What provisions have been made for physically challenged students?
There are Braille, large print, and audio versions for test candidates. Other physical accommodations will continue to be made for other obstacles a candidate might have. • Q: Is there a Spanish version available? A: The GED 2002 in Spanish will be available in September, 2003. • Q: Are GED 2002 standards uniform across the United States and Canada? A: Not entirely. Each state has the right to enforce some guidelines. A state can impose a higher passing grade, for instance, or adjust the number of times the GED can be taken in any given year. • Q: Have the time limits for test taking changed? A: The entire battery of tests will still take 7 hours, 30 minutes to complete. There are some variations in individual tests areas in the amount of time allotted, but the variations remain within a five to ten minute parameter of the current GED. • Q: Where should I focus in preparing my students for the GED 2002? A: A good place to begin is with higher order thinking skills (critical thinking),
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