The Hawaii National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academy academic curriculum is a collaborative effort between the Department of Education and the Hawaii National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academy and is administered in partnership with Waipahu Community School. YCA provides the instructional component and Waipahu Community School conducts all GED examinations.
Purpose
The General Educational Development (GED) Test provides a valid means of measuring the educational achievement of adults who are non-high school graduates and of comparing their academic competence with that of high school graduates. The GED Test leads to completion requirements for the State of Hawaii High School Diploma. The diploma may provide graduates the opportunity to enter the military service, gain college admission, increase income, increase job qualification, or assist in obtaining work advancement.
Contents
The GED Test series consist of five subtests, each measuring the major skills considered to be the outcome of a high school education. Due to the total revision from all of the previous old test series, the following GED Testing Service policy will be in effect:
Beginning January 1, 2002, all candidates will take the newly revised 2002 GED Test Series. All partial scores from subtests taken prior to January 1, 2002 will be invalid and cannot be used in qualifying for the Hawaii High School Diploma. All candidates must pass all five subtests on the 2002 GED Test Series.
Language Arts/Writing
The questions on the Writing subtest are intended to assess the ability on sentence structure, usage, organization and mechanics. Business communications documents such as letters and reports are used. "How to" passages such as dressing for success, leasing a car, planning a trip may also be used. Skills including transitions, text divisions, topic sentences, and unity/coherence are also used to measure writing skills. An essay portion is included and must be passed to satisfactorily complete the writing subtest.
Social Studies
The candidate must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse and democratic society in an interdependent world. The Social Studies subtest will assess comprehension, application, analysis and evaluation. It covers national and global materials. Practical document(s) such as voters' guides, or tax forms may be used. Excerpt(s) are used from the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, or landmark Supreme Court cases.
Science
The Science test questions are drawn from life science, earth science, space science, physical science (physics and chemistry); and focus on environmental and health topics such as recycling, heredity, disease prevention, pollution, climate; and on science's relevance to everyday life. Assessments are based on conceptual understanding, problem solving and graphic stimuli.
Language Arts/Reading
The Reading subtest questions will assess comprehension, application, analysis and synthesis. Most of the questions will reflect higher order and critical thinking skills. Content areas are defined by the type of texts: Literary and Nonfiction. Included are comparison/contrast, business document, and visual representation questions.
Mathematics
The Mathematics subtest includes assessments in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, number relations, data analysis, statistics, probability and set-up questions where candidates must identify correct ways to solve problems. Charts, graphs and tables are also included.
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