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Tutoring and practice testing takes place at the student's convenience. The CVABE Learning Centers have computer versions of the GED tests and software to help a student prepare for the tests. Official GED testing is carefully monitored. Testing dates are scheduled for Barre, Morrisville, Waterbury, Randolph, and Bradford. This schedule is widely publicized. Typically it takes three testing sessions, or about seven hours, to complete the GED tests that cover these areas:
- Writing Skills: the student writes a 200 word essay on a specified topic and answers multiple-choice questions about grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
- Social Studies: there are readings and related multiple-choice questions covering US history, economics, geography, political science, and the behavioral sciences.
- Science: basic principles of biology, earth science, chemistry, and physics are covered, including interpretation of graphs, charts, and maps.
- Literature and Arts: the student is given a variety of readings — poetry, fiction, drama, and prose - and multiple-choice questions about their form, structure and meaning.
- Mathematics: the student must solve a variety of problems — arithmetic (50%), algebra (30%), and geometry (20%) and interpretation of charts, graphs, and diagrams is included. Calculators and other mechanical aids are not permitted.
To pass the GED, a student must score a minimum of 225 points or get an average of 45 points on each test. The minimum passing score for a test is 40. A test must be retaken if this score is not achieved. Upon completion of the GED tests, the student receives a high school equivalency certificate issued by the Vermont Department of Education.
Click here for more information about taking your GED tests at CVABE.
For more information contact the Barre Learning Center at (802)476-4588 or email us as info@cvabe.org. Additional information can be found on the GED website at www.gedtest.org.
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