Colleagues,
I would like to start a new discussion thread specifically on how adult secondary education programs are responding to the low pass rate (many/most) ASE/HSE/GED® programs are experiencing as they send students whom they believe to be prepared, to take the GED2014® series exam.
- Some states have ramped up professional development for HSE teachers and some teachers are taking advantage of this
- Some programs have added online and blended learning to increase learning time, often with an online curriculum that focuses on meeting the new, higher standards
- Some programs, particularly those near borders of states that offer other HSE tests, are sending thir students across the border http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20151206/NEWS01/151209905/Center-offering-alternative-to-GED
- Some states are offering more than one alternative HSE exam. For example, I believe new Jersey offers all three, and Tennessee offers at least two.
Which of these strategies has your GED® prep program chosen? Have you found other strategies? If so, what?
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David J. Rosen
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