2014 GED Test Item Samplers - Overview

Sep 14, 2026

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2014 GED® Test Item Samplers are tools created to help adult educators introduce examples of questions that will appear on the 2014 GED® test. They support understanding of item types, assessment targets, and indicators, while showing content in context through a simulated computer-based testing environment. The materials explain the reasoning for correct and incorrect answers and provide criteria for evaluating constructed response items. Separate samplers cover four content areas and are offered in web, offline download, and printable PDF formats.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages25

Reading Time1 h 3 min

AccessFree to download

Item Samplers – Overview

Item Samplers – Purposes

Understand item types and assessment targets

Explain rationales and evaluation criteria

Item Samplers – Content Areas

Reasoning Through Language Arts

Mathematical Reasoning

Science

Social Studies

Item Samplers – Formats

Web browser access

Download for offline use

Printable PDF option

Web-based Item Samplers – Functionality

Simulation of the operational test

Scoring information without scoring functionality

Item Samplers – Content and Functionality

Content coverage and item-type functionality

Item Samplers – Stimulus

Screen layout and tabs for reading materials

Introducing the 2014 GED® Test Item Samplers Item Samplers – Overview • The 2014 GED® Test Item Samplers are tools designed for adult educators and others to introduce examples of the questions that will appear on the 2014 GED® test. 2 Item Samplers-Purposes The purposes of the Item Samplers are to help educators • Understand the item types used in each test • View the content in context of – test items and – a simulated computer-based testing environment • Identify the assessment target and indicator for each item • Understand the rationale for the correct answer • Understand the rationale for the incorrect answers • Understand the criteria for evaluating constructed response items 3 Item Samplers – Content Areas • There are four Item Samplers, one for each content area of the 2014 GED® test – Reasoning Through Language Arts – Mathematical Reasoning – Science – Social Studies 4 Item Samplers – Formats • The Item Samplers are available in three different formats, all containing the same information. You can – Access the Item Samplers using your web browser and Internet connection, or – Download the Item Samplers for use in situations where you will not have an active Internet connection, or – View or download a printable PDF containing all the content of the Item Samplers • for use in situations that focus on the content of the test questions rather than the computer functionality 5 Web-based Item SamplersFunctionality • The Item Samplers have the look and functionality of the operational test in 2014, but are simulations of the actual testing software, not the testing software itself – The Item Samplers run on the internet, while the real test, just like the current 2002 GED® test on computer, will only be given in official GED Testing Centers – While the Item Samplers provide scoring information, they don’t include any actual scoring functionality 6 Item Samplers – Content and Functionality • Each sampler presents questions that represent both – The content that will be covered on the 2014 GED® test as well as – The functionality of various item types 7 Item Samplers-Stimulus • The stimulus material that the item is based on generally appears on the left-hand pane of the screen 8 Item Samplers-Stimulus • If the stimulus material is brief, however, the screen will not be split into left and right-hand panes, and the stimulus and the question will all appear in one central window. 9 Item Samplers-Stimulus • The stimulus material maybe“tabbed”– each tab representing pages or“screens” of material to be read. – the use of tabs • reduces scrolling and • makes the materials more readily accessible. 10

FAQs

What are the 2014 GED® Test Item Samplers used for?

They are designed for adult educators and others to introduce examples of questions that will appear on the 2014 GED® test. They help learners see item types and content in context.

How many content areas do the Item Samplers cover?

There are four Item Samplers, one for each content area: Reasoning Through Language Arts, Mathematical Reasoning, Science, and Social Studies.

What formats are available for accessing the Item Samplers?

They can be accessed through a web browser, downloaded for use without an active Internet connection, or provided as a printable PDF containing all content.

Sep 14, 2026

Uploaded by Mia