How to Prepare for the GED® Test (with CD-ROM): All New Content for the Computerized 2014 Exam (Barron's GED) - Softcover

Sharpe, Christopher; Reddy, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438073690 ISBN 13: 9781438073699

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series, 2013

Synopsis

The 2014 GED exam has been revised extensively to reflect the world we live in today. The most noticeable change is that the test is now computer based--a transition that requires test-takers to have strong typing and computer skills. The new exam covers additional topics in the Math and Science sections and includes "blended" subject matter within the sections, meaning test-takers will see science questions that require math to produce a numerical answer or social studies questions that require essay-writing skills and so forth. Test-takers will also find all question types used on the new computer format.

With such comprehensive changes in store for test-takers, it is fitting for Barron's to offer a book based on the 2014 exam. The new How to Prepare for the GED® Test offers test-takers a guided approach to taking and passing the exam by building on the skills they already have. Test-takers will benefit from the book's extensive subject reviews that cover all four of the new test sections:

Social Studies

Science

Reasoning through Language Arts

Mathematical Reasoning

The book also includes diagnostic tests and two full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained. The included CD-ROM offers 2 additional practice tests that simulate the actual testing situation.
System Requirements:
The program will run on a PC with:

Windows® Intel® Pentium II 450 MHz

or faster

128MB of RAM

1024 X 768 display resolution

Windows 2000, XP, Vista

CD-ROM Player
The program will run on a Macintosh® with:

PowerPC® G3 500 MHz

or faster

128MB of RAM

1024 X 768 display resolution

Mac OS X v.10.1 through 10.4

CD-ROM Player

Browser with Adobe® Flash® Player installed

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Table of Contents:
Introduction
UNIT 1: REASONING THROUGH LANGUAGE ARTS
Pretest
1 Reading
Review Test
2 Language
Review Test
3 Extended Responses
Review Test
UNIT 2: MATHEMATICAL REASONING
Pretest
4 Mathematical Reasoning Overview
5 Numbers and Operations
6 Ratios, Proportions, and Rates
7 Measurement and Geometry
8 Data Analysis
9 Algebra
Review Test
UNIT 3: SOCIAL STUDIES
Pretest
10 Social Studies Skills
Review Test
UNIT 4: Science
Pretest
11 Science Overview
12 Fundamental Concepts
13 Life Science
14 Physical Science
15 Earth and Space Science
16 Understanding Science
Review Test
MODEL TESTS
Model Test 1
Model Test 2

About the Author:

Christopher Sharpe is the Program Coordinator at the Jobs & Education Empowerment Program at Columbia University. He oversees and coordinates all aspects of GED, ESL, and College Road Programs and supervises 30 program specialists and 130 teachers. In this capacity he develops curricula for GED content areas and ESL.

Joseph Reddy is founder and lead instructor at JSR Learning, a test preparation and tutoring company providing expert student evaluation and instruction for a variety of standardized tests, including GED, PSAT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1438073690
• ISBN 13: 9781438073699
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 704