2014 GED Test Instructional Strategies

2014 GED® Test:
Instructional Strategies
7 June 2013

Presenter:
Meagen Farrell
Farrell Ink LLC

Author of Instructional
Materials
 Free materials online
at farrellink.com:
◦ Learning for Life
Starter Kit
◦ NEO Literacy Corps
Member Trainings
 Teaching Adults: A
2014 GED® Test
Resource Book from
New Readers Press

Objectives
 Introduce 5 major changes with the
2014 GED® Test.
 Consider the implications for
instruction and curricula.
 Demonstrate a sample
interdisciplinary lesson.
 Facilitate groups to create their own
interdisciplinary lesson plans.

Our activities connect with the
following Research-Based Best
Practices for Adult Literacy:
 Participate in and facilitate supportive
learning environments.
 Use authentic instructional materials.
 Promote learner persistence.
Source: A Framework for Program Improvements in Adult Literacy

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT
IN JANUARY 2014?

The Big Changes
Common
Core State
Standards
Depth of
Knowledge
100%
Computer-
Based Testing
New Test
Pricing
Four
Intertwined
Subjects
©2013 New Readers Press. Used with permission.

Participated in a Webinar? Pre-
Test
 The motto of the Common Core State
Standards is “______er, _______er,
______er.”
 GED® Test items connected to the
Depth of Knowledge Levels: Level
One: ____% Levels Two & Three:
____% Level Four: ___%
 For the 2002 GED® Math Test, the
first time passing rate is ___% for
paper-based and ___% for computer-
based testing.

Participated in a Webinar? Pre-
Test
 The “wholesale” price of the 2014
GED® Test is $_____ for the first two
years.
 _____________ sets the price for test-
takers.
 The 2014 GED® test will include
writing:
◦ ____ min extended response in
Reasoning through Language Arts.
◦ ____ min extended response in Social
Studies.
◦ ____ short answer responses in Science.©2013 New Readers Press. Used with permission.

Common Core State
Standards
 GED® assessment targets are based
on the CCSS and other career &
college readiness standards
 Also used for standards-based
instruction
 Skills standards in English Language
Arts & Mathematics (not content
standards)
 “Fewer, clearer, higher”

Depth of Knowledge
Replaces Bloom’s
Taxonomy.
Measures cognitive
complexity of a task.
GED® test items:
 20% level 1
 80% levels 2 & 3
1
• Verbatim Recall
• Paraphrasing
2
• Main point, patterns
• Identify relationships
3
• Inference & synthesis
• Prediction, elaboration
4
• Generating hypotheses
• Complex analysis

Computer-Based Testing
2012 CBT Testing
Results
(2002 series test)
Partnering with
computer-based testing
provider Pearson VUE
2014: Automated
scores available within
3 hours
Reduced Stress!
Increased
scores
Time left over
Math Passing Rate (1st Time)
83% on
computer
30% on paper
Overall Passing Rate
88% on
computer
71% on paper

New Price for GED® Test
 Cost for test battery $120 for 2014 &
2015-- Jurisdictions may set student
fee higher/lower

Value of the GED Test
 Adults with a high school equivalency
diploma earn $250,000+ more over their
lifetime.
 GEDTS is protecting the value of the
credential for test-takers:
◦ Litigate to protect GED name: 40
fraudulent companies shut down
already
◦ Improve customer service to test-
takers: great YouTube videos &
tutorials!
◦ Continue to research value of passing
the GED Test & market to colleges and
employers©2013 New Readers Press. Used with permission.

Four Intertwined Subjects
Reasoning
through
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Mathematical
Reasoning

Content from Real Life Scenarios
Reasoning
through
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Mathematical
Reasoning

Writing Constructed
Responses
Reasoning
through
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Mathematical
Reasoning

Interpreting Data
Reasoning
through
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Mathematical
Reasoning

Questions?

IMPLICATIONS FOR
INSTRUCTION &
CURRICULA

Find a Partner
 Take 5 minutes to discuss how you
think the computer-based GED® test
will impact instruction & curricula. How
will it affect you? your students? your
program?
 As a reminder, the other changes we
discussed:
◦ Common Core State Standards
◦ Depth of Knowledge
◦ New GED Test Pricing
◦ Four Intertwined Subjects

Implications for Instruction &
Curricula
 Who would like to share?
◦ Name one effect on you
◦ Name one effect on your students
◦ Name one effect on your program

10 MINUTE BREAK
Discuss the implications for instructors

SAMPLE
INTERDISCIPLINARY
LESSON

My Two Cents on Teaching
Adults
• GED test prep
programs are like
marathon training
programs at a gym.
• Single-subject
instruction is like
running alone on the
treadmill, day after day.
• Interdisciplinary group
instruction is like
working out with a
team.

