This was presented at our first annual ESL & Adult Education Conference and details changes in the GED testing for 2014 and how those changes may affect adult education.

1. GED 2014
Presented by
Martha Strong of the Learning Lab
Liz Otterness of CWI’s ABE

2. The end.
December 19th, 2013

3. The beginning.
January 2nd, 2014

4. A plethora of information regarding the new test.
Where much of this information in this presentation
resides.
gedtestingservices.com

5. A plethora of information regarding the new test.
Where much of this information in this presentation
resides.
gedtestingservices.com

6. Reasoning through Language Arts (reading and
writing combined)
Mathematical Reasoning
Science
Social Studies
Currently, it is reading, writing, social studies, science,
and math
“A springboard for further
education, training, and better
paying jobs.”

7. “a profile of scores that gives information about test-
taker strengths and areas of developmental need
with each test content area. This more detailed
scoring will benefit test-
takers, teachers, colleges, and employers.”
Currently, it is pass/fail with no analysis
“a significant leap forward in score
reporting”

8. Multiple choice
Short answer
Technology-enhanced
Drop-down items embedded in passages
One 45-minute extended response
75% non-fiction and 25% literature
Reasoning through Language Arts
Students will need to be able to understand longer passages
(400-900 words), read faster, and scan for important
information.

9. Multiple choice
Technology-enhanced items
Drop-down items
On-screen calculator is Texas Instruments TE-30xs
Multiview Scientific calculator
On-screen formula sheet
45% quantitative problem solving and 55% algebra
Academic and workforce contexts
Mathematical Reasoning
Students will need to know (memorized) basic formulas that will no longer be
provided, like mean, median, and mode. Also, students will need to be able to
reverse engineer a problem.

10. Multiple choice
Short answer
Technology-enhanced items
Drop-down items
40% Life science, 40% physical science, and 20%
Earth/space science
Academic and workforce contexts
Science

11. Multiple choice
Technology-enhanced items
Drop-down items
One 25 minute extended response
50% Civics and government, 20% United States
history, 15% economics, and 15% geography and the
world
Social Studies

12. Drop-down
Drag-and-drop
Hot spot
Technology Enhanced means…
Students will need basic computer skills:
mouse, tabs, keyboarding, basic word processing, access
on-line calculator/formula sheet, highlight text.

13. Also known as Cloze or the traditional multiple choice
Drop-down

14. Data on one side of screen; click and drag icon to
appropriate place on chart on other side screen.
Drag-and-drop

15. Data on one side of screen; put data in different form
on other side of screen.
Hot spot

16. Stimulus and question
There may be a split screen, multiple tabs, scroll
downs, and so forth
Need to know cut, copy, past, undo, redo, and so
forth
Short Answer

18. “…analyze source textsand use evidence to support
their arguments.”
There may be a split screen, multiple tabs, scroll
downs, and so forth
Need to know cut, copy, paste, undo, redo, and so
forth
Extended Response

19. Trait 1: Analysis of arguments and use of evidence
Trait 2: Development of ideas and structure
Trait 3: Clarity and command of Standard English
Conventions
Short Answer/Extended Response
Rubric

20. By Dr. Norman L. Webb in 1997
Used for the GED 2014 like Bloom’s Taxonomy was for
GED 2002
Cognitive complexity
Recall
Basic Application of Skill/Concept
Strategic Thinking
Extended Thinking
Depth of Knowledge-DOK

21. 20% of GED 2014
DOK 1 is a bit like Bloom’s knowledge and
comprehension
What sentence supports your answer?
Use conventions of standard American English
correctly.
DOK 1: Recall

22. 80% with DOK3 of GED 2014
DOK 2 is like Bloom’s Application
Predict what happens next.
Use compound or complex sentences.
Summarize.
DOK 2: Basic Application of
Skill/Concept

23. 80% with DOK 2
DOK 3 like Bloom’s Analysis
What is the effect author’s purpose of the passage
Using multiple passages, summarize the message
Essay response to multiple passages
DOK 3: Strategic Thinking

24. Not on GED 2014
DOK 4 is like Bloom’s synthesis and evaluation better
analyzed in a long term project
DOK 4: Extended Thinking

25. A plethora of information regarding the new test.
Where much of this information in this presentation
resides.
gedtestingservices.com