1. High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) Michelle Carson, Adult Education Trainer
September 2013
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2. Introductions ETS staff Who is here today?
Handout: HiSET Contact Numbers
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3. What do you want to know about the HiSET™ program?
Activity
What do you want to know about the HiSET™ program?
Using post-it notes, give participants time to write on post-its and then post at the front of the room on flip chart paper or gather and sort to address them throughout the presentation.
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4. How to get information after today Demo student video
Agenda
Introduction
About ETS®
Who we are
What we do
Why we do it
How to get information after today
Demo student video
ETS investment in providing an accessible, affordable alternative HSE
Provide contact information handout include state specific contact information.
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5. Agenda Test Development—Design & Content Scoring System Details
Webb’s DOK
Alignment to Adult College & Career Standards
Activity: Math Practice Test
Activity: Writing Scoring Rubric
Content Reading, Social Studies, Science
Scoring System Details
HiSET™ Preparation, Registration, & Accommodations
Testing and Retesting
The HiSET™ Program Advantage
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6. Who we are
At nonprofit ETS®, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research.
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7. Who we are
ETS serves individual students, their parents, educational institutions and government agencies. We do this by:
Listening to educators, parents and critics
Learning what students and their institutions need
Leading in the development of new and innovative products and services
Partners in providing the solution
Welcome your feedback
Send back to you for solutions
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8. Our work falls into five broad areas of expertise:
What we do
Our work falls into five broad areas of expertise:
Research
Assessment development
Test administration
Test scoring
Instructional products and services
ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually — including theTOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, the GRE® General and Subject Tests and The Praxis Series™ assessments — in more than 180 countries, at more than 9,000 locations worldwide.
ETS leveraged the work with the Iowa Testing Program for test item development.
We are a research organization—hundreds of researchers. Burning question or research project you would like to study, let us know. We want to help diminish the gap in those with high school credentials as well as postsecondary.
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9. Why develop the HiSET™ test
ETS’ values social responsibility, equity, opportunity, and quality and we put that into practice after hearing the states and students’ need for a nonprofit alternative that would provide options for:
Time to transition with the field
Modality—PBT/CBT
Reduced costs to the student and state
Collaboration with the test developer/ administer
Based on expressed needs of states
Partners ETS and ITP, and collaboration states
Shared mission to advance equity and access by creating assessments based on rigorous research
Transition to the common core standards
Options driven by state needs
Leverage existing services and resources
Prices are not a barrier to access
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10. Where to find more information
Launched
March 15th
providing
resources
for all
Stakeholders
Demo: Test Center Administrators and Test Takers section of the website
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11. Informational videos
Demo: How to Register and Take CBT video

12. TEST Development Design & Content
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13. Norming process for HiSET™ test
Worked with Iowa Testing Programs to assemble forms from nationally normed item pools, calibrated in 2012
Scaled to performance of HS juniors and Seniors students
Passing scores
College/career readiness benchmarks
Items aligned to state and national content standards, including Common Core State Standards and OVAE’s Adult Ed Standards.
HiSET forms assembled from item pools, nationally normed, calibrated in 2012, updated and maintained by Iowa Testing Programs
Assessments scaled to performance of HS juniors and Seniors: passing scores and college/career readiness benchmarks
Next tests will also include a pool of adults to reduce bias and ensure the test is fair.
Items chosen based on alignment to important state and national content standards, including the Common Core State Standards
60% of graduating high school students would pass the HiSET

