1. TASC Readiness Test Update Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved. TASC Test Assessing Secondary Completion is a trademark of McGraw-Hill School Education Holdings LLC. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. CTB is not affiliated with The After School Corporation and The After School Corporation has not authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved of CTB’s products and services including the TASC Test Assessing Secondary Completion.

2. AGENDA - FAQs Readiness Assessment - FAQs Test Prep -Q&A Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

3. When will the Readiness Assessment be available? Online Test – now! (English and Spanish) Paper and Pencil – 2/28 (ENGLISH) & 4/04 (SPANISH) Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

4. The new test booklets are consumable. They are not designed to be reused. Examinees are instructed to write in the test booklets. Booklets are for one time use. Booklets are sent in 10 packs with 10 Results Books. Are paper test books re-usable? Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

5. What is included with Online Readiness Assessments? o Online Readiness Test Administrations o Online Math Formulas o Online Calculator o Print “Results Booklets” * o Print Administrator’s Manual o “Welcome” e-mail** *Includes Subject Specific Score Sheets & Readiness Assessment Profile Sheet ** Includes PDF of manual Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

6. What’s included with PRINT Readiness Assessments? o Print TASC “Readiness Test Booklets” o Print “Results Booklets”* o “Math Formulas Sheets” o Print “Readiness Test Administrator’s Manual” *Includes subject specific Score Sheets and a Readiness Assessment Profile Sheet. Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

7. Administration Time Requirements Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

8. Can students test over multiple days? Each subtest should be completed in one session Students’ online work can be saved over time Student work in the paper/pencil battery can be completed over time Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

9. What is the price for the TASC Readiness Test? o TASC ONLINE Readiness Test o $10.00 per test o Sold in lots of 10 o Includes all five subtests o TASC PRINT Readiness Tests o $100 per 10 pack o Includes 10 complete batteries Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

10. When can I start Readiness Testing? ONLINE Readiness testing can begin now. (English and Spanish) Early Testing Caveats o PDF Administrator Manual and Results Booklet will be supplied in “Welcome” e-mail for you to print o Print manual and print results booklets will follow Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

11. PRINT readiness materials are available …. ENGLISH … 2/28SPANISH … 4/04 Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

12. How do Adult Ed Centers order? All orders can be made through Customer Service: o phone: 888.282.0589 / Option 4 o e-mail: TASC_Helpdesk@ctb.comTASC_Helpdesk@ctb.com o fax: 877.800.9389 Existing customers o Order Form o PO, VISA, MC or AMEX Orders for the Online Readiness Assessment must include: amendment to TASC Subscriber Agreement NEED FORMS? New customers* o Order Form o PO, VISA, MC or AMEX o Purchasing Qualifications Statement Orders for the Online Readiness Assessment must include: TASC Test Subscriber Agreement Ask Customer Service Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

13. Installing the software to access the TASC Online Readiness Test The following are included in the initial “WELCOME!” e-mail:  Link to On-Demand Training Resource  Ten Steps to Administering the TASC Readiness Assessment  PDFs of Administrator’s Manual & Results Books  OAS System Basics Guide  OAS Installation Guide Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

14. What is the recommended wait time between retakes? The recommended wait time between retakes is one month. Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

15. How do examinees get test results? o Instructors provide results in the Results Booklet for online and print test. o Print tests are hand scored. o Online tests provide a raw score that instructors retrieve to calculate predictive scores. o Administrator’s manual provides instructor support for scoring. Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

16. QUICKLY score tests with Subtest Score Reports (Available in Results Books) THISISANSTHISISANS Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

17. Expected Performance Tables Translate Scores (Available in Admin. Manual) Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

18. SHARE the Readiness Assessment Profile (Available in Results Book) Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

19. COMPLETE SUPPORT for ESSAY SCORING Copy of Writing Prompt and Readings Exemplary Response Rubric Anchor Paper Response Additional Example Responses for Clarification Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

20. Managing Gridded Response and Essay Items (Early Online Administrations) Phase 1 – Essay and gridded response items done with paper/pencil (2/2014) Phase 2 - Gridded response items and essay done online (8/2014) Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

21. FAQs Readiness Assessment FAQs Test Prep Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

22. Does CTB have a FREE practice test? CTB will offer FREE Practice Item SAMPLERS on TASCtest.com (2/21) Downloadable PDFs Designed to expose learners to… o Test content o Item types Not predictive like the Readiness Test Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

23. Test Preparation Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

24. Contemporary McGraw Hill Education PRINT  Discipline Specific Common Core Print Student Books (Achieve Series) - Mathematics - Feb 7 th - Reading – Feb 24 th - Writing - Feb 24 th - Science - March 14 th -Social Studies - March 14 th  TASC Exercise Books – April 30 th  Common Core Achieve Online – Feb. 27 th TASC-specific scope & sequence and assessment item types http://www.commoncoreachieve.com/commoncoreachieve http://www.commoncoreachieve.com/commoncoreachieve Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

25. Contemporary McGraw Hill Education Adaptive Learning and Test Prep Practice – Coming March 14 th -27th Getting Started with Computers and Keyboarding Online Test Taking Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

26. New Readers Press Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

27. McGraw Hill Professional Coming February 7 th Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

28. Kaplan New TASC Strategies, Practice, and Review 2014 Coming May 6, 2014 Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

29. How do AE centers learn about test preparation materials for the TASC Test? o Visit TASCtest.com after 2/28 o Contact AE publishers directly o Talk to colleagues o Explore online Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

30. Adult Education Publishers Aztec Contemporary/McGraw Hill Essential Education/GED Academy Kaplan McGraw Hill Professional New Readers Press Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

31. Q&A Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.

32. Thanks for attending. Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.