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GED Items, 1999. The Newsletter of the GED Testing Service.
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American Council on Education, Washington, DC. General
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Educational Development Testing Service.
ISSN-0896-0518
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1999-00-00
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ABSTRACT
Six issues of the newsletter of the General Educational
Development Testing Service discuss developments of interest to users of the
Tests of General Educational Development (GED) in the United States and
(1) "Survey of Testing Centers
Canada. The feature article of each issue is:
"Washington State Correctional
Reveals Trends in Access to Technology";
(2)
Facility Conducts Graduation Ceremony, Offers College Guidance" (William
(3) "Successful Graduates Say Determination and GED Diploma Opened
Lisk);
"New Orleans Fire Chief Honored
Future Possibilities" (George E. Aalto);
(4)
at GEDTS 1999 Summer Conference"; and (5) "2002-series GED Tests: What's
New?" (issue number 6). Most of the issues contain a message from the GED
Program Director, and all contain a "News and Notes" section that describes
interesting events connected with GED use. Three issues contain a graduate
profile, four contain "Teaching Tips," and most issues contain some brief
program descriptions of interest to GED users and examiners. (SLD)
Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made
from the original document.
GED Items
1999
The Newsletter of the GED Testing Service
American Council on Education-
Volume 16
Numbers 1-6
January-December 1999
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Survey of Testing Centers Reveals Trends in
Access to Technology
Between August 1997 and
Figure 1
February 1998, 2,656 GED
Technological Features of Testing Centers
Chief Examiners and GED
100%
Administrators responded to a survey
90%
covering computer and information
80%
70%
use in their daily testing center oper-
60%
ations. The survey, mailed to
50%
approximately 3,200 GED Testing
40%
30%
Centers in the United States,
20%
Canada, and the territories, asked
10%
questions about access to the
0%
Internet, usefulness of certain publi-
Windows
Internet
Laser or
Institution
Remote
Transmits
InkJet
('95 or NT)
cations, and perceptions about and
Access
via
Data
has
Dial-up
Printer
Website
Disk or
Access
preferences for using technology.
E-mail
The survey findings show that
Note: These figures are based on the 83 percent of testing centers
while a large majority of centers
that responded to the survey.
areor soon will becomputer
over the changes introduced with
equipped, many still M..ijilin paper
cated that they do not have a com-
for recordkeeping and information
the termination of hand-scoring in
puter and do not expect to get one.
retrieval. This finding reflects the
September 2001. There is no doubt
diverse nature of communities pro-
that technology brings both exciting
Selected Technological Features
viding the GED program. While
opportunities and unique challenges,
More than three-quarters
some Official GED Testing Centers
but in looking at the program as a
(76 percent) of respondents use a
exist on university campuses, others
whole, some clear patterns emerge.
Microsoft Windows operating sys-
exist on remote Native American
tem (Windows 95, Windows NT, or
reservations. While some testing
Computer Use
a previous incarnation) and a
centers look forward to the opportu-
More than four out of five test-
LaserJet or InkJet printer (77 per-
nity to administer the tests via com-
ing centers responded to the survey.
cent) to perform automated office
puter, many others express worries
Of those, 76 percent use an IBM or
functions. Slightly more than half of
IBM clone, while only about 8 per-
the GED Testing Centers have access
cent use a Macintosh. An additional
Inside Items
to the Internet (55 percent); 54 per-
5 percent of testing centers use both
cent also reported that their program,
platforms. About 8 percent of all
school, or institution has a website
From the Director
2
respondents indicated that they
(see Figure 1). An additional 11 per-
expect to have a new computer in
GED Graduate Story
cent indicated that their institution
3
their office within two years. Less
has plans to construct a website by
Marketing Update
8
than 7 percent of respondents indi-
2000.
News and Notes
11
continued on page 7
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From-the Director
Bush Honored at Literacy
President and Mrs.
Conference
Liftoff '98
by Joan Auchter
GED Testing
In October. the
Service was invited to spend
four minutes talking about the
Liftoff '98
GED program at Literacy
by
in Houston, Texas, sponsored
Literacy Volunteers of America.
ticks of
How could a speech, in 240
the clock. best capture an important
program? I deter-
message about this
mined that the best way to describe
place
the GED was in terms of its
that serve
among the many programs
adult learners. In addition, the guests
President
of honor that night were
honored President and Mrs
of the GED Testing Service,
gathered
and Mrs. Bush. As we were
Joan Auchter, Executive Director
The Literacy liftoff
Field of adult literacy and education.
