Education has become a critical issue in America. 39 million Americans lack the most basic educational achievement: a high school diploma. What skills do these Americans need in order to earn their GED and move ahead in today’s economy?
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Do you need your GED diploma, but are worried about going back to school? Online learning might be the solution. A recent study for the U.S. Department of Education ( http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf ) reviewed studies of online learning from 1996 through July 2008 and found that students using online learning performed better than students in face-to-face classrooms. Surprising? Not really. Online education has many benefits. It’s easily tailored to the individual learner’s needs. Online courses can teach in your learning style, at your learning level, and at your speed, giving you immediate feedback and leading you step-by-step to your learning goal.
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The GED Academy has unveiled an innovative online GED practice test that helps adults who have difficulty studying for the GED and testing their own abilities. Many potential GED candidates never learned how to learn. They struggle with traditional classroom environments and test-taking materials. GED practice tests are one example. Traditional pen-and-paper tests require hand-scoring, and GED candidates often aren’t skilled enough to evaluate their own performance, especially on the GED essay. Practice tests often require a lot of support, and community programs aren’t well funded.
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Research indicates that inmates who earn a GED in prison are less likely to be re-incarcerated for crimes in the future. As correctional facilities search for solutions to implement low-cost, effective GED programs, technology provides new options.
A recent study, “The Effect of Earning a GED on Recidivism Rates,” shows that inmates who earned their GED while incarcerated were up to 14% less likely to return to prison in the next three years. With the cost of incarcerating a prisoner well above $20,000 per year and the number of inmates rising, correctional facilities are focusing on finding efficient ways to reduce recidivism, and implementing GED programs is a promising possibility.
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by Leonard Williams
More than 39 million Americans lack a high school diploma, and even more lack critical literacy skills. Essential literacy education is an initiative to provide crucial basic skills to adult learners.
Over 39 million American adults lack a high school diploma, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures, and around 30 million American adults rank “Below Basic” in prose literacy, the lowest literacy ranking, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL). In quantitative literacy, that number is 46 million. Even among college student, significant numbers lack prose, document, or quantitative literacy.
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The demand for adult education is growing, with 39 million American adults lacking a high school diploma. Innovative GED experts at the GED Academy have identified four crucial elements to success for adult education GED students.
As the number of adult Americans without a high school diploma nears 40 million, adult education is becoming a critical issue in the United States. GED education programs are sponsored by communities, non-profit organizations, and school districts across the country. “Teaching undereducated adults is extremely challenging,” states Michael Ormsby, president of The GED Academy. “Most adults who didn’t graduate high school never learned good study habits, never felt motivated to learn, never did well in a traditional classroom environment.”
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by Leonard Williams
An innovative new GED preparation software program tackles one of the most difficult subjects to learn in a packaged program: writing. The approach focuses on real-world applications and true-to-life virtual students.
The GED Academy passGED Study Program recently introduced a new course on Writing Fundamentals, geared to help GED students master one of the big stumbling blocks on the GED test: the writing exam. The GED Academy is part of a new breed of educational software. Through their innovative passGED study program, The GED Academy brings a virtual classroom to life on students’ computer screens—a classroom peopled with fellow students who struggle with real-life problems.
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by Leonard Williams
As the demand for educated workers grows, employers find themselves in a dilemma. 39 million American adults never earned a high school diploma, limiting the pool of qualified workers. One innovative solution is a GED training program in the workplace, and employers find that assisting workers to earn a GED provides significant rewards.
The GED high school equivalency test is growing in importance in the workplace. Around 30 million American adults rank “Below Basic” in prose literacy, the lowest literacy ranking, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL).
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An innovative new GED preparation software program tackles the most difficult subject for many adult learners: math. The approach focuses on real-world applications and true-to-life virtual students.
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