After New Jersey reduced the passing thresholds for two exams, first-attempt passing rates were similar across the three HSE exams¶
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q2 i? After the reduction in passing thresholds, the first-attempt passing rate was similar across the GED, HiSET, and TASC exams. → Jacob Hartog 2021
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Jacob Hartog 2021¶
Jacob Hartog, Lily Fesler, Brittany Tabora. (2021). Characteristics and Performance of High School Equivalency Exam Takers in New Jersey. Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/regions/midatlantic
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Analysis of first-attempt passing rates under the reduced thresholds for the New Jersey HSE study sample. The study reports that "the first-attempt passing rate was similar across the three exams" after the threshold reduction.
"However, after the reduction in passing thresholds, the first-attempt passing rate was similar across the three exams."
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Related Claims¶
- GED takers had higher grade 8 test scores and were more likely White and less likely lunch-eligible than HiSET and TASC takers — related
- Under the new thresholds, two-thirds of GED takers and more than half of HiSET and TASC takers passed on the first attempt, and three-quarters of all takers ever passed each exam — related
- Under New Jersey's original passing thresholds, first-attempt passing was more likely on the HiSET and TASC than on the GED after controlling for grade 8 test scores — related
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After New Jersey reduced the passing thresholds for two exams, first-attempt passing rates were similar across the three HSE exams |
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After New Jersey reduced the passing thresholds for two exams, first-attempt passing rates were similar across the three HSE exams |
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