Florida ged plus college Preparation Program Curriculum and Resource Guide
Overview of Florida GED PLUS College Preparation Program
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Overview of Florida GED PLUS College Preparation ProgramEach year, thousands of adults pass the GED and earn a State of Florida High School Diploma. Unfortunately, passing the GED does not enable many of these students to immediately begin work toward their ultimate goal – a college degree. Many GED graduates in Florida must first complete extensive remediation prior to enrollment in credit-granting courses. The Florida Department of Education maintains data on the number of students who require remediation prior to enrollment in credit-granting college courses. However, this data does not clearly delineate how many high school graduates earn their diplomas through the GED Testing program. Many students settle for a passing score on the GED believing that it is all they need to pursue their long-term educational goals. However, a minimal score does not mean that a GED graduate is ready for college-level work. Florida’s GED PLUS College Preparation Program was designed to help students gain the knowledge and skills they need to move from a high school graduate to college student. This curriculum resource guide was developed to provide adult education programs the resources they need in order to implement Florida GED PLUS. Adult education programs electing to implement Florida GED PLUS need to be aware that the program requires:
The Florida GED PLUS program has been established as a semester long course of study that requires approximately 60-108 hours of class time. This program provides students with an opportunity for success and a chance to avoid enrollment in remediation classes. Adelman (2004) states that students who have to take remedial reading in college for more than a year have very low persistence rates: 5%. This program is designed to assist students to gain the essential knowledge and skills that will enable them to not be one of those statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projections indicate that 70% of the fastest-growing jobs in the United States require education beyond high school, with 40% of all new jobs requiring at least an associate’s degree. As new jobs require increasing levels of proficiency in reading, mathematics, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills, adults not only require access to basic education programs, but also admission to community college certificate and degree programs. Nearly all colleges and universities accept the GED diploma as a high school equivalency credential. GED Tests, however, are not to be used as a substitute for placement or admissions tests. GED percentile ranks can be viewed as an approximate “class rank.” GED percentile rankings represent the GED graduate’s performance relative to the performance on the GED Tests of a representative group of graduating high school seniors. The following chart shows a correlation between national class ranking and an average GED score.
GED Testing Service (2004) The Florida GED PLUS College Preparation Program is designed to provide GED students with the necessary skills for successful transition into college-level courses of study. The program focuses not only on assisting students in passing the GED Test, but also on attaining college-ready skills in the areas of writing, reading, algebra, research and word processing, goal setting, and time management. College Entrance RequirementsAll institutions in Florida administer the Florida College Entry-Level Placement Test. The test is generally administered on the computer and is commonly referred to as the College Placement Test (CPT). The test measures reading, writing, and algebra skills. The computer-administered test is untimed, but most students take approximately two hours to complete the test. A paper and pencil version of the test and special accommodations for disabled students are also available. The CPT is used primarily at the community college level since most universities require the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) or ACT (American College Test). The GED PLUS College Preparation Program is not a program that is required for all GED students. The benefits of the enhanced curriculum are for those students who wish to enroll in college immediately upon completion of their GED and want to possess the academic skills necessary for the rigors of higher education, as well as the skills necessary to obtain a higher score on the GED Test. By possessing higher-order skills in writing, mathematics, and reading comprehension, as well as critical thinking and problem solving, students can lessen or eliminate the need to enroll in and pay for remedial/developmental courses. Higher scores on the GED Test correlate to a higher class ranking which generally means that students are more successful in additional educational endeavors. Directory: documents documents -> Concept stage documents -> Concept stage documents -> The great global switch-off documents -> Nonprofit grant application documents -> The Truth about the Rwandan Genocide documents -> Annual InStructional unit plan documents -> Chaos equipment included Download 1.65 Mb. Share with your friends:
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