Bushes' contribu-
Bush for their contributions to the
to recognize the
of America.
sponsored by Literacy Volunteers
literacy and
Conference in Houston, Texas, was
tions to the field of adult
education, it was a privilege to use
decades of tireless work to raise the
signing the National Literacy Act in
honor their
my fleeting seconds to
nation's awareness of this critical
1991, turned the federal spotlight
monumental contributions.
issue, begun in churches and high
onto the issue of literacy in America.
The leadership of both President
school auditoriums, has expanded
Mrs. Bush's long-standing promo-
and Mrs. Bush has provided the
with time, experience, growth, and
tion of reading and literacy stretches
infrastructure to strengthen the ini-
extended connections.
back to her days as a young mother
tiatives that promote literacy
Each of the adult educators
in Texas, and forward to the recent
throughout the nation. President
assembled in the room that evening
establishment of the Barbara Bush
development
Bush, in promoting the
have a com-
were there because we
Foundation for Family Literacy. Her
and
of the National Education Goals
the families
mon missionwe serve
adults
of the more than fifty million
who do not have a high school-level
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this large segment of our population
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from dependency to self-sufficiency
copyrighted. Credit should
copy any articles not previously
all provide
is multifaceted. While we
standards.
be given in accordance with accepted publishing
and training,
access to education
Lisa Richards Hone
Executive Editor:
each of our organizations con-
Kathleen Halverson
Managing Editor.
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Kimberly Meek
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AWARDS FOR
the
hands to offer hope and provide
PUBLICATION EXCELLENCE
opportunity to all Americansas
President, SUNY Binghamton: Stanley 0. Ikenberry,
Lois B. DeFleur. ACE Board Chair;
GED Testing Service
President, ACE: Joan E. Auchter, Director,
continued on page 12
GED Items
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4
Ex-Fisherman Wins College Scholarship
as
Nova Scotia Celebrates Literacy and GED
by Erick Burley
Literat
.
International
lebratio
In celebration of International
Wii- ..
Literacy Day on September 8,
,
the Province of Nova Scotia
once again demonstrated its com-
mitment to literacy, lifelong learn-
-
ing, and adult learners in a variety of
An appreciation ceremony at
1,1
Alderney Gate Library in
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia,
honored both literacy
volunteers and adult learners
who achieved their GED
GED graduate Tim Boutiller (second from right) was awarded a Can$1,000 scholarship to
certification.
help him transition to a career in science. Appearing with him from left to right
are Clair
Ripley, AECL; Hon. Russell MacLellan, Premier of Nova Scotia; and Hon. Robert Harrison,
settings and ceremonies conducted
Nova Scotia's Minister of Education and Culture.
provincewide. One of the events
marking the day was an appreciation
of Can$1,000. In presenting the
the collapse of the fishing industry in
ceremony at Alderney Gate Library
award, Ripley challenged other
that area. He was recently accepted
in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, honor-
regional industries to join in offering
into the Bachelor of Science pro-
ing both literacy volunteers and
scholarships to GED recipients.
gram at St. Mary's University in
adult learners who achieved their
Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition,
GED certification.
Boutiller was also the recipient of
The winner of the 1998
A highlight of the ceremony
the 1998 GED National Award for
AECL GED Scholarship is
was the presentation of the Atomic
Outstanding Achievement in the
Timothy Boutiller of
Energy of Canada, Ltd. (AECL)
province, having earned a total score
Mushaboom, Nova Scotia.
GED Scholarship by the company's
of 370 on his first writing of the
Coordinator of Educational
He was recently accepted into
tests.
Programs for the Atlantic Region,
Notable speakers and presenters
the Bachelor of Science
Clair Ripley, and Nova Scotia's
at the Dartmouth literacy celebra-
program at St. Mary's
Minister of Education and Culture,
tion also included Nova Scotia's
University in Halifax,
Hon. Robert Harrison. The award's
Premier, Hon. Russell MacLellan;
Nova Scotia.
purpose is to encourage and assist
Senator Joyce Fairbairn; and Jacques
GED recipients in Canada's Atlantic
Brunelle of Canada Post Corpo-
Region in pursuing a postsecondary
The winner of the 1998 AECL
ration.
education in science, mathematics,
GED Scholarship is Timothy Bou-
or engineering. AECL presents the
tiller of Mushaboom, Nova Scotia.
Erick Burley is a business major at
scholarship annually in New
Before successfully completing his
the University of New Brunswick, St.
Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince
GED, Boutiller was a fisherman on
Johns, and an intern with AECL in
Edward Island; each carries a value
the east coast of Nova Scotia until
Fredericton, New Brunswick.
