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ADULT BASIC EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE WITH GED PREP
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR LANTANA COMMUNITY CENTER
SHEAON MONLOUIS
CUR/516
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
ELIZABETH PACE
PHASE I
Description Target audience
• Prepares students to take the General Education Development (GED) exam.
• GED is a high school equivalency test required by employers and higher education institutions.
• Covers all four areas of the exam: mathematical reasoning, language arts reasoning, science, and social studies.
• Male and female students ages 18-45.
• High school students and high school dropouts seeking alternative to completion.
• Middle- to low-class immigrants
PHASE I
Goals of Course
• Students will pass all or parts of the GED test upon completion of the course.
• Students will improve math, reading and writing skills.
• Students will learn and apply social studies and science concepts.
PHASE I
COURSE OUTLINE
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
• Student introductions and review of syllabus
• Ungraded assessment
• Language Arts reasoning skills
• Review of key concepts
• Take sample test
DECEMBER-JANUARY • Mathematical reasoning skills
• Algebraic expressions
• Arithmetic
• Mental Math
• Review of key concepts
• Take sample test
PHASE I
COURSE OUTLINE
JANUARY-FEBRUARY
• Key concepts of Science portion
• Geography
• Map reading
• Review session at end of month
• Take sample test
• Computer skills assessment
FEBRUARY-MARCH
• Key concepts of Social Studies
• End of month review
• Take section sample test
• Computer skills assessment
• Take sample GED test
PHASE II COURSE OBJECTIVES
• Adult GED prep students should be able to solve 15 algebraic expressions with 90% accuracy after given the principles of variables and their functions.
• Adult GED prep students will write and submit five reflective journals entries with minimal grammar and spelling errors given the website www.livebinders.com and handouts on sentence structure.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
• Adults will be in a knowledge-centered environment.
• Focus will be on information and activities that will help them develop an understanding in the four subject areas.
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
• Lectures
• Guest speakers
• Simulations
• Drills
• Game show style quizzes
• Reflective writing
• E-readers, tablets
PHASE III
• Implementation Timeline
• Course will meet four days a week, Monday-Thursday, from 6-9 p.m. for 16 weeks.
• Anticipated start date is Monday, November 10, 2014; anticipated end date Thursday, March 19, 2015.
• Six holidays will be accommodated: Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
PHASE III
• Implementation Timeline
• Initial meeting, with mock class sessions, will be held on October 27 with the subject matter experts (SMEs): facilitator and Department of Adult Education representative.
• A follow-up meeting with revisions will be held October 29 with SMEs before presenting plan to community center coordinator on November 3.
• A trial run of the course with the focus group will be held November 3.
• Tentative follow-up meeting with further revisions, if any, will be scheduled for November 4.
PHASE III
• Building Interest
• Announcement in Palm Beach County Educator.
• Announcement on community center website, along with flyers in lobby.
• Email blast to previous students.
• Publicity at local high school.
• Reassurance for community center coordinator and facilitator that attendance is guaranteed.
PHASE III
• Resources & Materials
• Sample review questions and surveys for focus group
• Construction paper for inclusion activity
• Laptop/desktop with portable storage device for lectures
• Access to website www.livebinders.com
• Buzzer and/or bell for game show style quizzes
• Internet access
• E-readers and tablets
• Paper to make copies of syllabus, etc.
PHASE III
• Design Process Evaluation
• Formative Assessment
• Stage 1: Design Review - Needs analysis, task analysis, learner analysis
• Stage 2: Expert Reviews - Meet with content expert, facilitator, and ID experts
• Stage 3: Learner Validation - Small group evaluation with sample audience
• Stage 4: Ongoing Evaluation - Data will be collected for long-term effectiveness
PHASE IV
• Criteria for Determining Course Outcome
• Learner Evaluation using objective and constructed-response tests.
• Evaluation Instruments
• Objective tests
• True or false questions
• Multiple-choice questions
• Matching questions
• Short-answer questions
• Constructed-response test
• Essay questions
PHASE IV
• Future Decisions
• Instruction will be used multiple times at the community center; therefore, future changes can include:
• Online classes.
• A daytime session.
• Certificate of completion award.
CONCLUSION
• Demand for additional GED Prep Class offerings
• Adult Basic Education Knowledge with GED Prep Course will be implemented at the Lantana Community Center
• Implementation will be done in four phases
• A condensed version of course will be tested on a sample audience to gauge success
• Resources and materials are accessible and feasible; therefore, course will pay for itself
REFERENCES
• Brown, A., & Green, T.D. (2011). The essentials of instructional design: Connecting fundamental principles with process and practice (2nd ed.). Allyn & Bacon.
• School District of Palm Beach County (2014). Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_District_of_Palm_Beach_County
• Wlodkowski, R.J., & Ginsberg, M.B. (2010). Teaching intensive and accelerated courses: Instruction that motivates learning. John Wiley & Sons Inc.