GED Items - Volume 16 - 1999 Newsletter

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GED Items is the bimonthly newsletter of the GED Testing Service, published as a collected serial work covering issues in 1999 (Volume 16, Numbers 1-6). It compiles developments of interest to GED test users in the United States and Canada, including feature articles on testing access, program updates, graduate and teaching spotlights, and a recurring “News and Notes” section describing events tied to GED use.

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CategoryExam

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Pages67

Reading Time2 h 49 min

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Inside Items

Survey of Testing Centers Reveals Trends in Access to Technology

Selected Technological Features

From the Director

President and Mrs. Bush Honored at Literacy Liftoff '98 Conference

ED 447145 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION ISSN PUB DATE NOTE AVAILABLE FROM PUB TYPE JOURNAL CIT EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT DOCUMENT RESUME4 Hone,Lisa Richards,Ed. GED Items,1999.The Newsletter of the GED Testing Service.American Council on Education,Washington,DC.GeneralEducational Development Testing Service.ISSN-0896-05181999-00-00 67p.;Published bimonthly.There is no issue number 5.General Educational Development Testing Service,AmericanCouncil on Education,One Dupont Circle NW,Suite 250,Washington,DC 20036-1163.Collected Works -Serials(022)GED Items;v16 n1-6 Jan-Dec 1999MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. *Adult Basic Education;Educational Certificates;*Equivalency Tests;Family Programs;*High School Equivalency Programs;High School Graduates;NontraditionalEducation;Secondary Education;*Standards;Test Results;Test Use;*Testing Problems*General Educational Development Tests Six issues of the newsletter of the General EducationalDevelopment Testing Service discuss developments of interest to users of theTests of General Educational Development(GED)in the United States andCanada.The feature article of each issue is:(1)"Survey of Testing CentersReveals Trends in Access to Technology";(2)"Washington State CorrectionalFacility Conducts Graduation Ceremony,Offers College Guidance"(WilliamLisk);(3)"Successful Graduates Say Determination and GED Diploma OpenedFuture Possibilities"(George E.Aalto);(4)"New Orleans Fire Chief Honoredat GEDTS 1999 Summer Conference";and(5)"2002-series GED Tests:What'sNew?"(issue number 6).Most of the issues contain a message from the GEDProgram Director,and all contain a"News and Notes"section that describesinteresting events connected with GED use.Three issues contain a graduateprofile,four contain"Teaching Tips,"and most issues contain some briefprogram descriptions of interest to GED users and examiners.(SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original document. | GED Items
1999
The Newsletter of the GED Testing Service | | --- | ED 47 145 TM030245 ERIC American Council on Education- Volume 16Numbers 1-6January-December 1999 U.S.DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONOHice OIEducational Research and ImprovementEDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATIONCENTER(ERIC) 口This document has been reproduced asreceived from the person or organizationoriginating it. □ Minor changes have been made toimprove reproduction quality. ● Points of yinw or o0inionsstated in ihdocument do not necessarily representofficial OERI position or policy. Between August 1997 andFebruary 1998,2,656 GEDChief Examiners and GEDAdministrators responded to a surveycovering computer and informationuse in their daily testing center oper-ations.The survey,mailed toapproximately 3,200 GED TestingCenters in the United States,Canada,and the territories,askedquestions about access to theInternet,usefulness of certain publi-cations,and perceptions about andpreferences for using technology. The survey findings show thatwhile a large majority of centersare—or soon will be—computerequipped,many still rely on paperfor recordkeeping and informationretrieval.This finding reflects thediverse nature of communities pro-viding the GED program.Whilesome Official GED Testing Centersexist on university campuses,othersexist on remote Native Americanreservations.While some testingcenters look forward to the opportu-nity to administer the tests via com-puter,many others express worries # Inside Items From the Director.........2GED Graduate Story....3Marketing Update........8News and Notes........11 # Survey of Testing Centers Reveals Trends inAccess to Technology Technological Features of Testing Centers100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10% E.mailNote:These figures are based on the 83 percent of testing centersthat responded to the survey. over the changes introduced withthe termination of hand-scoring inSeptember 2001.There is no doubtthat technology brings both excitin

FAQs

What is GED Items, and who publishes it?

GED Items is the bimonthly newsletter of the GED Testing Service, published by the General Educational Development Testing Service in the United States under the American Council on Education.

What topics are covered across the 1999 issues?

The newsletter covers developments relevant to GED test users, including feature articles, messages from the GED Program Director, “News and Notes,” and sections such as graduate profiles, teaching tips, and program descriptions.

What does the survey described in the newsletter focus on?

The survey focuses on computer and information use in GED testing center operations, including access to the Internet, usefulness of certain publications, and preferences for using technology.

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