GED Items
January/February 1999 Page 3
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GED to Publish Report Examining K-12
Academic Content Standards Across U.S.
arts, mathematics, science, and social
the United States and will form the
hat should students
studies examined the national stan-
foundation for new GED Tests,
know and be able to do
dards set by professional organiza-
scheduled for release in September
in English language arts,
tions, such as the National Council
2001.
mathematics, science, and social
of Teachers of Math (NCTM) and
studies in the year 2000 and beyond?
The "Standards Movement"
the National Assessment of Educa-
As we enter the twenty-first
The "standards movement," as it tional Progress (NAEP). They also
century, we are encountering con-
analyzed multiple state-level initia-
is called today, began in Charlottes-
tinued educational reform on the
tives to identify the most widely
ville, Virginia, when President Bush
national and international level. In
accepted standards. Leading educa-
and the nation's governors held a
1994, the Goals 2000: Educate
tors, practicing K-12 teachers, state
bipartisan education summit in
America Act began funding "the
standards supervisors, college profes-
September 1989. Motivating this
development and certification of
unprecedented conference was the sors, and teacher educators then
high-quality, internationally compet-
reviewed the findings.
belief that:
itive content and student perfor-
"Most students leave the U.S.
mance standards:' Standards establish
Reasons for the Study
educational system without ever
what students should know and be
The credential-adults earn by
seriously being challenged, [without]
able to do at key points during their
fully knowing what they are capable passing the GED Tests is commonly
K-12 career. Once largely confined
called a high school equivalency
of doing, and [without] having
to academic inquiry, academic stan-
diploma. By passing the tests, a per-
gained the tools and skills they need
dards today face political and corpo-
son demonstrates that he.or she has
to survive and prosper?' (National
rate scrutiny.
mastered the major-skills and con-
Educational Goals Report, 1993)
The-GED Testing Service is
cepts normally associated with high
At that summit, the governors
completing a research report on the
school completion.
laid the groundwork for the
academic content standards being
Since 1942, the value of the
National Education Goals, with sub-
established across the United States.
GED has rested on two pillars. First,
sequent legislation reaffirming the
Alignment of National and State
because jurisdictions award high
need for national standards. Today,
Content Standards: A Report by the
school equivalency diplomas based
49 states have initiated or completed
GED Testing Service, available later
on passing the GED Tests, the con-
the development of content stan-
this spring, provides an overview of
tent of the tests must conform as
dards.
U.S. and state standards reform and
closely as possible to the core aca-
seeks to answer two questions:
demic high school curriculum.
About the Study
What do national and state standards
Second, periodic norming of the
Alignment of National and State
say that graduating seniors should
GED Tests on a stratified random
Content Standards offers a compre-
know and be able to do in the year
nationally representative sample of
hensive look the skills and knowl-
2000 and beyond in the core academ-
graduating high school seniors
edge that high school seniors are
ic subjects of English language arts,
allows the passing standards for the
being asked to demonstrate in
mathematics, science and social stud-
GED Tests to be referenced to the
English language arts, mathematics,
ies?
actual performance of traditional
science, and social studies before
What do these standards mean for the
they graduate. The study examines
graduates.
future of the GED?
the extent to which a common
As a result of the standards
This essential work will provide
movement, well-defined educational
vision exists across national and state
the adult education community with
standards now reside at nearly every
initiatives.
a clear understanding of the com-
level. Content standards focus on
GED test specialists in the four
mon expectations being placed on
content areas of English language
graduating high school seniors across
continued on page 12
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Administrators, GEDTS contracted
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with a supplier to produce and
If the Chief Examiner does not
containers was the result of a
deliver heavy-duty shipping contain-
return the 1998 contract materials in
December 1996 Security Task Force
ers.
the new plastic containers, GEDTS
meeting hosted by GEDTS and
Effective January 1, 1999,
must charge the center $130 for
comprised of GED Administrators
GEDTS began shipping all secure
each shipping container that is not
and Examiners representing all juris-
test materials in the new plastic
returned. In addition, GEDTS will
dictions (e.g., regional, number of
shipping containers. Each shipping
consider the testing center to be in
test centers, testing volume). This
container is secured with a tamper-
violation of
secu-
Examiner's Manual
task force addressed the issue of
evident wire seal. If this seal is bro-
rity procedures and will notify the
compromising the security of test
ken, the Chief Examiner must treat
GED Administrator for that testing
materials during transport as a result
the contents of the container as
center's jurisdiction.
of using inappropriate shipping con-
compromised and begin the appro-
tainers or unauthorized persons
priate investigation (refer to Section
In December 1998, GEDTS
opening the shipping containers.
