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Understanding the Changes to the 2014 GED Exam: A Comprehensive Guide for Educators

This resource outlines the significant changes to the 2014 GED exam, highlighting the necessary technology and literacy skills needed for test-takers. It covers essential components such as basic word processing, tab browsing, and advanced item types like multiple choice, drag-and-drop, and hotspots. Educators will find video demonstrations, quizzes, and comparison charts with digital literacy standards to better prepare students for the test. Explore the importance of navigating multiple windows and using technology effectively to succeed.

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Understanding the Changes to the 2014 GED Exam: A Comprehensive Guide for Educators

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  1. GED®2014 Test Item Types David J. Rosen, Ed.D. , President Newsomne Associates djrosen@newsomeassociates.com

  2. For Teachers: Changes to 2014 GED (Hubbs Center in St. Paul, MN) http://hubbs.spps.org/for_teachers_changes_to_2014_ged.html • Test Items Screen Capture Video (3 mins) http://hubbs.spps.org/uploads/ged_computer_skills_video.swf • Tab Browsing Quiz http://hubbs.spps.org/uploads/tabbed_browsing_example_quiz.ppsx

  3. Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment http://digitalliteracyassessment.org • Comparison of Northstar digital literacy standards (upon which the assessment was based) with digital literacy skills needed for the GED®2014 Exam http://hubbs.spps.org/uploads/nsdl_and_2014_ged_1.pdf

  4. What Technology Skills do test takers need • Basic word processing (composing, editing, revising) • Cut, copy paste, -- Keyboard shortcuts do not work on GED • Undo/redo keyboard shortcuts do not work • Insert • Enter – hard return • Spacing • Backspace • Highlighting

  5. keyboarding skills (Minor typing experience: 20 WPM, Average: 30-45 WPM, proficient 60WPM, or 50-80 WPM+) • Tab Browsing to read a multiple-page text, need to know how to tab browse. No “next button” • Mouse to click, drag and drop and to scroll down to find new information • Drag and drop answers to their correct place

  6. Science – hotspots – click on a certain part of a graph to place the answer there • Math – manage multiple windows, e.g. • Open on line TX 30xs calculator window and place it on the page, then • Open calculator reference sheet that explains calculator buttons, reduce it, and drag it to the side,

  7. Look up formula on formula sheet, which can be opened , made smaller, dragged to the side; Learners have to navigate all these windows while reading and answering the question. For next question, all disappears. Have to re-open these windows. • Flag certain questions for review – (upper right corner) to come back to it on the item review screen at end.

  8. Answer Types • Multiple choice • Constructed response. An extended answer (25 and 45 mins..) based on reading of text. Short (10 min) answer) • Technology enhanced items • Hot spots (pick point on a graph, number line, etc.) • Drag and drop • Drop down menus

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