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NationalExternalDiplomaProgram® (NEDP)
MitchRosin,NEDPNationalConsultant
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NEDP– 38Years
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1972FordFoundation/SyracuseResearchCorporationStudyResults1) Adulteducationclassscheduleswerenot
compatiblewithadultresponsibilities2) Contentdidnotrelatetoreallifeexperiences3) Multiplechoice,paper/penciltestsweretoo
limiting1975 NEDPdebutedinSyracuse,NewYork1979 NEDPvalidatedbytheUSDept.ofEducationfor
nationaldissemination2006 CASASacquiredNEDPwithsupportfromNewYork,
MarylandandConnecticut
NEDPLocations
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§ NEDPisimplementedin84agenciesnationally§ Implementedin7statesandtheDistrictofColumbia
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TheNationalExternalDiplomaProgram(NEDP)isa
competency-based,appliedperformanceassessment
systeminwhichparticipantsdemonstratetheirabilitiesin
aseriesofsimulationsthatparalleljobandlifesituations.
NEDPistheONLYCompetency-Based,WorkforceAligned,
HighSchoolEquivalencyProgramintheUnitedStates.
WhatistheNEDP?
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Participantsareevaluatedagainstacriterionof
excellenceinsteadofbycomparisontoothers,take
responsibilityforacquiringinstructionbyusingexisting
resources,andachievemasteryofallrequired
competencies,plusanoccupationalorspecializedskill.
HowDoestheNEDPAssessSkills?
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ApplicabilityofNEDPSkills
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§ NEDPskillsareappliedinperformancetasksinrelevantadultcontexts.
§ Foundationandself-efficacyskillsareapplicabletocollegeandcareers.
Foundation Skills Work Readiness Skills Self-efficacy SkillsReadingWritingListeningSpeakingMathematicsInformation and CommunicationTechnology
Media Literacy
Career developmentResume development Job search Interpersonal skillsOrganizational
Awareness
Learning to learnProblem solvingCritical analysisPersonal responsibilitySelf-awarenessSelf-direction
§ Takeresponsibilityforacquiringskillsneededtodemonstratedmasteryofcompetencies
§ Areevaluatedagainstacriterionofmasteryinsteadofcomparisontoothers
§ EarnaDiplomaand/orEquivalency§ Demonstrateincrementalprogressratherthanrelyingonanall-or-nothingexam
§ AreEnglishLanguageLearnersandspecialneedslearners§ Canbeconcurrentlyworkingorattendingskillstraining
NEDPClients
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NEDPStepstoCompletion
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PortfolioReviewl l l
IntakeAssessment l l l
Graduation l l l
CreatePortfolio
NEDPDiagnosticPhase
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On-SiteAssessment• Reading• Writing• Math
At-HomeSelfAssessment•Self-AssessmentChecklist•TechnologySkillsSelf-AssessmentChecklist•IndividualizedDiagnosticCompetenciesInstrument•O*NETOccupationalInterestProfiler
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Academic,HighSchoolCompetency§Focusesonapplicationanddemonstrationofknowledgeandskills§Clientsacquireahighschooldiploma
CollegeandCareerCompetency§Clientsdemonstrateprogressinpreparationfortransitiontopostsecondaryeducation,trainingandwork
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NEDPComponents
§ Occupational/Vocational
§ SpecializedSkills
§ TransitiontoPostsecondary
§ IntegratedEducationandTraining
CollegeandCareerCompetency
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AllprovidedirectlinkstothegoalsofWIOA!
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NEDPGeneralizedAssessment
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NEDPSite
NEDPSite
10 Cometency Areas
In-OfficeCheck
FeedbackReport
EachCompetencyArea
EachCompetencyArea
HomePracticeActivity
NEDPCompetencyMastery
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Post-TaskAssessment
TenCompetency
Areas
100%
Mastery
NEDPSite
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NEDPStaffRoles
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NEDPAdvisor• AdministersDiagnostics• Interpretsdiagnosticresultswithclient• Providesfeedback/advisesonself-directedlearningplan
NEDPAssessor• AdministersGeneralizedAssessmentcompetencyareas• Evaluatesperformancetasksandprovidesclientfeedback• ConductsPost-TaskAssessment
NEDPPortfolioReviewer• Conductsindependentreviewofcompletedportfolio,includingGeneralizedCompetenciesandIndividualizedCompetency
GeneralRequirementstoEstablishNEDPSite
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§ Provideevidenceofdiploma-grantingauthority.
§ Haveaminimumof3staffperlocalagencycompletetheNEDPImplementationTrainingtobecomeNEDPAdvisors/Assessors.
• MinimumrequirementsforAdvisors/Assessorsincludeafour-yearcollegedegreeandanystatecertificationrequirements.
