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Presented at VAILL 2014 in Radford, Virginia. Become familiar with technology-enhanced items on the GED Test. Explore interactive instructional activities to prepare students to pass.
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Fun Ways to Teach
for the New Technology-Enhanced Items on the GED® Test
VAILL, Radford UniversityJuly 17, 2014
Meagen Farrell
Author, consultantGED® Test prep instructor trainer
@farrellinkFacebook.com/farrell.inkFarrellink.com
Rules for the Road
• Stay with the group! Don’t get distracted by your mobile device or side conversations.
• Questions? Yes, please! Just raise your hand.
Today’s Cycle
1. Analyze a Technology-Enhanced GED® Test Item Sampler.
2. View an Instructional Activity from Teaching Adults: A 2014 GED® Test Resource Book.
3. After 2-3 Examples, Create Your Own in Pairs or Threes.
4. End with Final Questions & Discussion.
FREE Resources:http://www.gedtestingservice.com/educators/itemsampler
Activities From My Book (or Blog)Farrellink.com/blog
My Subject Abbreviations
Reasoning through Language
Arts (RLA)Science (Sci)
Social Studies (SS) Mathematical Reasoning (Math)
What areTechnology-Enhanced Test Items?
Photo Source: Flickr User Michael Surran
RLA: Drag & Drop Order of Events
Source: GED Testing Service
Activity 18: Sequence1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Source: Cleveland Clothing Company
RLA: Drag & Drop Character Web
Source: GED Testing Service
Activity 29: Traits Web
Source: GED Testing Service
Abraham Lincoln
executiveeloquent
trendyconfused decisive
Activity 29: Traits Web
Source: AceShowbiz.com
Abraham Lincoln
vampireaxe-
wielding
determinedstrategic friendly
Now it’s YOUR turn!
Find a Partner (or Two)!Prepare for the Activity:• Decide who will record & report your results.• Select a topic (Headline, Historical Event, Story).• Choose one main character (real or fictional).• Suggestions:– Underground Railroad; Conductor Harriet Tubman– Family Literacy; First Lady Barbara Bush– Great Wall of China; Emperor Qin Shi Huang– Trail of Tears; Choctaw Chief George W. Harkin– Romeo and Juliet; Friar Lawrence
In Pairs or Threes
CREATE A SEQUENCE CREATE A TRAITS WEB1.
2.
3.
4.
CHARACTER
Report back!
The Return! To Technology-Enhanced Test Items
Photo Source: Flickr User Michael Surran
SS: Click Three Graphs
Source: GED Testing Service
Activity 15: Defining Words in Context
Source: GED Testing Service
SS: Drag-and-Drop Sorting
Source: GED Testing Service
Sci: Drag-and-Drop Variables
Source: GED Testing Service
Activity: T Chart
Sustainability Irrelevant
Activity: T Chart
Sustainability Irrelevant
World Population Growth Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances
Tropical Area Deforested U.S. Representatives
Global Oil Consumption
Activity: T Chart
Independent Variable Dependent Variable
Now it’s YOUR turn!
Work with Your Partner (or Two)!Prepare for the Activity:• Select one person to record & report your results.• Select a topic (Science or Social Studies Concept,
Literary Theme).• Choose two or three opposing/related vocabulary
terms for sorting.• Suggestions:
– Structure and Design of U.S. Government; Branches of Federal Government
– Borders Between People and Nations; End of USSR– Changes of Physical State; Liquid, Solid, and Gas– Molecular Basis for Heredity; Phenotypes and Genotypes
In Pairs or ThreesCREATE T CHARTIDENTIFY VOCAB IN CONTEXT
• Find a brief list or passage with descriptive terms, subheadings, or related information that elaborates on the concept or theme.
Report back!
Questions?
A Few More Activities to Prepare Students
Photo Source: Flickr User Michael Surran
RLA: Select from Drop Down Menu
Source: GED Testing Service
“GOOD WRITING IS ESSENTIALLY REWRITING.” –ROALD DAHL
Activity 36: Using an Editing Checklist
Students check and correct sample writing for:Frequently confused wordsSubject-verb agreementPronoun usageCorrect word orderCapitalization & punctuation, esp. apostrophesSubordination, coordination & parallelismAvoid awkward, run-on sentences, or fragmentsUse transitional words
Math: Click a Graph Hot-spot
Source: GED Testing Service
Activity 44: Graph [Anything]
Source: GED Testing Service
PARAGRAPH (X) ERRORS (Y)
1
2
3
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6
Activity 44: Graph [Anything]
Source: GED Testing Service
WEEK (X) ATTENDANCE (Y)
1
2
3
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Math: Fill-in-the-Blank
Source: GED Testing Service
Final Questions?
FREE Resources:http://www.gedtestingservice.com/educators/itemsampler
Thank You!
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