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No part of this report may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.  \nReliability and Validity Evidence for the GED ® English as a Second Language Test  \nJ. Carl Setzer  \nGED Testing Service ®  \nA Program of the American Council on Education ®  \nAbstract  \nThe GED ® English as a Second Language (GED ESL) Test was designed to serve as an adjunct to the GED test battery when an examinee takes either the Spanish-or Frenchlanguage version of the tests. The GED ESL Test is a criterion-referenced, multiplechoice instrument that assesses the functional, English reading skills of adults whose first language is not English. The purpose of this report is to provide some background and psychometric information regarding the ESL Test. Sections of the report provide an overview of the test specifications, estimates of reliability (including internal consistency and classification accuracy), and evidence supporting the validity of test score interpretations.  \nThe Tests of General Educational Development (GED® Tests) provide an opportunity for adults who have not completed a formal high school program to certify their attainment of high school–level academic knowledge and skills, and earn their jurisdictions’ highschool–level equivalency credential, diploma, or certificate. The current GED Tests measure academic skills and knowledge requisite for a high school program of study, with an emphasis on the workplace and higher education. The GED test battery comprises five content area assessments:  \n􀁹 Language Arts, Writing (50 multiple-choice items; single essay)  \n􀁹 Social Studies (50 multiple-choice items)  \n􀁹 Science (50 multiple-choice items)  \n􀁹 Language Arts, Reading (40 multiple-choice items)  \n􀁹 Mathematics (40 multiple-choice items, 10 alternate format items)  \nSeveral versions of the GED Tests exist. Specifically, there is currently an English-language U.S. edition, an English-language Canadian edition, Spanish-language GED Tests, French-language GED Tests, and an internationally available computerbased version of the English-language U. S. edition. 1 Although the vast majority of GED candidates take one of the English-language editions, a number of candidates take the tests in either the Spanish or French language. In 2008, more than 29,000 candidates tested using the Spanish-language GED Tests. Less than 1,000 candidates tested using the French-language GED Tests that same year (GED Testing Service, 2009a) .  \nIn addition to the five content area tests, GED Testing Service ® (GEDTS) offers the English as a Second Language (ESL) Test of Reading Comprehension to jurisdictions. The ESL Test was first developed for Puerto Rico in 1971 alongside the development of the first Spanish-language version of the GED Tests. The ESL Test was not revised again until 1999. It was designed to serve as an adjunct to the GED test battery when an examinee takes either the Spanish-or French-language version of the GED Tests. 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