Study of the CASAS Relationship to GED 2014
CASAS, in cooperation with the GED Testing Service®, conducted a study to provide guidance to adult education programs and instructional staff regarding student readiness to take the 2014 GED® test.
The study examined the relationship of CASAS reading and math scores to the GED Ready® practice test results in Reasoning Through Language Arts (RLA) and Mathematical Reasoning.
More than one thousand students participated in the study from three principal states — California, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
This research brief presents results that show a positive relationship between CASAS reading scores and the GED® Reasoning Through Language Arts Ready Test scores as well as between CASAS math scores and GED® Mathematical Reasoning Ready Test scores.