Facilitating Engaging Lessons:
Education Pays
Field Tested at the Legacy Program

• One person talks at a time.
• We do not have to agree.
• Everyone can share their thoughts and
feelings.
• Respond to the topic, not to others’
comments.
Are there rules you want to change,
delete, or add?
How Do We Want to Act as a
Group?

Objective
 Look deeper at the words, numbers,
and experiences that define poverty.
 Understand statistics that show the
relationship between education level,
income level, and unemployment.
 Reflect on what we can do about
poverty.

What Does Poverty Mean To
You?

Why is Poverty important?
Some Questions to Consider:
 Why does the U.S. measure how
many people are in poverty?
 What social services are provided for
people in poverty?
 How could someone get out of
poverty?

We’re going to look at three
definitions of poverty:
 The words in the federal definition
from the U.S. Census Bureau
 A video about the experience of rural
poverty from World Vision
 The numbers from that define the
federal poverty guidelines

The Words: What is Poverty?
The United States Census Bureau offers the
following definition:
 Following the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) Statistical Policy Directive 14,
the Census Bureau uses a set of money income
thresholds that vary by family size and
composition to determine who is in poverty. If a
family's total income is less than the family's
threshold, then that family and every individual
in it is considered in poverty. The official poverty
thresholds do not vary geographically, but they
are updated for inflation using Consumer Price
Index (CPI-U). The official poverty definition
uses money income before taxes and does not
include capital gains or noncash benefits (such
as public housing, Medicaid, and food stamps).

The Experience: Rural
poverty…
 Rural Poverty in the United States by
World Vision

What did you see or hear in this
video?
 “World Vision has the ability to bring those
ideas into a community in a culturally sensitive
way and help leaders adapt their approaches
to poverty in a way that is more effective,
leading people out of generational poverty.” –
Ruston Seaman
 “I think we want to live productive lives. I think
we want our children to be happy and well
adjusted. We want them to be able to pursue
or chase their dreams. I think we want to be
able to provide for their needs. I think we want
to be able to live comfortably without not
knowing where your next meal is going to
come from or whether your lights is going to

The Numbers: Poverty
Guidelines 2013
For the 48 Contiguous
States and the District of
Columbia
 For
families/households
with more than 8
persons, add $4,020
for each additional
person.
Persons in
family/household
Poverty guideline
1 $11,490
2 15,510
3 19,530
4 23,550
5 27,570
6 31,590
7 35,610
8 39,630
From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services:
http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/13poverty.cfm

One High School Diploma Can
Bring A Family of Four

What is Poverty?
What Can I Do About It?
 Everyone take an index card and pen
or pencil.
 Write for five minutes about what
poverty means and what you can do
about it.
 Don’t worry about spelling or
punctuation. Just write down your
thoughts.

Share Your Thoughts:
 Each person share one thought or
idea that came from your reflection.
 (You don’t have to read your card out
loud!)

Your Turn to Create a Lesson!
 Each person should have a blank
lesson plan template and a completed
example.
 Get in pairs or groups up to four
people.
 Designate one person as the recorder
to write down the lesson.

Quiz Answers
 The motto of the Common Core State
Standards is “______er, _______er,
______er.”
 GED Test items connected to the
Depth of Knowledge Levels: Level
One: ____% Levels Two & Three:
____% Level Four: ___%
 For the 2002 GED Math Test, the first
time passing rate is ___% for paper-
based and ___% for computer-based
testing.

Quiz Answers
 The “wholesale” price of the 2014 GED
Test is $_____ for the first two years.
 _____________ sets the price for test-
takers.
 The 2014 GED writing sections will
include:
◦ ____ min extended response in Reasoning
through Language Arts.
◦ ____ min extended response in Social
Studies.
◦ ____ short answer responses in Science.

A JOURNEY OF 1,000
MILES BEGINS WITH A
SINGLE STEP

Photo Source: http://flipflopsonly.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/stuck-in-the-middle-earth-with-you-a-trip-to-hobbiton-new-zealand/

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