Intelligence And Achievement Assessments: Assessment In Counseling And Education
Intelligence and Achievement Assessments
Walden University
Assessment in Counseling and Education
Coun 6360-4
February 03, 2011
Intelligence and Achievement Assessments
The General Education Development tests (GED) is a series of tests first created in 1942 to aid veterans of World War II (GED Testing Service [GEDTS], 2009). Since then the GED has been used to aid people who do not complete high school achieve certification of high school knowledge and skill proficiency (GEDTS, 2009).
The GED is a series of tests measuring language arts reading and writing, mathematics, science, and social studies (GEDTS, 2009). The GED tests are available in English, French, and Spanish (GEDTS, 2009). There have been four GED series with 2002 being the most recent technical manual available online (GEDTS, 2009). The GED has been normed several times due to both changes in test content and perceived changes in achievement level of graduating seniors (GEDTS, 2009). The 1987 norming sample included more than 20,000 students who were preparing to graduate (GED, 1991). The 1980 norming sample was somewhat different as it included GED examinees (GED, 1991). The 2002 GED tests battery was normed in 2001 with a sample of 10,160 graduating seniors from 347 public schools and 12 private schools …show more content…
The tests are administered at local centers credentialed with jurisdiction (GEDTS, 2009). The GED is a timed test with varying time limits for each content area (GEDTS, 2009). Times limits for English differ than those of French and Spanish. The GED is not scored centrally and each jurisdiction is responsible for correct scoring, although each site must adhere to the same scoring guidelines (GEDTS, 2009). The multiple choice forms are electronically scored and the essay is scored by readers with the use of a holistic rubric described in the technical manual (GEDTS,
Walden University
Assessment in Counseling and Education
Coun 6360-4
February 03, 2011
Intelligence and Achievement Assessments
The General Education Development tests (GED) is a series of tests first created in 1942 to aid veterans of World War II (GED Testing Service [GEDTS], 2009). Since then the GED has been used to aid people who do not complete high school achieve certification of high school knowledge and skill proficiency (GEDTS, 2009).
The GED is a series of tests measuring language arts reading and writing, mathematics, science, and social studies (GEDTS, 2009). The GED tests are available in English, French, and Spanish (GEDTS, 2009). There have been four GED series with 2002 being the most recent technical manual available online (GEDTS, 2009). The GED has been normed several times due to both changes in test content and perceived changes in achievement level of graduating seniors (GEDTS, 2009). The 1987 norming sample included more than 20,000 students who were preparing to graduate (GED, 1991). The 1980 norming sample was somewhat different as it included GED examinees (GED, 1991). The 2002 GED tests battery was normed in 2001 with a sample of 10,160 graduating seniors from 347 public schools and 12 private schools …show more content…
The tests are administered at local centers credentialed with jurisdiction (GEDTS, 2009). The GED is a timed test with varying time limits for each content area (GEDTS, 2009). Times limits for English differ than those of French and Spanish. The GED is not scored centrally and each jurisdiction is responsible for correct scoring, although each site must adhere to the same scoring guidelines (GEDTS, 2009). The multiple choice forms are electronically scored and the essay is scored by readers with the use of a holistic rubric described in the technical manual (GEDTS,