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ADULT EDUCATION………..

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

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ADULT EDUCATION………..

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  1. ADULT EDUCATION……….. Changes ahead….

  2. GED NOW! • GED 2002 • GED TRAINERS

  3. GED NOW! Campaign Goals • State-wide awareness of changes • Higher awareness of AE services • 15% more GED diplomas issued

  4. 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

  5. GED 2002 Series Tests • January 1, 2002 • All prior partial scores invalid • Must take complete new • battery

  6. Overall Design Workplace

  7. Language Arts, Writing • 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

  8. 4 Effective 3 Adequate 2 Marginal Inadequate Language Arts, Writing Score Change 1

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

  10. Social Studies 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)

  11. 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

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

  13. “What Do Workers Use In Today’s High-Tech Production Lines?” Statistics Logic Probability Measurement Systems

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

  15. “Calculator used as a tool to eliminate tedium of complex calculations in realistic settings.” • Booklet One • Scientific Calculator Casio FX-260 Permitted • 50% Questions (25) • Calculators Provided by GEDTS at Official GED • Testing Centers

  16. Available with January 2002 Launch • Audiocassette, Braille and Large • Print

  17. June-August 2001 Senior Performance Analysis • and Passing Standard Score • Setting Processing • September-October Passing Standard Score Policy • Recommendation and Approval One-third of all graduating seniors CAN NOT pass the GED exam.

  18. National GED Testing Service Training GED Test Administrator - Phyllis Pardue 20 Highly-Qualified GED Instructors

  19. More GED diplomas= • Better-educated parents • Better-educated workforce • Better-educated citizens =a betterTennessee!

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