®
GED
2014
Program
Update: NCTN
Conference
November 13, 2014
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Contact Information
Scott Salesses
State Relationship Manager
[email protected]
(202) 471-2224
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“The journey of a
thousand miles begins
with a single step.”
— Lao Tzu
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®
GED
Program Results
A National Look at 2014 GED® Test Results
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The Big Picture – National Data
January 1, 2014-November 10, 2014
• 800,000 accounts created
• 148,000 test-takers
• 83,000 Completers
• 48,000 Passers
• Pass Rate: 57%
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National Pass Rate by Subject Area
• Reasoning Through Language Arts – 76%
• Science – 73%
• Social Studies – 68%
• Math – 55%
• Pass Rate: 57%
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2014 National Pass Rate by Quarter
• End of Q1 – 44%
• End of Q2 – 52%
• End of Q3 – 55%
• Today – 57%
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Let’s go behind the results…
And talk about what the results mean for:
• Volume
• Pass Rates
• Overall perception of the new test’s rigor
As well as sharing some additional insights
GEDTS has uncovered through its
analyses…
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What happened to volume?
• Cannibalized the 2014 pipeline by the
successful close out the 2002 Series
• 2013 test volume increased by 21% over
2012 test volume
• 2013 saw a test-taker increase of over
146,000 individuals
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What happened to volume?
• Instruction focused on the closeout, not on
preparing for 2014
• Unprepared test-takers tested early on and
told their peers that the test was hard
• Teachers advised students against
testing…yet
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Pass Rates
• We expected a decrease in pass rates as
students and teachers re-calibrate
• Pass rates are increasing month over
month—the trend and direction is as
expected
• 2002 series GED® test was in the market
for 11 years
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What about the rigor?
• A number of test-takers are concentrated in
the 10-point range below the passing score
(140-149)
• Close analysis revealed that this is one to four
more questions answered correctly or coupled
with earning a few more score points on
constructed response (RLA or Social Studies)
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What about the rigor?
• 75-80% of the test-takers who aren’t
passing Math are within 1-4 questions of
passing
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Sharing Findings
What We’ve Found in the first nine Months
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“Most Missed” Analysis
Ability to reason—qualitatively and quantitatively
• In RLA, Science, and Social Studies, “Most Missed” Items
include that require
– Analysis of written material—including the role of details, main
ideas, thematic support and relationships within written sources;
– Extraction of evidence (facts, statistics, or expert knowledge) from
written material and the ability to draw logical inferences or make
valid claims;
– “Connecting the dots:” understanding relationships (between
people, places, things like processes and events, etc.) and the
analysis of cause-and-effect relationships, both simple and
complex
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In Mathematics…
• Quantitative and Algebraic reasoning
• Requires nurturing and developing of
reasoning skills
– Grounded in real world examples
– Beyond rote application of formulas and/or
procedural steps
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Constructed Response
RLA, Social Studies, and Science
• What we’re seeing:
– Students and teachers are experiencing a learning
curve on these items
– Right now, incidence of the highest score points is
low
– As familiarity with the performance requirements
increase, raw scores are expected to increase.
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Implications for Instruction
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Drive learning
• Student engagement
• Real world examples
• Emphasis on reasoning & critical thinking
– Patterns
– Evidence
– Analysis
– Evaluation
• Individual practice
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As instruction transitions…
• Instructor confidence and mastery are
increasing
• Student performance is tracking upward
• Volume is moving is the right direction
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Updates
2014 GED® Testing Program
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GED Ready®
• Highly predictive of how test-takers will
perform on the GED® test
• More GED Ready® subject area tests have
been delivered this year than GED® test
subject areas
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See For Free (Sept. 22 – Oct. 3)
See For Free is a 2-week promotion where
students can take the GED Ready™ practice test
for free in adult education centers
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See for Free Usage
• 85,000 individuals across the nation took 1
or more GED Ready® subject areas for free
resulting in a total of 230,000 GED Ready®
tests being taken during this promotion
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GED Ready™ may improve test-taker’s score
on GED® test
• Those who take the GED Ready™ have an average 5-point advantage in
score on the actual test
Average GED® test Scaled Score for those who took
GED Ready™
Vs. those who didn't*
158
156
Scaled Score
154
152
150
Took Ready
148
Didn't take Ready
146
144
142
Math
RLA
SCI
SOCST
*Based on the test performance of more than 30,000 GED® test-takers per subject area and
8,000 – 9,000 GED Ready™ test takers per subject area, 7/25/2014
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Handheld Calculator
• Test-takers are permitted to use a handheld TI30XS Multiview Scientific Calculator on the
GED Mathematical Reasoning, Science, and Social
Studies test subjects
• On the Mathematical Reasoning test, test-takers
are not permitted to use a calculator on Part 1 of
the test; test-takers may only use the calculator on
Part 2 of the test
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Test Results for the GED® Test
• 85% of test-takers receive their scores
within 1 hour of testing
• 95% of test-takers receive their scores
within 24 hours of testing
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A New Paradigm
Critical Thinking Skills: All content areas
Problem-solving Skills: All content areas
Close Reading Skills: All content areas
Evidence-based Writing Skills: RLA, Social Studies & Science
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The 2014 GED® program-Focused on outcomes
• Ensures adults are better prepared for postsecondary
education and career training programs
• Incorporates digital skills for today’s digital world
• Awards a credential respected by employers and colleges
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Thank you!
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Contact Information
Scott Salesses
State Relationship Manager
[email protected]
(202) 471-2224
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