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Current News Enterprise High School: Beware!
February 9, 2006
Jeff:
One of our students made a payment to Enterprise High School trying to get a quick GED I guess. They shared this information with an instructor after they completed and turned in their money to this organization. The student went to www.ged.com and then clicked on enterprisehighschool.org. However you can go straight to the website www.enterprisehighschool.org. Do you know anything about this? I would believe that anything not accredited with the Ohio Department of Education is not recommended.
Lana Lana:
You are correct. In fact, when you click on their "GED Test" menu option, you get a 100-question "test" that if you answer 70 or more questions correctly, you are eligible for a "high school diploma." This is misleading in that it isn't the official GED. I don't know that this site is doing anything illegal, but it is an example of how the internet can tempt and manipulate people. You are good to caution your students of this.
Jeffrey C. Gove, State ABLE Consultant From the State GED office:
Many website sites claim they have the GED test - but upon paying their money, testing, and receiving their "certificate" the words GED do not appear on it. I had a call from a college just last week asking about the "certificate" a student said they got from a program online.The college was not going to recognize it as a high school equivalent diploma because it did not come from the State GED office, since we could not verify what test this person took.
Joan Myers - State GED Examiner GED Fee Waiver Videoconference held on January 27
All participants who attended the GED Fee Waiver Videoconference on January 27 and signed a sign-in sheet, will receive a certificate, which will be mailed from the Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center to the address you provided upon registration.
GED Essentials Course In Progress
The Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center is in the process of developing the GED Essentials Online. The format is being revised and updated. This course will answer all of your questions about the the GED test and the processes involved in applying and scoring the test.
Guest Column-Jay Burton, Learning Express Library Desktop Practice Tests: Just In Time, Just In Case Jay Burton from Learning Express Library, a project of the State Library of Ohio, talks about free online GED, adult learning, vocational and other practice tests and tutorials. Picture this: You have one set of GED practice exam books and twelve people who need to prep for the test. You want and need to help all of them, but with only one set of materials what’s to be done? Well, help has arrived in the form of the Learning Express Library, a project of the State Library of Ohio. This online resource provides free, online GED, Adult Learning, Vocational and other practice tests and tutorials. To practice a test a user must have an account. Creating one is a simple three step process. - Using your computer find the State Library’s web site at: www.winslo.state.oh.us
- Under the heading “Ohio Residents” select the link entitled “Learning Express Library”
- Select “New User” Create your own username and password. Keep it simple and write it down.
That’s it. You now have an account and access to a wide variety of tests and tutorials. Give Learning Express Library a try. Get yourself an account and know it’s there when demand for practice test materials exceeds your print supply.
If you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to contact Jay Burton at the State Library by phone (614-466-5511) or email: jburton@sloma.state.oh.us
Featured Topic: GED Test Taking Tips GED Test-Taking Tips: Advice to Students
by Sandy Little Based on my experiences, these tips help students succeed on the GED test. Writing–Grammar
Ahead of Time: - Study rules for grammar mechanics: commas, capitalization, spelling and apostrophes.
- When you're reading the newspaper or a magazine, make a note of how punctuation, parallel structure, and subject-verb agreement work in real life.
During the Test: - When restructuring sentences, make them as smooth as possible and be sure your new choice conveys the same idea as the original.
- Answer choices that make you move a lot of words around or insert more than one or two new words are not usually correct. The correct answer is the simplest, smoothest restatement of the original sentence.
Writing–Essay
In addition to all the usual rubric requirements, let the details really bring your writing alive! Make an effort to engage your readers. Pull them into your writing with a human connection. This is the only part of your test that's not graded by a machine, so reach out to the human on the other end! Social Studies and Science
- You don't have to know every word in the passage to understand the material. Many questions can be answered through understanding the general idea of what is being said.
- The correct answer choice will always have something to do with what you read. Do not be distracted by choices that do too much interpreting or answer choices that introduce entirely new language from what is in the passage.
- Avoid answer choices that are in the extremes (i.e., something would "never work," or "always work," graphs that are "not practical...").
- When looking at a graph or table, be sure to read the title. It will help you to interpret the information.
Math
- Don't let the math questions intimidate you. The information you need to solve them is there, you just need to start somewhere with the numbers. Try each one.
- Read carefully! Many people get questions wrong on practice tests because they did not read the problem closely enough.
- Pay attention to language (e.g., "how many more than," "total," "to the nearest inch"). These words are on the test to help you!
- Keep your scrap paper organized and write big. If you decide to skip a problem, you'll want to be able to find your original thoughts on it.
- Be familiar with the calculator. Know the square root and fraction keys!
Reading
- Read the titles of the passages. The test-makers wrote these to help you understand the theme of the reading.
- Glance at the questions first so you have some idea of what to keep an eye out for as you read.
- If you read the passage slowly and carefully the first time, you will waste less time looking for answers.
- Use your imagination. While you're reading, try to visualize the scene or images in your mind. This will help you to remember details and interactions between characters.
Taking Care of You for the Test
- Get a good night's sleep the night before, and eat before you go. You can bring a drink into the testing room with you.
- Relax and pace yourself. Keep an eye on the clock, but don't obsess over it.
- Mark each answer choice even if you have to guess. You will be automatically marked wrong if you leave it blank, so take a guess.
- Wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
- Before you start, take a deep breath and stretch. Then summon your confidence. Remind yourself that you're ready, you're strong, and you can do it!
Sandy Little teaches 16-to-21-year-olds from Roxbury and Dorchester at ESAC (Ensuring Stability through Action in the Community). She plans to enter a PhD program next year. She can be reached at: s.j.little@att.net. Originally published in: Field Notes, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Spring 2004)
Publisher: SABES/World Education, Boston, MA, Copyright 2004.
Posted on SABES Web site: April 2004
Posted on C/SE ABLE website: February 2006
Marketing We will be featuring sites who have implemented successful marketing plans/strategies. If you have a successful plan or marketing strategy, contact Sharon Reynolds at literacy@ohio.edu.
GED Resources/Book List Test-Taking Strategies How to Raise Your Scores on all Types of Tests
by Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson
Contemporary Books, Inc. 1981
This book lists strategies to help the reader with every kind of test, from true-false to essay and oral exams. It is available to borrow through the Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center library. |
