NATEF and AYES item pools, while actual test development is handled by ASE.
SkillsUSA brings its years of vocational experience, program design expertise, and commitment to exam development. Available assessments include:
AUTOMOBILE TESTS | COLLISION REPAIR AND REFINISH TESTS
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The cost is $15 per student. This fee allows the instructor to schedule, within a single test window, as many of the assessments within a single test series as needed.
Instant scoring is available for most tests and the school can print student achievement certificates locally. The spring 2009 testing window was April 16 through June 12.
Medium/Heavy Vehicle tests are in development and scheduled to debut spring 2010.
For more information, visit www.ase.com.
