Dear Science Colleagues:
For those of you who use the GED Test, the following information was released earlier this month. I wanted to share this in case you haven’t seen it:
According to the GED Testing Service, "All of the indicators listed in the GED® Assessment Target indicators describe the critical thinking skills essential to test-taker success in college, career training, and the workforce. However, those we are highlighting in the High Impact Indicators may be useful for educators to emphasize in their instruction. We selected the following skills as High Impact Indicators because:
- They represent particular foundational skills that are the basis for the development of other skills covered in the GED® Assessment Targets and have broad usefulness that can be applied in multiple contexts.
- They are a good fit for classroom instruction because they are not complicated but are important for students to know and use.
- GED® testing data suggests that educators may not be currently focusing on these skills in their GED® test preparation.
While focused classroom instruction on these High Impact Indicators may quickly and positively impact your students' test performance, educators should note that the High Impact Indicators are not more important than the rest of the indicators. Proficiency with all of the indicators is essential for test-takers to perform well on the GED® test."
High Impact Indicators for Science can be found on page 3. See: http://www.gedtestingservice.com/uploads/files/38c313c646bfdb3afbbffb6330ddf209.pdf
Best… Jackie
Jackie Taylor, Moderator
Science Community of Practice