This packet is divided into chapters that students can take home to read and review after a corresponding lesson has been taught in class.  It can also be used for students who have missed a lesson and need to catch up.

This document contains more than 200 HSE-style math test practice questions in these topics: Number & Quantity Geometry Probability and Statistics Algebra and Functions The URL link above opens a Google Doc that can be copied, downloaded, and edited. The PDF link will download a PDF. These HSE-style practice questions are from the NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets. The…

What do you need to know about the TI-30XS calculator? Calculator Advice for Students (includes practice questions) GED Mathematics Formula Sheet and TI-30XS Calculator Reference Sheet (produced by GED.com) GED.com online calculator tutorial Note: For a detailed guide on the TI-30XS (more useful for teachers, probably), see TI-30XS MultiView™ A Guide for Teachers. The TI-30XS calculator (and its 32 buttons,…

Written by Sarah Lonberg-Lew and published by the SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Curriculum & Instruction PD Center, this packet introduces an instructional routine called a Test Talk. Test Talks will help you create and nurture a classroom culture that values flexible thinking and conceptual understanding and that explicitly prepares students to apply their learning in the context of standardized tests.…

In New York State, teachers are responding to the transition to the 2014 version of the GED exam. One major change is that the GED exam includes math and numeracy assessment in the context of social studies and science on those sections of the exam, in addition to the math section. Some math and numeracy skills assessed on the social…

This collection of texts is designed to teach adult students the basics of civics, and can be used both as a self-study resource and as the basis for classroom lessons. The collection includes a set of beginner texts as well as a set of mid-high texts. The Text Collection is divided into the following units: Purpose of Government Forms of…

This collection of texts is designed to teach adult students the basics of life science, and can be used both as a self-study resource and as the basis for classroom lessons. The collection includes a set of beginner texts as well as a set of mid-high texts. The Text Collection is divided into the following sections: The Scientific Method Bacteria…

Approximately 20% of the Science on the GED is on Earth and Space Sciences. The attached document lists Earth and Space Sciences standards with sample test items. Here are a couple examples of the sample items available here: We used the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and A Framework for K-12 Science Education for reference, since the HSE exam standards are…

Approximately 40% of the Science questions on the GED exam is in Life Sciences. The following pages describe the Life Sciences standards and provide sample items for each standard. The goal of this document is to describe the ideas that students need to understand so that teachers understand what they need to teach. The sample items in this document can be…

Approximately 40% of the Science questions is in Physical Sciences. The following pages describe the Physical Sciences standards and provide sample items for each standard. The goal of this document is to describe the ideas that students need to understand so that teachers understand what they need to teach. The sample items (practice questions) in this document can be used with…

These test questions were collected from the past versions of the Regents Test, which are available at http://www.nysedregents.org.

These test questions were collected from the past versions of the Regents Test, which are available at http://www.nysedregents.org.

These test questions were collected from the past versions of the Regents Test, which are available at http://www.nysedregents.org.

This collection of U.S. History Regents questions is organized by era, so that teachers can pull practice questions to use with specific time periods they are studying with their class.

Teachers and students consistently cite word problems as a difficult challenge for students to master. In Fall 2022, the widely respected adult educator Lynda Ginsburg published the article, Mathematical Word Problems in Adult Education: What the Research Says, in the journal Adult Literacy Education, summarizing recent research about adult learners' responses to word problems and strategies that we might use…