4.3-5 of the 1997
GED Examiner's
mailed a memorandum addressing this
The task-force recommended that
Manual).
issue to GEDChief Examiners and
GEDTS use heavy-duty, secure plas-
To break the tamper-evident
GED Administrators. For more informa-
tic shipping containers for the transit
seals when materials are received,
tion, please contact your state, provincial,
of secure materials back and forth
Chief Examiners will need to cut
or territorial GED Administrator, or call
between GEDTS and Official GED
the wire seal with wire snips; ordi-
the GED Testing Service Program
Testing Centers.
nary office shears will not break the
Operations staff at [phone].
In late 1996, GEDTS intro-
wire seal. Chief Examiners must
duced a new fee structure; part of
return their 1998 secure contract
the resulting fee increases were des-
materials in the same plastic con-
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50.5%
22.8%
28.7%
14.0%
of examinee data to the GED
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cre-
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24.5%
50.3%
24.6%
18.8%
dentialing and statistical report col-
(most preferred)
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Note: Respondents were asked to rate each format on a four-point scale ranging
individual examinees (see Figure 3).
from "least preferred" to "most preferred." Percentages add up to
This finding also highlights an
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area
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Marketing Update
Spelling Bee Raises Funds, Links Community
cultural event that tours the United
corporate workers' spelling
to emcee the event and recruited a
States each summer. During this
skills helped them raise
local superintendent of schools and
more than $22,000 for the
research stage, Whidden found that a
nearby college executives to officiate
few organizations had already devel-
Adult Literacy League of Central
at the competition.
3) Get the Board on board.
oped written instructions on staging
Florida. A corporate spelling bee,
a corporate spelling bee. This meant
staged in September in Orlando,
Give your Board of Directors regular
marked both Literacy Month and that the League could try a novel
updates. Ask for their support and
event while capitalizing on the
advice. Board members are often
the League's 30th anniversary.
experience of others. With the
Companies that sent teams to the
glad to assist by using their contacts
competition included Arthur
Board's approval, the next step was
and providing specialized expertise.
to find someone to pull it together.
Andersen; Borders Books and
The League is now gearing up
Former Adult Literacy League Board
Music; Ernst and Young; Harcourt
to do the event again this year. "Not
member Melissa Sublette proved the
Brace; InfoSource, Inc.; Darden
only was it profitable, but it was so
ideal candidate, taking on the
Restaurants; American Pioneer Title
much fun!" says Whidden. "There
Insurance; KPMG Peat Marwick;
we were on a Universal soundstage,
"Not only was the spelling
Starbucks; Science Applications
and a scriptwriter couldn't have
International; Price Waterhouse
done a better job of setting the final
bee] profitable, but it
Coopers; and Sprint. The winners
showdown between the avant-garde
was so much fun!"
Science Applications International
bookstore staffers and the main-
Joyce Whidden
beat a team of Barnes and Noble
stream computer programmers."
----Director, Adult Literacy
--salespeople on the word "fortississi-
League of Central Florida
mor Headline sponsors for the
spelling bee were the Orlando
Recommendations
Sentinel, the Robert R. McCormick
spelling bee about 18 months before
the target date. With additional vol-
Tribune Foundation, and Universal
for Staging Your
unteers to handle specific jobs, the
Studios Escape.
Own Corporate
serious preparation began about one
A special event such as this was
year prior to the event.
Spelling Bee
part of the strategic plan that Joyce
What recommendations does
Whidden developed when she
joined the League as director three Whidden have for those considering
staging a corporate spelling bee?
years ago. Although the League reg-
1) Watch a spelling bee in
ularly stages events for clients and
Watch a spelling
1.
action. Sublette and Whidden
volunteers, she knew that organizing
bee in action.
a noteworthy fundraiser would be a
attended a corporate spelling bee
staged by Whidden's counterpart in
new challenge. "The first step was
Engage your
research," says Whidden. "so I went
Longview, Texas, Fredda Peppard.
2.
to my contacts, people I knew in the
"Watching the event added a valu-
community.
able dimension to the handbooks
education and volunteer community,
and asked them what they had found that Fredda and the Boston Adult
Get the Board on
3.
Literacy Fund had developed."
successful."
board. Give them
2) Engage your community.
Among the other ideas that the
updates and ask
For example, Sublette convinced her
league researched were black-tie
for their support
employer, Darden Restaurants, to
galas, a Scrabble tournament, and
and advice.
underwrite the Longview trip.
"Read-a-palooza," a literacy-focused
adaptation of the popular music and
Volunteers signed a popular deejay
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