Study of the CASAS Relationship to GED 2014 - Research Brief

Sep 14, 2026

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Study of the CASAS relationship to the GED 2014 test provides guidance for adult education programs on student readiness to take the 2014 GED® examination. The research analyzes how CASAS reading and math scores relate to GED Ready® practice test results in Reasoning through Language Arts (RLA) and Mathematical Reasoning. Preliminary findings from more than 1,000 participants in California, Connecticut, and Rhode Island show positive relationships aligned to GED Ready® performance zones.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages4

Reading Time10 min

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CASAS

GED Ready® Practice Test

Study Methodology

Study Population

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Preliminary Observations

[www.casas org](www.casas org) REPORTS | National Reports and Articles 1 Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems Research Brief March 2016 Study of the CASAS Relationship to GED® 2014 CASAS, in cooperation with the GED Testing Service®, is conducting a study to provide guidance to adult education programs and instructional staff regarding student readiness to take the 2014 GED® test. The study examines the relationship of CASAS reading and math scores to the GED Ready® practice test results in Reasoning through Language Arts (RLA) and Mathematical Reasoning. To date, more than 1,000 students have participated in the study from three principal states—California, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. CASAS and the GED Testing Service® continue to recruit participants to increase the sample size of the study. This research brief presents preliminary 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. Test Content CASAS CASAS Reading and Math forms are designed and validated to represent the entire range of skills associated with the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) Educational Functioning Levels. Tables 6 and 7 provide additional information including CASAS reading and math skill level descriptors for CASAS Levels D and E and CASAS scoring ranges compared to National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) Educational Functioning Levels. More information on test content can be found [at www.CASAS.com](at www.CASAS.com). GED Ready® Practice Test GED Ready® : The Official Practice Test (GED Ready®) is a computerbased practice test that is approximately 50 percent of the length of the operational 2014 GED® test. GED Ready® is an abbreviated version of the operational GED® test. It is a battery comprising four content area tests: Reasoning Through Language Arts (RLA), Mathematical Reasoning, Science, and Social Studies. Each test is a practice version of the full-length, operational GED® test of the same content area, though for the purposes of this study only the RLA and Mathematical Reasoning tests were used. All GED Ready® test items are developed simultaneously with those for the operational GED® test and are drawn from the same item pool. Furthermore, GED Ready® contains all of the same item types and formats of the operational test. GED Ready® and GED® test scores are reported on the same scale, which ranges from 100 to 200. Because the purpose of GED Ready® is to provide feedback on future performance on the GED® test, GED Testing Service created the following performance reporting zones to aid score interpretation: (1) Not Likely to Pass (the “red” zone),(2) Too Close to Call (the“yellow” zone), and (3) Likely to Pass (the “green” zone) . Table 1 shows the percentage of adult testers who passed the operational GED® test given their performance on GED Ready® . More information on test content can be found at [www.gedtestingservice.com](www.gedtestingservice.com). Table 1 GED Ready® Performance and GED® Pass Rates Content Area GED Ready® Zone Passed | Reasoning Through Language Arts | Red | 51% | | --- | --- | --- | | | Yellow | 64% | | | Green | 92% | | Mathematical Reasoning | Red | 47% | | | Yellow | 64% | | | Green | 90% | Study Methodology All participants were from WIOA funded adult education providers who offer adult basic education (ABE), adult secondary education (ASE), and English as-a-second language (ESL) programs. Colleges and agencies were asked, when possible, to administer the CASAS and GED Ready® practice tests within a two-week time period. This was to limit the amount of instruction between testing events. It was not always feasible for the tests to be administered within two weeks but, as a whole, the tests were administered within close proximity. Of the 1033 partic

FAQs

What is the purpose of the study of the CASAS relationship to GED 2014?

The study evaluates how CASAS reading and math scores relate to GED Ready® practice test results to guide adult education programs on student readiness for the 2014 GED® test.

Which GED Ready® test areas were used in this study?

Although GED Ready® includes four content area tests, this study used only Reasoning through Language Arts (RLA) and Mathematical Reasoning.

What preliminary relationship did the research find between CASAS and GED Ready®?

Preliminary results show a positive relationship between CASAS reading scores and GED® RLA Ready Test scores, and between CASAS math scores and GED® Mathematical Reasoning Ready Test scores.

Sep 14, 2026

Uploaded by Grenda