GED®2014 Test Item Types
David J. Rosen, Ed.D. , President
Newsomne Associates
djrosen@newsomeassociates.com
For Teachers: Changes to 2014 GED (Hubbs
Center in St. Paul, MN)
http://hubbs.spps.org/for_teachers_changes_to_2014_ged.html
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Test Items Screen Capture Video (3 mins)
http://hubbs.spps.org/uploads/ged_computer_skills_video.swf
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Tab Browsing Quiz
http://hubbs.spps.org/uploads/tabbed_browsing_example_quiz.ppsx
Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment
http://digitalliteracyassessment.org
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Comparison of Northstar digital literacy standards (upon which
the assessment was based) with digital literacy skills needed for
the GED® 2014 Exam
http://hubbs.spps.org/uploads/nsdl_and_2014_ged_1.pdf
What Technology Skills do test takers need
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Basic word processing (composing, editing, revising)
 Cut, copy paste, -- Keyboard shortcuts do not work on GED
 Undo/redo keyboard shortcuts do not work
 Insert
 Enter – hard return
 Spacing
 Backspace
 Highlighting
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keyboarding skills (Minor typing experience: 20 WPM, Average:
30-45 WPM, proficient 60WPM, or 50-80 WPM+)
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Tab Browsing to read a multiple-page text, need to know how
to tab browse. No “next button”
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Mouse to click, drag and drop and to scroll down to find new
information
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Drag and drop answers to their correct place
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Science – hotspots – click on a certain part of a graph to place
the answer there
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Math – manage multiple windows, e.g.
 Open on line TX 30xs calculator window and place it on the
page, then
 Open calculator reference sheet that explains calculator
buttons, reduce it, and drag it to the side,
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Look up formula on formula sheet, which can be opened ,
made smaller, dragged to the side; Learners have to navigate
all these windows while reading and answering the question.
For next question, all disappears. Have to re-open these
windows.
Flag certain questions for review – (upper right corner) to come
back to it on the item review screen at end.
Answer Types
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Multiple choice
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Constructed response. An extended answer (25 and 45 mins..)
based on reading of text. Short (10 min) answer)
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Technology enhanced items
 Hot spots (pick point on a graph, number line, etc.)
 Drag and drop
 Drop down menus