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Waterbury Adult Education: Resource Review: Steck-Vaughn
21st Century GED Program*
Teachers:
Jim Monroe, GED
Type of Resource:
Software
Description:
This GED software serves as practice GED tests
for all required GED subject areas including the following: Language
Arts, Writing; Social Studies: Science; Language Art, Reading;
and Math. It contains three separate tests which are useful for
pre-testing and post-testing for each individual student.
How the resource was used in class:
Each new GED student takes a pre-test for each
subject area which reveals their areas of strengths and weaknesses.
At the end of each class, another test is given and used as a
post-test to show the areas of improvement and the areas which
need improvement. The tests are recorded instantaneously and a
copy of each student’s results can be printed out. Waterbury
Adult Education requires each student to pass all five subject
tests in order to register for the real GED tests.
The things I like most about the resource
are as follows:
Students get the opportunity to practice using
their reading and comprehension skills under timed conditions.
This gives them real GED practice and they also learn how to get
around on the computer. They also can get instant test results
and prescriptions for incorrect answer responses to show weak
areas.
Limitations and suggestions to overcome
shortcomings:
Computer practice tests do not simulate the
actual GED which contains a hand-written essay, and bubble sheets
for multiple choice type questions. However, Steck-Vaughn does
provide WAE with question booklets of the same three tests for
practical experience. Students still get good GED practice with
the computer tests.
*from Technology Implementation —
End-of-Year Report as of June
30, 2003, compiled
by Roger D. Pelletier, Director
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