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Minnesota GED ® Forum

Minnesota GED ® Forum. The 2014 GED ® Testing Program. Today’s Agenda. The 2014 GED ® Test Preparing the field for 2014 Demonstration of GED ® Analytics Discussion. The 2014 GED ® test. To provide results leading to the award of a high school equivalency credential

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Minnesota GED ® Forum

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  1. Minnesota GED® Forum The 2014 GED® Testing Program

  2. Today’s Agenda • The 2014 GED® Test • Preparing the field for 2014 • Demonstration of GED® Analytics • Discussion

  3. The 2014 GED® test

  4. To provide results leading to the award of a high school equivalency credential To provide actionable information about a candidate’s academic strengths and weaknesses To provide evidence of a candidate’s progress towards readinessto enter workforce training programs or postsecondary education Purpose of the 2014 GED® test

  5. The 2014 GED® assessment: Key facts

  6. The new GED® assessment: Key facts

  7. What will the new GED® test look like?

  8. 2014 GED® Test Score Report Score and Performance Data ✔ Demonstrated strengths ✔ Areas for improvement ✔ Specific actions to take

  9. Student portal MyGED™ GEDReady™ Educator Portal GED® Analytics What’s next?

  10. Resources, Resources, Resources

  11. Helpful Links Sign up for assessment updates:  http://www.gedtestingservice.com/educators/future-updates- Download the Assessment Guide:  http://www.gedtestingservice.com/educators/the-new-assessment-downloads Download or access the Item Samplers:  http://www.gedtestingservice.com/educators/item-sampler-download Access the Webinar Archive:  http://www.gedtestingservice.com/exploring-the-2014-ged-test-webinar-archive View tutorials on the current computer skills for CBT, as well as the registration/scheduling process for CBT:  http://www.gedtestingservice.com/testers/test-on-computer-tutorials Access the GED Marketplace™ for preparation materials:  http://www.gedtestingservice.com/shop/ View calculator tutorials:  http://www.gedtestingservice.com/testers/calculator Become a Pearson VUE testing center:  http://www.gedtestingservice.com/educators/becoming-a-pvtc Get the 2011 ASR:  http://www.gedtestingservice.com/uploads/files/4176ab251366d3ccfb4e94a9a888e67a.pdf Get the 2002 Series Technical Manual:  http://www.gedtestingservice.com/uploads/files/cf2fe07cf44bff4d89e01ab949d145dc.pdf

  12. Preparing for 2014

  13. Preparing the field for 2014 100,000+ Computer-based tests delivered 1000+ CBT centers

  14. What are the top two reasons MN educators tell us as to why they are not recommending CBT? The test is too expensive MN has a 71% completion rate 29% of your students are paying for the full battery needlessly CBT testers are 59% more likely to retest MN has a 83% pass rate 30% of your students are paying for a retake they likely would not have needed With “Second-shot” the first retake is free My students don’t have sufficient computer skills CBT in Minnesota

  15. The CBT results are in: 88% Pass rate on computer, compared to 71% on paper 59% Improvement in retake rate for first time test takers 107 Minutes that computer based testers have remaining in testing time

  16. GED® Analytics Demo

  17. Discussion

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