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GED
The New GED
If you’re reading this blog post you are most likely enrolled in a BEOC program of one kind or another, or you are affiliated with the BEOC in another capacity, and are familiar with the ins and outs of the GED testing program.
Anyone reading this who is not associated with the BEOC can find all the information on taking the General Educational Development here: New York State GED Testing Office
What most students at the BEOC may not be aware of is that the GED is going through an extreme overhaul.
As part of the GED 21st Century Initiative the Common Core State Standards will be incorporated into the new GED testing program.
The main goal of the new test is to ensure that people are college and career ready after receiving their equivalency diploma.
In addition to the raised standards of the new test, a national standardized test preparation program will be established along with a post completion transition network.
The new test preparation program will be tailored for each student’s weaknesses and strengths.
The transition network will be designed to give students who pass the GED access to career and postsecondary educational opportunities.
The manner in which students take the test is also changing.
Students will no longer be using pencil and paper to fill in the multiple-choice bubbles, or to write their essay.
The new test delivery method, as well as all of the new components to the GED, will be computer-based.
The initial launch date for the new GED exam was January 1, 2012, but due to the complexities of such a drastic overhaul the new projected launch date is set for January 1, 2014.
While current students at the BEOC are not going to be directly affected by the revised test, news of a new computer based GED program should be viewed as a clear testament to the fact that in today’s digital era computer skills, and typing skills, are necessary for career and postsecondary educational success.
The BEOC Library has it’s own computer lab where students can become familiar, and proficient, using the Microsoft Windows computer operating system and Microsoft Office.
Computer lab tutors are available to help guide and advance students’ mastery of essential computer skills.
In addition to basic computer skills, every student should be able to type at least 60 words per minute.
The BEOC ATTAIN Lab has a typing program that will teach students, and the general public, the “home-line” typing skills required to succeed in today’s digital world.
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