GED® Pass Rate
Performance Partnership
Summit
Mitchell and Wilkes Community Colleges
July 31, 2014
Mirror,
mirror on
the wall
Student
success
is good
for all!
Successful students reflect well on the
community college.
GED® Diploma Passing Rate

Purpose - To ensure quality GED® preparation
and high levels of GED® attainment

Description – Percentage of students taking at
least one GED® test during a program year who
receive a GED® diploma during the program year

Sources – LEIS Annual Data file and Oklahoma
Scoring GED® test files
Performance Measures

Credit is given to the college where the
student received 12 or more contact hours
and not the location the GED® test was
taken.
System Goal: 82.0%
 System Baseline: 49.3%
 Average College Percentage: 73.6%
 System Totals (All Students): 71.7%
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Methodology
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Denominator: GED® students with an entering
Educational Functioning level of ASEL or ASEH
who take at least one GED® test during the
program year (July 1 – June 30) and have 12 or
more total contact hours.

Numerator: All students from the denominator
who receive a GED® diploma during the program
year.
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Individual School Scores:
Green - Met or Exceeded Goal
Yellow - Above College Average, Below Goal
Red - Above Baseline, Below Average
Black - Below Baseline
Major Topics for this Presentation

Testing Readiness

Evaluate Student Preparation

Quality Instruction

Removing Obstacles to Student Success

Registration

Essential Testing Skills

Testing Environment

Completion Level
Testing Readiness

ASEL or ASEH level (GAIN, TABE, CASAS)
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500 on 2002 practice test (timed)

150+ on GED® Ready

60% on PLATO test pack
Evaluate Student Preparation

Record student data
EFL Level
Method of Preparation
GED® Ready Score
GED® Test Score

Analyze results

Review and revise preparation methods
Student
Student A
EFL
Eng-6, Math-4
Prep
2002 Paper Practice Test
2002 Paper Practice Test
Student B
Eng-6, Math-5
2002 Paper Practice Test
2002 Paper Practice Test
Student C
Eng-5, Math-4
2002 Paper Practice Test
2002 Paper Practice Test
2002 Paper Practice Test
Student D
Student E
Student F
Eng-6, Math-6
Eng-4, Math-5
Eng-5, Math-6
PLATO Test Pack
2002 Paper Practice Test
2002 Paper Practice Test
2002 Paper Practice Test
2002 Paper Practice Test
Student G
Eng-5, Math-5
2002 Paper Practice Test
2002 Paper Practice Test
2002 Paper Practice Test
2002 Paper Practice Test
Student H
Eng-6, Math-4
Both
GEDRdy Tst
Science
Reading
Reading
Social Studies
Social Studies
Reading
Math
Results
161
169
165
167
160
165
152
Official Test
Science
Reading
Reading
Social Studies
Social Studies
Reading
Math
Reading
Math
Reading
Social Studies
Science
Reading
Math
Science
Social Studies
Reading
162
155
162
154
159
157
147
161
157
178
Reading
Math
Reading
Social Studies
Science
Reading
Math
Science
Social Studies
Reading
Results
150
174-Honors
Did not show
Did not show
162
154
144 *Did not pass
Could not test, did not
have a valid ID
158
167
154
160
151
151
162
158
158
Quality Instruction

Classroom/Online Options

Trained Instructors:

Intense and Direct Instruction

Vocabulary Instruction

GED® ― Specific Math

KeyTrain
NC Core Certification
Adult Secondary Education (ASE) Specialty Certification
Adult Education Resource Specialist through ABSPD
MA in Higher Education (Concentration – Adult &
Developmental Education)
Removing Obstacles to Student
Success

Partner with Third Party Community Resources:
Get Real Program ― WIA
Churches
Grants
Work First – DSS
College Endowment Corporations
Local businesses

Provide scholarships for GED® Ready Practice tests
and Official GED® tests

Provide gas cards or transportation to testing site
from distant sites
Registration
Instructor guides students in:

Creating a My GED®.com account
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Registering for GED® Ready practice tests
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Registering for GED® Exams

Accessing and interpreting scores
Essential Testing Skills
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Keyboard, drop and drag mouse skills

Formula Sheet – learn symbols

Use new calculators/YouTube video
instruction

Practice taking computerized test
Testing Environment
Examiner contributes to success by:

Welcoming each student

Giving positive encouragement to
decrease test anxiety

Maintaining a quiet, distraction-free
environment
Completion Level

High School Equivalency: GED® Score
150-169

College Ready/ GED® with Honors:
GED® Score 170+ (likely to place out
of developmental courses)
“I’m on my
way to
bigger and
better
things ―
a college
degree
and a
better
job!”
Community colleges give students
education and career opportunities.
Questions and Answers
Debbie Woodard – [email protected]
Candy Putnam - [email protected]
Janet Derick – [email protected]
Peggy Campbell - [email protected]