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Today’s hosts Martin Kehe, Vice President of Products, host Bonnie Goonen, presenter
Susan Pittman, presenter
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Goals for today’s session Discuss the rationale underlying the new GED® assessment Explore major similarities and differences between the current 2002 Series and 2014 GED® test Review item types, process for setting the Passing Standard, and general information about the new test Explain how you can access updates and resources for the 2014 GED® test 4 © Copyright 2013 GED Testing Service LLC. All rights reserved. GED® and GED Testing Service® are registered trademarks of the American Council on Education (ACE). They may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of ACE or GED Testing Service. The GED® and GED Testing Service® brands are administered by GED Testing Service LLC under license from the American Council on Education.
A new GED® test in 2014: Why? • Changes occurring in the landscape of education and the workforce require a new kind of GED® test • All to ensure that the GED® test credential remains meaningful for adult learners, employers, and institutions
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A little history . . . Events that led the American Council on Education to rethink the GED® test . . . • 2008: President Molly Broad believed that the test could be a measure of adults’ preparedness for career and college in addition to HS equivalency • 2009: CCSSI begins to gain momentum; ACE decides to table 2012 test in favor of a next-generation test • 2010: GED Testing Service begins to explore CBT in preparation for the new test • 2011: ACE creates strategic alliance with Pearson VUE, creating GED Testing Service, LLC
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Expert advice has guided the development of the new GED® assessment
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The 2014 GED® test is more than just a test… it’s a system for success 1. GED® test content standards clearly specify expectations for career and college readiness 2. Educators have access to materials and supporting resources aligned with those expectations 3. Increased access and opportunities are provided through use of technology
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Purposes of the new GED® test 1. To provide results leading to the award of a high school equivalency credential
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2. To provide evidence of readiness to enter workforce training programs or postsecondary education 3. To provide actionable information about a candidate’s academic strengths and weaknesses
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Key GED® testing deliverables 2012
2013
2014 and beyond
• Transition to CBT (ongoing, through 2013) ✓ • Release of assessment info (February-March) ✓ • Item development and reviews (ongoing) ✓ • Item sampler (July) ✓ • Field-testing (July through October) ✓ • Development of score reporting ✓ • Updates to Samplers/AGE ✓ • Staff Dev. Modules ✓
• Spanish Item Samplers (spring) • Transition to CBT (ongoing, through 2013) • Staff development modules (ongoing) • Item development and reviews (ongoing) • Tutorial launch (July) • Standardization & Norming (summer) • New practice test in English and Spanish (fall)
• New GED® assessment launch (January 2, 2014) in English and Spanish • Item development, reviews, and embedded field testing • Staff development modules (ongoing)
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NEW REALITY #1 TECHNOLOGY IS ESSENTIAL
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Today’s realities Technology is EVERYWHERE! • Today… – Most job postings are exclusively online – Most job applications are completed online – Most job responsibilities have a technology component built in • In the next decade… – Career opportunities will be created by technological advances
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Computer-based assessment . . . • Enables measurement of concepts and/or skills that cannot be fully or appropriately captured by paper based tests (Bennett 2002; Parshall, Harmes, Davey, & Pashley, 2010) • Improves measurement by increasing the precision or efficiency of the measurement process (Parshall, Spray, Kalohn, & Davey, 2001; van der Linden & Glas, 2000; Wainer, 1990)
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New Realities: Question Types 2002 Series GED® test • Multiple choice • Gridded Response (Mathematics) • Essay (Language Arts, Writing)
2014 GED® test • Multiple choice • Technology-Enhanced Items – Fill-in-the-blank items – Hot-spot items – Drag-and-drop items – Drop-down selection items • Extended Response (Reasoning through Language Arts and Social Studies) • Short Answer (Science)
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What computer skills are necessary? • Mouse skills • Basic keyboarding skills • Use of tools embedded in testing software
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NEW REALITY #2 STUDENTS MUST HAVE HIGHERORDER THINKING SKILLS
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Webb’s Depth of Knowledge model Level 1: Recall Level 2: Skills and Concepts Level 3: Strategic Thinking Level 4: Extended Thinking
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DOK is about complexity • The intended learning outcome determines the DOK level. • Instruction and classroom assessments must reflect the DOK level of the intended learning outcome.