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§ Self-studyunits§ Introductorywebinar– 90minutes§ Workshop– DiagnosticPhase§ Check-inwebinar§ Workshop– GeneralizedAssessment
• Check-inwebinar
§ EvaluationandMastery:• PortfolioReview• Inter-raterreliabilitychecksandwebinars
OngoingTechnicalAssistance
ImplementationTraining
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§ AllowsclientstoobtainaHSdiplomawhilemeetingotherWIOAgoals
§ Providesastackablecredentialthatcertifiestoemployersthattheclienthasthefoundational,cognitive,andoccupational-specificskillsneededforworkreadiness.
§ OffersanidealoptionforWIOApartnerslookingtodevelopintegratededucationandtraining(IET)program.
NEDPSupportsWIOAGoals
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§ WorkforcePreparationservices§ IntegratedEducationandTraining(IET)§ DigitalLiteracy§ PerformanceAccountability
WIOATitleII
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Programsandservicesdesignedtohelpanindividualacquireacombinationofbasicacademic,criticalthinking,digitalliteracy,andself-managementskills§ Usingresourcesandinformation§ Workingwithothers§ Understandingsystems§ Obtainingskillsnecessarytosuccessfullytransitiontoandcompletepost-secondaryeducation,trainingandemployment
WorkforcePreparationServices
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§ Serviceapproachthatprovidesadulteducationandliteracyactivitiesconcurrentlyandcontextuallywithworkforcepreparationactivities,and;training
§ Targetstraininginoccupationsorclustersthatassistadultsintheireducationalandcareeradvancement
WIOAIntegratedEducationandTraining(IET)
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Theskillsassociatedwithusingtechnologytoenableuserstofind,evaluate,organize,create,andcommunicateinformation.
NEDPencouragesthedevelopmentandassessmentofdigitalliteracyskillsasan
onlineprogram
DigitalLiteracy
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SurveyofAdultSkills- PIAAC(OECD):Test-takersneedknowledgeofthestructureofatechnology-richenvironment
• Howtousecommandnames;• Drop-downmenus;• Namingprotocolsforfilesandfolders;• Linksinawebpage;• Abilitytointeractwithdigitalinformation(understandelectronicimages,graphicsandnumericaldata);and• Locate,evaluateandjudgethevalidity,accuracyandappropriatenessofonlineinformation.
Source:“ProblemSolvinginTechnology-RichEnvironments”|OTANOnlineConnection|Winter2014|otan.us
ProblemSolvinginTechnology-RichEnvironments(PS-TRE)
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§ AdultEducation’sroleinfoundationalskillbuildingduringanadult’sprogressthroughatrainingandemploymentpath
§ Co-enrollmentineducationandskillstraining§ Leadstosecondaryschooldiplomaorequivalentandtransitiontopostsecondaryeducationandtraining,orleadstoemployment
AHighSchoolDiplomaisnotenough!
WIOAandAdultLiteracy
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§ Flexibleschedule§ Contextualizedactivities§ AssessesInformationandCommunicationTechnologyskills
§ NEDPcanbeofferedatpartneragency§ ProctoredassessmentswithacertifiedNEDPAssessormaybeadministeredatanadulteducationcenter,America’sJobCenterorcommunitycollege
BenefitsofNEDPinWIOACareerPathways
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NEDPProvidesWorkforcePreparationActivitiesinAlignmentwithWIOA
§ NEDPisdesignedtohelpclientsacquireacombinationofbasicacademic,criticalthinking,digitalliteracy,andself-managementskills
§ NEDPincludescompetenciesinutilizingresourcesandusinginformation,andacquiringotherskillsnecessaryforsuccessfultransitionintopostsecondaryeducation,training,oremployment
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§ O*NETInterestProfilerMyNextMove.org
§ O*NETresearchoncareers§ 21st centuryworkplacecontentareas
§ Careerplanning§ Developmentofaresumeandcoverletter
WorkplaceEmphasisinNEDP
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§ NEDPhistoricallyvaluesthelinkagebetweenearningahighschooldiplomaandcollegeandcareers.
§ NEDPhasincludedacollege/careercomponentsince1975.
§ TheNEDPCollegeandCareerCompetencyrequiresgraduatestodemonstrateworkhistory,attainmentofanoccupationalcredential/certificate,completejobtrainingpriortograduationordemonstrateskillsforcollege.
NEDPTransitiontoPostSecondary/Work
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CCSSandCCRStandards
§ ThesestandardsdefinetheknowledgeandskillsstudentsshouldhavewithintheirK-12educationcareerssothattheywillgraduatehighschoolabletosucceedinentry-level,credit-bearingacademiccollegecoursesandinworkforcetrainingprograms.