14. HiSET™ and Content Standards
Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DOK)
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, OVAE Adult College and Career Standards (CCR)
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
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15. Webb’s Depth of Knowledge
Level 1 Recall
Recall of a fact, information, or procedure.
Level 2 Skill/Concept
Use information or conceptual knowledge with two or more steps.
Level 3 Strategic Thinking
Requires reasoning, developing a plan or sequence of steps, some complexity, more than one possible answer.
Level 4 Extended Thinking
Requires an investigation, time to think and process multiple conditions of the problem.
Handout: Webb’s Depth of Knowledge
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16. Aligns with OVAE’s CCR standards released in April 2013.
HiSET & CCR Standards
Aligns with OVAE’s CCR standards released in April 2013.
Incorporates the CCR anchor standards in grade grouping (9-12) into item pool and forms.
Get a copy for free from
Handout: – College and Career Readiness Standards
Five grade-level groupings
For ELA-Complexity, Evidence, and Knowledge
For Math—Focus, Coherence, and Rigor
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17. Mathematics
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18. Activity: Take the Mathematics Practice Test
Take the HiSET Practice Test
Spend about fifteen minutes taking the test independently.
Be prepared to discuss the items and what you learned.
What does this mean for your instruction?
Debrief test items
What did they notice?
What was different?
Was it what you expected?
BIG Question: What do you anticipate this meaning for your instruction?
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19. What does this mean for your instruction?
Debrief Math Activity
What did you discover?
What does this mean for your instruction?
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20. Language Arts - Writing
Handout: Sample test items handout for teacher session.
Handout: Holistic Scoring Rubric
Handout: Sample Responses without Scores
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21. Writing Scoring Rubric
Holistic scoring rubric vs. analytic
HiSET writing prompt section is scored on a six-point scale.
Response to task possible scores:
1—little or no skill
2—weak skill
3—limited skill
4—adequate skill
5—competent skill
6—proficient skill
Handout: Writing Scoring Rubric
Analytic vs. holistic
Analytic rubrics identify and assess components of a finished product.
Holistic rubrics assess student work as a whole.
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22. Writing Scoring Rubric
Components of writing assessed:
Content/Idea development
Organization
Word choice/Sentence Structure
Writing Conventions Grammar/Spelling/Punctuation
Voice
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23. Activity: Language Arts-Writing
Use the writing scoring rubric to evaluate the sample writing responses to the practice prompt.
Score independently first.
Then discuss at your table.
Discuss as a large group.
Handout: Writing Sample Responses without Scores
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24. Activity: Sample Prompt #1
Staying physically fit involves practicing habits such as exercising regularly, eating well and getting enough sleep. Research has shown that people who are physically fit perform better in work and school. Your employer is printing a special newsletter informing employees about important ways they can practice staying fit.
What does this mean for your instruction?
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25. Activity: Sample Prompt #1
Write an essay for your employer’s newsletter to persuade workers to adopt at least one behavior that will improve their fitness. Think carefully about what reasons will convince other workers to change their behavior.
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26. Debrief Writing Activity
What did you discover?
Did everyone at your table agree?
Review scores and benchmark cases.
What does this mean for your instruction?
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27. Language Arts - Reading
Handout: Sample Test Items
After each content area review a sample test item with the audience.
Point out Content and Process categories
Gives you diagnostic information so students know what areas to work on
Note the level of prior knowledge
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28. Social Studies
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29. Science .
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30. Reading, Social Studies, & Science
Sample Items and Practice Test Items
Try some sample questions from each of the three tests
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31. Scoring system
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32. Turn around time for scores:
How is the HiSET Scored?
All scoring will be performed by ETS
ETS scoring advantages
Experience and quality
Human scorers for essay
Double scoring of all essays
Turn around time for scores:
3-5 business days multiple choice
5-10 business days essay (human-scored)
Unofficial score report at conclusion of CBT
TC’s control turn around time on score reporting for PBT.
Give a fresh answer sheet, if coming back on another day, don’t wait.
Expedited shipping to ETS
Checks for fraud in testing when scoring
Multiple choice is machine scored.
Every single essay is double-scored to ensure inter-rater reliability
Essay scoring--All scorers will be hired, paid, and trained by ETS
ETS looking for scorers would like to have Iowa scorers in the pool.
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33. Scoring System Details
High School Equivalency
Minimum scaled score 8 of 20 on each subtest; and
Combined scaled score of 45 on entire battery
College and Career Readiness
Minimum of scaled score 15 of 20 on each subtest
Highest Possible Scores
20 on each subtest; and
100 for entire battery
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34. Crosswalk of HiSET scores to 2002 GED
Handout: —HiSET/GED Score Crosswalk Flyer
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35. ETS policy allows for combining: English/Spanish tests and scores
Policies on Scoring
ETS policy allows for combining:
English/Spanish tests and scores
Paper- and computer-based tests and scores
We will score an essay written in Spanish, even if the TT was scheduled for English.
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36. View Scores
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37. Official score Report—Battery
Reports highest score on HiSET taken ANYWHERE

