Learn Online: GED Preparation Syllabus: GED Preparation This is a non-credit course, and is provided
by Hannah Bryant for informational purposes only. This course cannot be
substituted for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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4-6 M, W (but can be contacted and made available much of the time)
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This class is self paced and open 24 hours everyday
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Course Description
This online course will prepare you to take the GED (General Educational Development) test. The testing format will be explained and broken down to highlight the five testing areas along with the content each of these sections will cover.
This course will provide many resources from test tips and strategies, practice tests and recommended book preparations, and researched netlinks attached to many test topics to be read at your own leisure. The GED test covers a wealth of information within the five-test sections. These test sections include English Grammar and the Mechanics of Writing, Social Studies, Science Studies, Math Studies and Literature Studies. You will not need to know all of the information in these areas to pass the GED, but you will need to know and understand several of the main topics in each area. This course highlights, provides a brief summary/definition/ or example of each of these main topics.
Course Requirements
This course (like the GED) requires at least a ninth grade level of reading- writing- and math skills. This course will make use of the English Language, so it is highly recommended that you have a firm grasp and can clearly communicate in this language.
There are no required books or other materials to complete this course. I've listed some recommended books below for futher study.
Course Goals
The course goal is to prepare you to successfully pass the GED test.
Recommended Reading Materials
There are no Required books for this prep course but if you're interested in
additional GED Prep it is recommended that you use any or all of these books for practice :
1. McGraw-Hill's GED : The Most Complete and Reliable Study Program for the GED Tests (Paperback) Book link to McGraw-Hill GED Prep 
2. Kaplan GED 2007-2008 Edition (Kaplan Ged) (Paperback)
Book link to Kaplan GED
3. Complete GED Preparation (Complete GED Preparation) (Paperback)
Booklink to Complete GED Prep
Grading Policy
Each test section is divided up into a number of lessons, each lesson will have an attached practice quiz. Each quiz (with the exception of the essay quiz) will provide you with immediate feedback. In addition, you will be able to retake each quiz repeatedly until you have grasped the test content.
Course Outline
Each of the five test sections on the GED exam are broken down into 3 to 4 lessons.
The structure of this course will include:
- Introduction for GED Preparation
- The Language Arts and Writing Test (Part 1)/ Sentence Structure and Organization
- The Language Arts and Writing Test (Part 1)/ Grammar Topics
- The Language Arts and Writing Test (Part 1)/ Frequent Spelling and Diction Errors
- The Language Arts and Writing Test (Part 2)/ The Essay Test
- The Language Arts and Writing Test (Part 2)/ The Essay Test
- The Social Studies Test/ Reading Information
- The Social Studies Test/ Reading Tables, Graphs, Maps and Political Cartoons
- The Social Studies Test/History and Economics
- The Social Studies Test/ Geography, Political Science and Behavioral Studies
- The Science Test/ Reading Information
- The Science Test/ Biology
- The Science Test/ Earth and Space Structure
- The Science Test/ Chemistry
- The Science Test/ Physical Science
- The Mathematics Test/ Mathematics Part 1
- The Mathematics Test/ Mathematics Part 2
- The Mathematics Test/ Algebra Part 1
- The Mathematics Test/ Algebra Part 2
- The Mathematics Test/ Geometry Part 1
- The Mathematics Test/ Geometry Part 2
- The Language Arts and Reading Test- Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry and Drama
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