HSE Update: National External Diploma Program, College

Credit, TASCTM

Board of Regents

March 2017

High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma: Three Pathways

• 24 College Credits

• National External Diploma Program (NEDP)

• High School Equivalency Test – Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC™ test)

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High School Equivalency Diplomas Issued 2007-2016

GED® / TASC™ Grandfather College Credit Out of State NEDP

Data extracted on 02/22/2017

National External Diploma Program (NEDP)

• May 17, 2016: CR 100.7 added NEDP as 3rd pathway to State HSE diploma; student eligibility age lowered from 21 to 18 years of age

• NYSED issues HSE diplomas and provides other needed resources to NEDP agencies

• 34 state HSE diplomas issued between September 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. An additional 121 were issued at the local level prior to September 2016.

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NEDP Assessment Design: Overview

• NEDP is a competency-based, applied performance assessment system where students must demonstrate 100% mastery of tasks that mirror real life and work situations.

• NEDP contains competencies in 10 content areas (including Applied Math and Numeracy, Science, and 21st Century Workplace).

• After the student completes all tasks, a final evaluation is done by an NEDP reviewer. Upon approval, the student is granted a New York State high school equivalency diploma.

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NEDP Sample Performance Task: Science

Competency: Identify and analyze scientific issues underlying national debate and decisions, citing supporting evidence.

Performance Task: Collect research information presenting both sides of a scientific issue currently in the news, and:

• Identify textual evidence that describes both sides of the identified issue;

• Use multiple data sources to identify claims and counterclaims fairly for both sides of the argument;

• Differentiate the most relevant evidence from the data sources presented;

• Describe the strengths and limitations of both claims and counterclaims; and

• Write a concluding statement that supports one side of the argument, citing supporting evidence.

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NEDP Locations in NYS

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NEDP Expansion in NYS

• SED is incentivizing growth; contract allows for 10 new/expansion sites per FY through 2018.

• Recruitment efforts: equitable geographic distribution, familiarity with NEDP; program sustainability

• CASAS training/support

• EPE funding; increased contact hours

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College Credit: Second Pathway

• Established in 1963

• 24 credit hours of college-level courses • 6 credits in English Language Arts

• 3 credits each in: mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences and humanities

• 6 credits within the registered degree or certificate program

• Application review conducted by NYSED

• Applicants often include Ability-to-Benefit (ATB), home schooled, and foreign-born students attending college in NYS

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HSE Test: First Pathway

• Test of General Educational Development

•1940s – 2013 GED®

•2014 – Current Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC test™)

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Participants: High School Equivalency Test GED® and TASC™

Number of Participants

Data extracted on 02/22/2017

31,493 33,73629,180 28,077 26,095 23,905

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NYS High School Equivalency GED® and TASC™ Completer Pass Rate (Includes Grandfathering)

Pass Fail

The Cumulative GED® 2002-2013 Pass Rate was 58.6% The Cumulative TASC™ Only Pass Rate is 52.1%, Adding Grandfathering increases the TASC™ Cumulative Pass Rate to 57.1%

Even though the TASC™ test is a more challenging test, the TASC™ pass rate is comparable to the GED® pass rate. Data extracted on 02/22/2017

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NYS High School Equivalency GED® and TASC™ Completer Pass Rate For Examinees Reporting Race/Ethnicity (Includes Grandfathering)

American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian African AmericanHispanic Origin or Descent Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Other or Multi-RacialWhite

GED® TASC™

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NYS GED® (2011-2013) vs. TASC™ (2014-2016)Examinee Demographics: Race/Ethnicity

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Data extracted on 02/22/2017Data includes information on completers and partial testers.

TASC: Overview

• 5 subtests (Math, Science, Reading, Writing, Social Studies)• English, Spanish, Braille, Large Print and Audio

• 500+ on each subtest to earn the HSE diploma

• Vendor scores the test

• NYSED verifies test results and issues diplomas and transcripts

• Free to tester, test up to three times per year• Education Law 317 prohibits charging fees to examinees• Cost to state is $10.40 per subtest, $52 for complete test battery

• Readiness tests – Practice tests that are half of the length of the actual TASC test

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TASC Computer Based Test Locations in NYS

CBT Mode Testimonial

“…it was wonderful!! The amount of time that it takes to prepare for a computer-based test is half the time it takes for the paper-based. Also, the test runs so efficiently in terms of timing.”

Elizabeth Kendall

Associate Vice President of Resource Development

Rockland Community College

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

PBT 63611 68861 66238 56574 52452 54009 78616 31235 35999 35169

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TASC: Content Overview

• Three editions of TASC : ABC (2014), DEF (2015), GHI (2016)• Aligned to nationally recognized high school learning standards

• Earlier iterations of exam contained content not required for high school graduation• For example, in math subtest:

• Radian measure

• Logarithms

• Deriving the formula for a geometric series

• Trigonometric functions

• Complex imaginary numbers

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Resources for Adult Education

• CUNY Teacher Leaders Institutes and Turnkey Trainings

• Websites: (www.CollectEDNY.org, www.TeachingtotheCore.org, www.EngageNY.org)

• Webinars

• Blueprint Revisions

• Item Specifications

• Brochures

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NYS High School Equivalency GED® and TASC™ Completer Pass Rate Walk-In vs. Preparation Program Participants (Includes Grandfathering)

Walk-In Preparation Program Participants

Examinees who participate in preparation programs consistently have better outcomes than walk-in examinees. Data extracted on 01/19/2017

HSE TEST FUTURE

• Current TASC test contract with DRC/CTB extended through 2017

• New RFP issued for HSE Test 2018-2020

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HSE Diplomas Looking Forward

• Support, with CASAS, the growth of NEDP as the third pathway to an HSE credential

• Continue to accept and review individual applications for HSE diplomas via the College Credit pathway while exploring the national landscape on this pathway for standardization.

• Expand CBT

• Provide appropriate test center funding

• Deliver frequent and ongoing professional development and other supports for adult educators

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