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39. Score report, transcript & diploma
ETS® issues scoring report
Access for state, test center, test taker
Louisiana issues transcript/diploma
Initial issuance process
Duplicate request process
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40. HiSET™ Preparation, Test Registration, and Accommodations
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41. Current teacher prep materials
If your current curriculum prepares students for GED® 2002 test, same materials can be used for HiSET™
Sample items available online at
ETS® developing teacher professional development resources for preparing students
Commercial vendors are developing specific materials for the HiSET™ tests
Handout: HiSET GED Prep Crosswalk Brochure
ETS will review commercial products
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42. Additional resources and professional development
Teacher Professional Development
Teacher preparation focused training
Training modules in development
Webinars
State Lead and Test Center Administrators
Policy documentation, clear and concise tracking updates year-to-year
Face-to-face test administration training
Advisory councils
Shared space for professional development and best practices.
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43. Study Materials and Practice Tests
Integrate existing programs, PD & materials
ETS Study Companions at no charge
Regularly scheduled webinars
Newly developed Practice Tests $7.50- formative information- (OPT)
See handout
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44. Students’ preparing for the HiSET™
Candidates can get the HiSET™ experience, indication of readiness, and areas for improvement by taking the free practice tests.
Each practice test takes 30–45 minutes
Half the length of the actual test
One additional practice test per content area available 11/1 $7.50 each
Includes directions, tips, and an answer key.
Similar questions to those on the official tests
Add url on website
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45. Registering for the HiSET™
Test-takers register* online by:
Self service
At a testing center with assistance
Via phone with ETS HiSET™ representative
* “Find a Test Center” tools and information will be available on HiSET™ website
Demographic information collected
“Find a test center” tools and information
Two-part process: Registration and Scheduling
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46. Portal for TTs and TCAs 2/27/2013
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47. Basic demographics
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48. Additional fields
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49. Review Test Taker Account Info
Make sure the test taker’s name matches the ID document without accents. Once you click submit, you will be unable to change the date of birth, gender, and social security number. Make sure it is correct.
State age requirements restrictions cannot be blocked. Presents with information that they do not meet minimum age requirements.
Solutions: require only in-person reg; host an orientation to screen
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50. ETS Costs to Test Taker Initial testing full battery:
$50 battery, PBT or CBT, base fee plus
$40 battery, PBT or CBT, state and test center (TC) fees
Initial testing per subtest:
$15 subtest, base fee plus
$ 6 subtest, TC fee
 Retesting:
If battery purchased, $ 6, TC fee
If subtest purchased, $15, base fee
plus $6 TC fee
Communicate more cost effective to take the full battery with retest benefit.
ETS will collect the payment through the online scheduling system.
Additional fees may be assessed, Louisiana is still setting the fees.
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51. Paying for the HiSET™
Test takers can pay directly to ETS via the e-registration portal.
Test centers can continue setting/collecting their test administration fees
Handout: – HiSET Cash Only Flyer

52. Accommodations for test takers
Applicants requesting accommodations must register by mail through ETS Disability Services
Use the Testing Accommodations Request Form
Have their accommodations approved before their test can be scheduled.
Steps are spelled online in the test taker section at
Online registration is not available for test takers requesting accommodations because of the need for ETS Disability Services review.
Handout: Testing Accommodations Request Form
ETS is committed to serving test takers with disabilities or health-related needs by providing services and reasonable accommodations
How long is the turn around time on an accommodations request? Typically 30 days but allow plenty of time
Link will assist test takers with requesting accommodations.
Dedicated review panel for HiSET, because working with adults and have limitations on accessing professional diagnostic services will be more open to your professional judgment based on classroom or testing evidence especially with undiagnosed learning disabilities.
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53. Questions regarding accommodations
All questions related to accommodations decisions should be directed to ETS Disability Services: CUSTOMER SERVICE ETS Disability Services Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern Time (New York) Phone: (toll-free in the United States, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico) All other locations Fax: Mail: ETS Disability Services PO Box 6054, Princeton, NJ Courier Service: ETS Disability Services 225 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, NJ
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54. Testing and Retesting
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55. HiSET™ Scheduling System
Utilizing ETS scheduling system
Test center information collected and tracked
Dates and hours
Seat capacity for both PBT and CBT
Schedule and reschedule testing appointment:
Find a Test Center
Schedule new appointment
Cancel or reschedule an appointment
Canceling can do online, through test center or by phone with ETS CSR
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58. Two times to reschedule after that there is a $10 fee to reschedule to ETS.58

59. Retesting policies for HiSET™
Cannot retest on same form of the test back-to-back (tracked by ETS).
ETS policy maximum of three (3) tests a year on each subtest.
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60. The HiSET™ Program Advantage
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61. Why HiSET™ Affordability--for states and test takers
Accessibility--both paper- and computer-based tests
Planned growth and staged development
Phase 1 and 2 funding
Time for teachers to transition and be prepared to teach
College and Career Readiness
Aligned with state and adult education standards
Workforce pipeline
Working with you and your students every step of the way from test development to transcript delivery
What does Phase 1 and 2 funding mean?
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62. Support for ETS HiSET™
Launching a national campaign to reach all stakeholders
Survey to Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs in all settings and test centers
Working with colleges and employers regarding
Employment applications
College admission requirements
Military recruitment
Monthly collaborative calls with HiSET™ state leaders and ETS HiSET™ program development team staff.
HiSET is the only HSE assessment in seven states.

63. What did you want to know
Review questions
Review the post-it notes and answer and/or clarify any outstanding items.
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64. HiSET™ Important Dates
November 1, 2013 Test taker registration opens January 2, 2014 HiSET™ testing begins
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65. Thank You For additional information contact:
Amy Riker
General information:
National Director
HiSET Program
Michelle Carson
Adult Education Trainer
HiSET Program
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