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TASC Update

3/10/2015

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STATISTICS ABOUT THE TEST ASSESSING SECONDARY COMPLETION (TASC)
  • 26,034 took the TASC in 2014 vs. 44,200 in 2012, a 44.7% decrease
  • 50.2% of test-takers passed the TASC in 2014 (57.3% with grandfathered scores) vs. 53.8% in 2012
  • Math and Writing had the lowest pass rates
  • Final 2014 data and new assessments will be released  by end of March, 2015

NEW YORK STATE PATHWAYS FOR EARNING A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY (HSE) DIPLOMA
  • Passing the TASC – the only state subsidized high school equivalency test in NYS
  • Meeting the requirements of the National External Degree Program (NEDP) – there is only one provider in NYC -- SEIU 1199
  • Earning 24 college credits

2015 TASC
  • The 2015 TASC will be available as of March 30, 2015. Use the 2014 TASC and TASC Readiness Assessment until then.
  • Shift in "Depth of Knowledge": fewer level 1 questions, more level 2 and 3 questions
  • New item types:
  • -- Constructed response (CR) (1-2 paragraphs)
  • -- Technology-enhanced (TE) – introduced in 2015 and fully implemented in 2016
  • -- Drag-and-drop, with and without sequencing
  • -- Evidence-based selected response (more than one part to the question)
  • -- Multiple-select response (more than one answer)
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