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GED Test Overview

GED Test Overview. Orientation to the General Educational Development Exam (GED). Language Arts, Writing Language Arts, Reading Social Studies Science Mathematics. 5. Five GED Tests. Measured Skills on GED Test. Communication: Written and Visual Text Information Processing

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GED Test Overview

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  1. GED Test Overview Orientation to the General Educational Development Exam (GED)

  2. Language Arts, Writing Language Arts, Reading Social Studies Science Mathematics 5 Five GED Tests

  3. Measured Skills on GED Test • Communication: Written and Visual Text • Information Processing • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

  4. Test Design • Communication: Written Text • Informational texts • Historical, political, social/cultural texts • Texts representing different groups • Different kinds of literature texts

  5. Test Design • Communication: Visual Text • Graphs, charts, maps, photos, cartoons, figures, diagrams, timelines • 60% Social Studies Test • 50% Science Test • 50% Math Test

  6. Social Studies Comprehension 20% Application 20% Analysis 40% Evaluation 20% Language Arts, Reading Comprehension 20% Application 20% Analysis 30% Synthesis 30% (percentages are approximate) Critical Thinking and Problem SolvingEmphasis on Higher Order Skills

  7. Language Arts, Writing • Multiple Choice Section - 50 questions • “How to” Documents • Informational Mailings • Memos, Letters • Essay

  8. Micro-Level Sentence Editing • Reader evaluates the accuracy of the writer’s use of Standard Edited American English (SEAE) • Sentence structure • Usage • Mechanics

  9. Macro-Level Document Editing • Reader evaluates the writer’s ability to communicate effectively with the reader • Add, remove, or reposition a sentence • Effective topic sentence • Sequencing of paragraphs • Transition of sentence among paragraphs

  10. Direct Writing AssignmentExpository Essay • Assigned prompt • Generate, organize, connect, and express ideas • No required word count • 37% to 40% of score for Language Arts, Writing Test

  11. Sample PromptTopic F If you could make one positive change in your daily life, what would that change be?In your essay, identify the one change you would make. Explain the reasons for your choice. Use your personal observations, experience, and knowledge.

  12. Essay Scoring Rubric • Holistic scoring based on the reader’s overall impression • Four-point scale • 4 Effective • 3 Adequate • 2 Marginal • 1 Inadequate

  13. Language Arts, Reading • Literary Text (75%) • Non-fiction Text (25%)

  14. Literary Text (75%) • Poetry • Drama • Fiction • Pre 1920 • 1920 - 1960 • 1960 - present

  15. Non-fiction Text (25%) • Non-fiction Prose • Biography, Critical Reviews of Fine and Performing Arts • Workplace and Community Documents

  16. Social Studies • History (40%) • US/Canada Specific • Global (world) • Civics (25%) • Economics (20%) • Geography (15%)

  17. American History • Major periods and development • Colonization through westward expansion • Civil War • Industrialization • Armed conflict and global economic depression • Postwar and contemporary United States • Enduring issues and current challenges

  18. World History • Major periods and development • Early civilizations and the great empires • World religions • Feudalism through the era of expansion • Global Age • Revolutions • Armed conflicts • 20th century

  19. Civics and Government • Democracy, citizenship, and foreign relations • Politics and government • The American political system • Relationship of United States to other nations • Roles of citizens

  20. Economics • Economic theory and consumerism • Economic reasoning and choice • Comparison of modern economic systems • Production and consumers • Financial institutions • Government’s role in the economy • Labor • Global markets

  21. Geography • The world in spatial terms • Places and regions • Physical systems • Human systems • Environment and society • Uses of geography

  22. Science • Life Science (45%) Biology and Health • Earth and Space Science (20%) • Physical Science (35%) Chemistry and Physics

  23. Science • GED Science test is not based on Bloom’s Taxonomy of Critical Thinking; • Knowledge • Comprehension • Application • Analysis • Evaluation • Synthesis

  24. National Science Educational Standards (NSES) • Scientific Understanding and Skills • Unifying Concepts • Science as Inquiry • Science & Technology • Science in Personal and Social Perspectives • History/Nature of Science

  25. Life Science • 45% Life Science and Biology

  26. Life Science: Biology and Health • Fundamental Understandings • The cell • Molecular basis of heredity • Interdependence of organisms • Matter, energy, and organization in living systems

  27. Earth and Space Science • Fundamental Understandings • Energy in the Earth system • Origin and evolution of the Earth system • Origin and evolution of the universe image courtesy of nasa.gov

  28. Physical Science: Chemistry and Physics • Fundamental Understandings • Structure of the atom • Structure and properties of matters • Chemical reactions • Motions and Forces • Interactions of energy and matter

  29. Mathematics • Numbers, Number Sense, and Operations (20-30%) • Data, Statistics, and Probability (20-30%) • Geometry and Measurement (20-30%) • Algebra, Functions and Patterns (20-30%)

  30. Mathematics • Two separate booklets - one score • One answer sheet • 20% alternate format questions

  31. Alternate Format • Standard Grid • Six on Part I Calculator Permitted • Two on Part II • Answers can be left, center, or right justified

  32. Alternate Format • Coordinate plane grid • One on Part I Calculator Permitted • One on Part II

  33. Booklet One • Scientific calculator permitted Casio fx-260 • 50% of the math questions (25) • Alternate format: six standard grids and one coordinate plane grid

  34. Booklet Two • Estimation and mental math emphasized • Calculator not permitted • 50% of the math questions (25) • Alternate format: two standard grids and one coordinate plane grid

  35. Scoring • Raw scores on each section added and converted to standard score ranging from 800-200 • 410 required to pass each subtest • 450 average of the five subtest scores to pass the whole battery and earn a GED Certificate

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