{"id":1203,"date":"2013-11-14T20:56:34","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T20:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2013-11-18T15:22:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T15:22:05","slug":"a-closer-look-delving-into-the-new-ged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/a-closer-look-delving-into-the-new-ged\/","title":{"rendered":"A closer look: Delving into the new GED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s never too late. That&#8217;s the message staff at the Adult Learning Center want people to understand when it comes to earning their GED.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Nov. 19\u00a0 fom 5:30-7 p.m., the Adult Learning Center ill be hosting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adultlearning.vbschools.com\/PDF%20docs\/temp\/GED_Info.pdf\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2014 GED<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Test Information Night \u2013 Your Future is Calling<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0event to inform future\u00a0test-takers about impending changes in the GED format.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the GED Testing Service will launch its revamped GED assessment following one of the largest overhauls of the test in its nearly 70-year history. The changes have come\u00a0about because the American Council on Education, which administers the GED program, joined forces with\u00a0the education and testing company\u00a0 Pearson,\u00a0to develop a test aligned with the Common Core State Standards.<\/p>\n<p>While the new GED will continue to provide adults the opportunity to earn a high school<br \/>\ncredential, and measure career and college-readiness skills, there will be some major changes from years past. One of the biggest differences will be the format in which the test is given. Rather than\u00a0a standard pencil and paper test, the GED will be administered via computer.\u00a0This means those\u00a0taking the GED will have to get accustomed to doing an essay on the computer with a keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there will be changes in the rigor of the test content in the subject areas of literacy, mathematics, science and social studies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We encourage\u00a0those interested in pursuing their GED to come out and learn how to be better prepared for the changes and opportunities that lie ahead,&#8221; said Paul Palombo, director of the VBCPS Adult Learning Center. &#8220;Your future is in your hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adultlearning.vbschools.com\/PDF%20docs\/temp\/GED_Info.pdf\"><b>2014 GED<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Test Information Night \u2013 Your Future is Calling<\/b><\/a>\u00a0will be held at the Adult Learning Center located at 4160 Virginia Beach Blvd. For more information on the GED or information night, call 757.648.6050.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s never too late. That&#8217;s the message staff at the Adult Learning Center want people to understand when it comes to earning their GED. On Tuesday, Nov. 19\u00a0 fom 5:30-7 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1203"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1228,"href":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203\/revisions\/1228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}