§ Thestandards:– Arealignedwithcollegeandworkexpectations;– Areclear,understandableandconsistent;– Includerigorouscontentandapplicationofknowledgethroughhigh-order
skills;– Builduponstrengthsandlessonsofcurrentstatestandards;– Areinformedbyothertopperformingcountries,sothatallstudentsare
preparedtosucceedinourglobaleconomyandsociety;and– Areevidence-based.
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CollegeandCareerReadinessStandards
§ TheCollegeandCareerReadinessStandards(CCRS)weredevelopedusingthemosteffectivemodelsfromstatesandcountriesaroundtheworld
§ CCRSprovidesstakeholderswithacommonunderstandingofwhatstudentsshouldknowateachgradelevel
§ Consistentstandardswillprovideuniformbenchmarksforallstudents,regardlessofwheretheylive
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§ NEDPcompetenciesemphasize21st Centuryskillsrequiredforthesuccessfultransitiontopostsecondaryeducationand/ortheworkforce:1. CommunicationandMediaLiteracy2. AppliedMath/Numeracy3. InformationandCommunicationTechnology4. CulturalLiteracy(LiteratureandFilm)5. HealthLiteracy6. CivicLiteracyandCommunityParticipation7. GeographyandHistory8. ConsumerAwarenessandFinancialLiteracy9. Science10. Twenty-FirstCenturyWorkplace
NEDPCompetencyContentAreas
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Web-basedNEDP
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§ ClientInterface• Activities• Onlineresources
§ AssessorInterface• Activatecompetencies,In-OfficeChecks,PTA• Scoreclientresponses• Providefeedback
§ NEDPPortfolio• Scoreandlogclient’swork• Monitorprogress• Clientfeedbackreports
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SampleItem:LocalGeography(DOK2)
• GeographyandHistoryCompetencyArea
• 43. Demonstrateanunderstandingoflocal,nationalandglobalgeographyCompetency
• 43.1 Identifytwogeographicfeaturesofthestatewhereyoulivethathaveaffectedtheeconomyandthelivesofthepeopleofthestate,region,ortheareaofthestatewhereyoulive.Explaintherelationshipbetweenthegeographyandtheeconomy.
PerformanceIndicator
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SampleItem:LocalGeography,cont.
Competency43:Demonstrateanunderstandingoflocal,nationalandglobalgeography.
FoundationSkills NEDPPerformanceIndicator CCRStandard(s)
ICT26.4Usepresentationsoftwaretocreateapresentationonaselectedtopicto:a)selectaslidetemplateappropriatetothetopicandaudience;b)createaclearoutlinewithalogicalprogressionofideas;c)insertoneormoregraphicelements;d)formatinformationclearly;ande)supportanoralpresentation.
43.1 Identifytwogeographicfeaturesofthestatewhereyoulivethathaveaffectedtheeconomyandthelivesofthepeopleofthestate,region,ortheareaofthestatewhereyoulive.Explaintherelationshipbetweenthegeographyandtheeconomy.
CCRA.R.7Integrateandevaluatecontentpresentedindiversemediaandformats,includingvisuallyandquantitatively,aswellasinwords.
CCRA.W.4Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment,organization,andstyleareappropriatetotask,purpose,andaudience.
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SampleItem:CreditCards(DOK3)
• ConsumerAwarenessandFinancialLiteracy,GroupA
CompetencyArea
• 50. Interpretinformationontheuseofcredit,includinginterestrates,paymentterms,andcreditreports.
Competency
• 50.1 A. Compareandcontrasttwocreditcardsbasedonthefollowingconsiderations:
a) cardapplicationprocedures,b) paymentterms,c) howfinancechargesarecomputed,andd) keyelementsofthecreditcardstatements.
B. Explainwhysomeonemightchooseoneofthesecreditcardsovertheotheranddefendthechoice.
PerformanceIndicator
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SampleItem:CreditCards,cont.
Competency50:Interpretinformationontheuseofcredit,includinginterestrates,paymentterms,andcreditreports
FoundationSkills NEDPPerformanceIndicator CCRStandard(s)
AppliedMath10.Solveproblemsinrealisticsituations,includingmulti-stepproblems.
AppliedMath 13.Understandandusethenumberrelationshipsrepresentedbyrates,ratios,andproportions.
AppliedMath14.Representrelationshipsinmathematicalsituationswithtablesandequations(includingvariables,exponentsandnegativenumbers).
50.1A.Compareandcontrasttwocreditcardsbasedonthefollowingconsiderations:a)cardapplicationprocedures,b)paymentterms,c)howfinancechargesarecomputed,andd)keyelementsofthecreditcardstatements.B.Explainwhysomeonemightchooseoneofthesecreditcardsovertheotheranddefendthechoice.
CCRA.R.1Readcloselytodeterminewhatthetextsaysexplicitlyandtomakelogicalinferencesfromit.
