Frequently Asked Questions: Altered Plans for GED Test, 5th Edition

Institution	American Council on Education, GED Testing Service
Titel	Frequently Asked Questions: Altered Plans for GED Test, 5th Edition
Quelle	(2009), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Testing Programs; Adult Educators; Computer Assisted Testing; Pilot Projects; Scores; High School Equivalency Programs; Equivalency Tests; Educational Change; Alignment (Education); National Standards; Educational Environment; Educational Policy; General Educational Development Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult education teacher; Adult education; Adult training; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Erwachsenenbildung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Bildungsreform; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	This paper presents a list of frequently asked questions about the 5th Edition GED (General Educational Development) Test. This paper answers the following questions: (1) With the announcement of altered plans for a 5th Edition GED Test release, will the current 2002 test series continue beyond January 1, 2012?; (2) What should I tell the public, the adult educators and testing professionals in my jurisdictions about changes to the GED testing program and changes in the 5th Edition release?; (3) What elements of the GED 20/20 Initiative will begin in 2010?; (4) Will test-takers be able to combine test scores past January 1, 2012?; (5) When will a new GED Test replace the current test series?; (6) How far in advance will jurisdictions be notified of a new test series release?; (7) How will the Computer-Based Testing (CBT) pilot jurisdictions be selected?; (8) What are the goals of the CBT pilot?; and (9) How will jurisdictions not participating in the pilot be involved or informed of the details? (Contains 2 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10