ADULT EDUCATION……….. Changes ahead….. GED NOW! GED 2002 GED TRAINERS

ADULT EDUCATION………..

Changes ahead….

•GED NOW!

•GED 2002

•GED TRAINERS

For More Information, please contact:

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Office of Adult Education

1-800-531-1515

GED NOW! Campaign Goals

State-wide awareness of changes Higher awareness of AE services 15% more GED diplomas issued

GED NOW! Timeline• July 30 - Press kits mailed

• Aug. 13 - Commissioner’s press release

• Aug. 20-Sept. 3 - Local media blitz using GED NOW! Logo

• Sept. 4 -16 - TV/radio spots, PSA’s

• Sept. 17-22 - Registration in all programs state-wide

• Sept. 25 - Nov. 3 -GED NOW! Fast-track classes state-wide

GED 2002 Series Tests

• January 1, 2002

• All prior partial scores invalid

• Must take complete new battery

WorkplaceOverall Design

Direct Writing Assignment• Expository Essay

– Generate, Organize, Connect, and Express Ideas

– No Required Word Count - Sufficient Development to Communicate the Idea Effectively

– 37 to 40% of Language Arts, Writing Test Score

Language Arts, Writing

1

4 Effective

3 Adequate

2 Marginal

Inadequate

Language Arts, WritingScore Change

Language Arts, ReadingTypes of Text

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

50 Questions

History 40% (20 Questions) US/Canada Specific (12 Questions) Global (world) ( 8 Questions)

Civics 25% ( 13 Questions)Economics 20% ( 10 Questions)Geography 15% ( 7 Questions)

Social Studies

• Visual Text (60%) Cartoons, photos, timelines, graphs, charts

• Written Text–Practical Documents (Discretionary) Advertisements, Voter Guides, Insurance Forms, Tax Forms– Key Documents (Constant) Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Landmark Supreme Court Decisions

Social Studies

• Life Science (Biology and Health) 45% 23 Items• Earth & Space Science 20% 11 Items• Physical Science (Chemistry & Physics) 35% 16 Items

Science

“What Do Workers Use In Today’s High-Tech Production Lines?”

Statistics

Logic

Probability

Measurement Systems

• Numbers, Numbers Sense, & Operations 20-30%• Data, Statistics, & Probability 20-30%• Geometry & Measurement 20-30%• Algebra, Functions, & Patterns 20-30%

Mathematics

• Booklet One– Scientific Calculator Casio FX-260 Permitted– 50% Questions (25)– Calculators Provided by GEDTS at Official GED Testing Centers

“Calculator used as a tool to eliminate tedium of complex calculations in realistic settings.”

• Available with January 2002 Launch

– Audiocassette, Braille and Large Print

• June-August 2001 Senior Performance Analysis and Passing Standard Score

Setting Processing

• September-October Passing Standard Score PolicyRecommendation and

Approval

One-third of all graduating seniors CAN NOT

pass the GED exam.

National GED Testing Service Training

GED Test Administrator - Phyllis Pardue

20 Highly-Qualified GED Instructors

More GED diplomas =

•Better-educated parents

•Better-educated workforce

•Better-educated citizens

= a better

Tennessee!Tennessee!