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SampleItem:Occupation,SkillsandEducation(DOK2)
• 21st CenturyWorkplaceCompetencyArea
• 61. IdentifyoccupationsandtheskillsandeducationrequiredforspecificjobsCompetency
• 61.1 Compareandcontrasttwoormoresimilaremploymentopportunities andsummarizethefollowinginformation:a) salaryandbenefits;b) theeducationlevel;c) experiencerequired;d) hoursofemployment;e) transportationoptionsforgettingtoeachjob.
• 61.2Describeforeach:specificskills/abilities;personalskills;andjoboutlook.
PerformanceIndicator
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SampleItem:Occupations,SkillsandEducation,cont.
Competency60:Locateinformationonemploymentopportunitiesincludingonlinesearches,jobads,andcareercenterofferings
FoundationSkills NEDPPerformanceIndicator CCRStandard(s)
ICT26.6 DemonstratetheabilitytousetheInternetby:a)openingaWebbrowsertoaccessasuppliedWebsite;b)researchinganissueforapurpose;c)locatinganddocumentingmultipleresources;d)obtaininginformationintheformofadownloadabledocument,e)submittinginformationonline.
61.1 Compareandcontrasttwoormoresimilaremploymentopportunitiesandsummarizethefollowinginformation:a)salaryandbenefits;b)theeducationlevel;c)experiencerequired;d)hoursofemployment;e)transportationoptionsforgettingtoeachjob.
61.2Describeforeach:a) specificskills/abilitiesb) personalskillsc) joboutlook.
CCRA.SL.4Presentinformation,findings,andsupportingevidencesuchthatlistenerscanfollowthelineofreasoningandtheorganization,development,andstyleareappropriatetotask,purpose,andaudience.
CCRA.L.1DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishgrammarandusagewhenwritingorspeaking.
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DepthofKnowledge
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• NEDPexpandscriticalthinkingskills• NEDPperformancetasksarealignedwithNormanWebb’sDepthofKnowledge
(DOK)Levels
Level DOK Example of an Activity 1. Recall • VocabularyQuiz.
• Locateorrecallfactsexplicitlyfoundintext.• Determinetheareaandperimeterofarectangle.
2. Skill/Concepts
• Explainhowgoodworkhabitsareimportantathomeschoolandonthejob.
• Comparedesertandtropicalenvironments.3. Strategic
Thinking• Compareconsumeractionsandanalyzehowtheseactionsimpactthe
environment.• Proposeandevaluatesolutionsforaneconomicproblem.
4. ExtendedThinking
• Analyzeandsynthesizeinformationfrommultiplesources.• Usethisanalysistodraftareasonedreport.
Source: Nebraska Department of Education. http://www.slideserve.com/allison/webb-s-depth-of-knowledge-dok-nebraska-department-of-education-august-2008
TheNEDPhasaccommodationsincorporatedintheweb-baseddeliverysystem:
§CleartabsdirectclientstoOverview,Activities,In-OfficeCheck,andTutorials.§Overviewprovidesthe“why”forthecompetencyandsummarizesactivities.§MostcompetenciesincludeweblinksorPDFresources.§Resourceiconsclearlynotedwithwhitetextondarktealbackground.§Clientscanattemptanitemmultipletimes.(notimedtesting)
AccommodationsinNEDP
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§ Evaluationcriteriamatchcompetenciesandperformanceindicators.
§ OralIn-OfficeCheckscanalternatelybedonethroughelectronicsubmissioninword.
§ AllvideotutorialshavetutorialtranscriptsinPDF.§ Colorcontrastsoptimizereadabilityforclientswithlowvision.
§ SizeoffontcanbeenlargedusingMicrosoft’sMagnifier.§ Keyboardcanbeusedforclientsunabletomanipulateamouse.
AccommodationsinNEDP(cont.)
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Colleges&Universities§NewMexicoStateUniversity,Carlsbad§DoñaAnaCommunityCollege,LasCruces§CentralNewMexicoCommunityCollege,Albuquerque§NewMexicoJuniorCollege,Hobbs§SantaFeCommunityCollege,SantaFe§UniversityofNewMexico,Valencia§LunaCommunityCollege,LasVegas§EasternNewMexicoUniversity,Portales
CommunityAgencies§YDI§BridgeofNewMexico§UnitedWayofCentralNewMexico§SERJobsforProgress§AlbuquerqueGED
MeetingsandSupport
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WorkforceAgencies§EasternAreaWDB§SouthwestAreaWDB§WorkforceConnectionofCentralNewMexico§NorthernAreaWDB
StateAgencies§HigherEducationDepartment§PublicEducationDepartment§LegislativeFinanceCommittee§LegislativeEducationStudyCommittee§StateWorkforceDevelopmentBoard
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MargaretKirkpatrick,[email protected]
MitchRosin,[email protected]
ContactInformation
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Questions?
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