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NEW REALITY #3 MORE RIGOROUS CONTENT THAT MIRRORS THE REAL-WORLD NEEDS OF STUDENTS
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Test Timing 2002 Series GED® test
2014 GED® test
• Language Arts, Writing – 120 minutes • Language Arts, Reading – 65 minutes • Social Studies – 70 minutes • Science – 80 minutes • Mathematics – Pts. 1 & 2, – 90 minutes
• Reasoning through Language Arts – 165 minutes with 10 minute break • Social Studies – 90 minutes • Science – 75 minutes • Mathematical Reasoning – 75 minutes • Field testing – 15 minutes
Total Battery – 7 hours, 5 minutes
Total Battery – 7 hours
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The four content areas of the new GED® test 1. Reasoning through Language Arts (RLA) Focus: integrated reading and writing tasks that require test-takers to read complex texts, analyze arguments and use text-based evidence to support reasoning.
2. Mathematical Reasoning Focus: deep mastery of a core set of quantitative reasoning skills relevant to a wide range of career and post-secondary pathways
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The four content areas of the new GED® test 3. Science
Science and social studies practices: reasoning skills drawn from both CCSS Mathematics and ELA as well as nationally recognized science and social studies curricular standards
4. Social Studies
Content Topics: essential science and social studies content that is both relevant to the lives of adult test-takers and typical of what is taught in a high school course of study
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Reasoning Through Language Arts A focus on: • 75% informational texts, 25% literary texts • Academic, workforce, and literary contexts • A range of text complexity, including texts at the college- and career-ready level • Text length of 450 to 900 words • Vocabulary, with emphasis on words that appear frequently in a wide variety of disciplines • (e.g., relative, vary, formulate, specificity, accumulate, calibrate, itemize, periphery, misfortune, dignified, faltered, unabashedly)
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Mathematical Reasoning A focus on: • Quantitative problem solving (45%) and algebraic problem solving (55%) • Some items test procedural skill and fluency as well as problem solving • Both academic and workforce contexts • Statistics and data interpretation standards also on GED® Social Studies and GED® Science • Use of an on-screen scientific calculator for most items (TI-30XS)
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New Tools - Formula Page
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Science A focus on: • Science practices: skills of reasoning and thinking scientifically • Science content: Life science (40%), physical science (40%), and Earth and space science (20%) • Items will test textual analysis and understanding, data representation and inference skills, as well as problem solving with science content, 50% in scenarios • Each item aligned to both one Science Practice and one Content Topic • Both academic and workforce contexts
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Social Studies A focus on: • Social Studies practices: skills of analysis, thinking, and reasoning • Social Studies content: civics and government (50%), US history (20%), economics (15%), and geography and the world (15%) • Items will test textual analysis and understanding, data representation and inference skills, as well as problem solving with social studies content, 50% in scenarios • Each item aligned to both one Social Studies Practice and one Content Topic • Both academic and workforce contexts
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New Score Scale • Test scaled scores will range from approximately 100 to approximately 200 on each of the four content modules • The Passing Standard for high school equivalency will be set at a scaled score of 150 for each module • A minimum score of 600 (150 on each of the four modules) will be required to meet the battery Passing Standard • The test will be standardized and normed on a nationally representative sample of graduating high school seniors in summer 2013
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NEW REALITY #4 MORE RESOURCES PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CLASSROOM
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Your guide to the 2014 GED® test Updated!
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Your guide to the content changes from 2002 to 2014 New!
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The 2014 GED® Test Item Samplers A Tool for Educators • Understand the item types used in each test • View the content in context – Content – Functionality • Identify the assessment target for each item • Understand the rationale for the correct answer • Understand the rationale for the incorrect answers
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Resources, Resources, Resources
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Additional Resources
Online tutorials and training
Test-taker resources
Video profiles of success
One-stop shop for practice materials
Brand resources for local programs
Multimedia outreach
Research on adult learners
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“High achievement always occurs in the framework of high expectation.” Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958)
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