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The 2014 GED Test

The 2014 GED Test. Activate Background Knowledge. What do you know or think you know about the new GED? Brainstorm everything you know or have heard. Share with your classmates. The New GED Test is Here!. It is more difficult There are new types of questions It is computer based

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The 2014 GED Test

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  1. The 2014 GED Test

  2. Activate Background Knowledge • What do you know or think you know about the new GED? • Brainstorm everything you know or have heard. • Share with your classmates

  3. The New GED Test is Here! • It is more difficult • There are new types of questions • It is computer based • It costs more • Practice Tests cost $4 and are online

  4. Why is it harder? • Multiple choice answers let you employ test taking skills to guess the right answer. • The new GED emphasizes critical thinking, reasoning skills, and expressing yourself through writing. • You need technology skills. • You will need more specific content knowledge. • You will need keyboarding skills (free keyboarding books in the lounge)

  5. Depth of Knowledge • The Depth of Knowledge model details the level of cognitive complexity required to answer specific items on the GED test. • There are three levels of DOK complexity. • About 80% of items across all four tests will be written to DOK levels 2 and 3 with the rest at level 1. • Level 1: Recall, observe, question, or represent facts or simple skills. Surface understanding. • Level 2: Process information beyond simple recall and observation to include summarizing, ordering, classifying, identifying patterns and relationships, and connecting ideas. • Level 3: Explain, generalize and connect ideas by inferring, elaborating, and predicting. Test takers must summarize from multiple sources and develop compositions that critically analyze the sources.

  6. DOK Level 1 Recall/List

  7. DOK Level 2 Describe (Why)

  8. DOK Level 3 Explain Using Support

  9. What tests are on the new GED? • Reasoning Through Language Arts • Science • Social Studies • Mathematical Reasoning • 165 minutes • 75 minutes • 90 minutes • 115 minutes

  10. Types of Questions • Multiple Choice • Fill in the Blank • Hot Spot Items • Drag and Drop Items • Drop Down Selection Items • Short Answer • Extended Response

  11. Fill in the Blank • Fill in the blank items allow test takers to demonstrate vocabulary skills at a higher cognitive level by requiring them to provide their own synonyms. They also require learners to write a short phrase or sentence in response to an item.

  12. Hot Spot • This item contains sensor regions, or hot spots, on which the test takers can click in order to provide responses to the question.

  13. Drag and Drop • Drag-and-drop items involve interactive tasks that require test takers to move words, phrases, or short sentences into designated drop zones. Test takers classify and sequence information, analyze an author’s arguments, and edit to re-order sentences within a paragraph.

  14. Drop Down Selection • These items include a pull down menu of response choices directly embedded within the text. Test takers use these items to demonstrate mastery of language skills, such as conventions of Edited American English and standard usage and punctuation.

  15. Short Answer • Appear on the Science exam • Requires about a paragraph of text.

  16. Extended Response • On the Reasoning Through Language Arts Test and Social Studies Test. • 45 minutes for RLA. • 25 minutes for Social Studies • Test takers will analyze one or more source texts in order to produce a writing sample. • The rubric has three traits: • Analyzing arguments and gathering evidence found in source texts. • Organizing and developing their writing. • Demonstrating fluency with conventions of Edited American English.

  17. Scoring • You can score between 100 and 200 on each of the tests. • You need 150 to pass each test. • You need a total score of above 600 to pass all four tests. • Honors: 180-200

  18. Resources • Instructors • Tutors and Tutor Lab • GED.com • ABS/GED Wiki • Learning Express Library

  19. Takeaway Message • The GED test is different, and it costs more, but it is still DOABLE. • Studying for and passing the GED will help you be more successful in college and work. • You still need to put in a lot of time and effort.

  20. Questions?

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