Does technical writing prepare students for the California High-School Exit Examination (CAHSEE)?
Yes. Reviewing the publicly posted questions (answers) from the English-Language Arts section of CAHSEE reveals that at least three quarters of the Language Arts questions involve (and sometimes exclusively focus on) carefully analyzing, thoughtfully repairing, or even drafting from scratch nonfiction descriptions or effective instructions. Classroom practice with and overt discussion of technical writing techniques thus directly transfer not just to some but to most Language Arts questions that students must handle successfully to pass CAHSEE.
