The GED® Test, now with three performance levels introduced earlier this year, represents the full range of abilities for today's graduating seniors. The findings from the analysis of the first eighteen months of testing with the 2014 GED(R) test will be discussed along with the changes in performance levels. Additional college and career pathway resources for test-takers will be highlighted: the free, online career assessment tool for test-takers in partnership with PathSource and the national employer program, GEDWorks®.

Conference Track: High School Equivalency Testing

In 2014, ETS broke new ground in adult education with the HiSET® exam — an affordable, more accessible high school equivalency test. Now the fastest-growing exam on the market, it has been adopted in over 25 states and jurisdictions. This session will provide information about the program including an overview of the new HiSET Data Manager application, which will allow test centers to run aggregate performance and volume data on all of their HiSET test takers. Participants will learn more about the informational website and free instructional materials and also have an opportunity to speak with an ETS Director working on HiSET.

Conference Track: High School Equivalency Testing

GED Testing Service is implementing a comprehensive research agenda to document and analyze key outcomes of GED® graduates. This session will outline the major research initiatives underway and planned. Participants will learn about the exciting and significant findings that the research has produced to date about the ways in which GED® graduates are finding success in postsecondary education and the workplace.

Conference Track: High School Equivalency Testing