General Educational Development

[Reasoning] [Math] [Language]

Estimating your General Educational Development

General Educational Development is a way to summarize your formal and informal education in three areas: reasoning development, mathematical development and language development. Each component and its various levels is described below. Use the definitions as examples. It isn't necessary to be good at every example within each category, but you should be able to perform some of the tasks outlined. There are six levels for each component with Level 6 being the highest and Level 1 being the lowest.

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Reasoning Development

Reasoning Development means a demonstrated ability to use data to decide on a course of action and correctly follow directions.

There are six levels of difficulty ranging from the most difficult (level 6) to the simplest (level1). Estimate your Reasoning Development using the definitions below:

Level 6
Apply logical thinking and scientific knolwedge to solve a wide range of very complex problems. Use and understnad such nonverbal symbols as formulas, scientific equations, or graphs. Deal with such abstract variables as music theory or chemical reactions. Deal with such concrete variables as surgical instruments or equipment used to onitor space exploration rockets.

Level 5
Apply logical thinking and scientific knowledge to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and reach valid conculsions. Understand and follow a wide variety of technical instructions presented in mathematical or diagram form. Deal with such abstract variables as repair techniques. Deal with such concrete variables as testing equipment.

Level 4
Apply principles of rational systems such as bookkeeping, navigation, or farm management. Understand and follow instructions presented in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Deal with fairly standardized situations involving concrete variables such as office machines, farm or construction equipment, or navigational aids.

Level 3
Use common sense to carry out instructions presented in written, oral, or diagram form. Deal with standardized situations involving concrete variables such as hand tools or cooking equipment.

Level 2
Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Deal with problems involving a few concret variables in or from standardized situations.

Level 1
Apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one-or two-step instructions. Deal with standardized situations with occasional or no variables in or from these situations encountered on the job.

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Mathematical Development

Mathematical Development means a demonstrated ability to use numbers and methematical symbols as tools to accomplish a task.

Level 6
Advanced calculus: work with limits, continuity, real number systems, mean value theorems, and iimplicit function theorems. Modern algebra: Apply fundamental concepts of theories of groups, rings, and fields. Work with differential equations, linear algebra, infinite series, advanced operations methods, and functions of real and complex variables. Statistics: Work with methematical statistics, mathematical probability and applications, experimental design, statistical inference, and econometrics.

Level 5
Algebra: Work with exponents and logarithms, linear equations, quadratic equations, methematical induction and binomial theorem, and permutations. Calculus: Apply concepts of analytic geometry, differentiations, and integration of algebraic functions with applications. Statistics: Apply mathematical operations to frequency distributions, reliability and validity of tests, normal curve, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, chi-square application and sampling theory, and factor analysis.

Level 4
Algebra: Deal with systems of real numbers; linear, quadratic, rational, exponential, logarithmic, angle and circular functions, and inverse functions; related algebraic solution of equations and inequalities; limits and continuity; and probability and statistical inference. Geometry: Deductive axiomatic geometry, plane and solid, and rectangular coordinates. Shop math: Practical application of fractions, percentages, ration and proportions, measurement, logarithms, practical algebra, geometric construction, and essentials of trigonometry.

Level 3
Compute discount, interest, profit, and loss; commision, markup, and selling price; ratio and proportions; and percentage. Calculate surfaces, volumes, weights, and measures. Algebra: Calculate variables and formulas; monomials and plynomials; ratio and proportion variables; and square roots and radicals. Geometry: Calculate plane and solid figures, circumference, area, and volume. Understand kinds of angles and properties of pairs of angles.

Level 2
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure. Perform the four operations with like common and decimal fractions. Compute ratio, rate, and percent. Draw and interpret bar graphs. Perform arithmetic operations involving all American monetary units.

Level 1
Add and subtract two-digit numbers. Multiply and divide 10's and 100's by 2, 3, 4 and 5. Perform the four basic arithmetic operations with coins as part of a dollar. Perform operations with units such as cup, pint, and quart; inch, foot, and yard; and ounce and pound.

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Language Development

Level 6
Same as Level 5 because, unlike reasoning and math development, language development curriculum in public high schools differs from school to school.

Level 5
Reading: read literature, book and play reviews, scientific and technical journals, abstracts, financial reports, and legal documents. Writing: Write novels, plays, editorials, journals, speeches, manuals, critiques, poeetry, and songs. Speaking: Conversant in the theory, principles, and methods of effective and persuasive speaking, voice and diction, phonetics, and discussion and debate.

Level 4
Reading: Read novels, poems, newspapers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. Writing: Prepare business letters, expositions, summaries, and reports, using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Speaking: Participate in panel discussions, dramatizations, and debates. Speak extemporaneously on a variety of subjects.

Level 3
Reading: Read a variety of novels, magazines, atlases, and encyclopedias. Read safety rules, instructions in the use and maintenance of shop tools and equipment, and methods and procedures in mechanical drawing and layout work. Writing: Write reports and essays with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Speaking: Speak before an audience with pose, voice control, and confidence, using correct English and well-modulated voice.

Level 2
Reading: Passive vocabulary of 5,000 to 6,000 words. Read at a rate of 190 to 215 words per minute. Read adventure stories and comic books, looking up unfamiliar words in dictionary for meaning, spelling, and pronunciations. Read instructions for assembling model cars and airplanes. Writing: Write compound and complex sentences, using cursive style, proper end punctuation, and employing adjectives and adverbs. Speaking: Speak clearly and distinctly with appropriate pauses and emphasis, correct punctuation, variations in word order, using present, perfect, and future tenses.

Level I
Reading: Recognize meaning of 2,500 words. Read at rate of 95 to 120 words per minute. Compare similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Writing: Print simple sentences containing subject, verb, and object, and series of numbers, names, and addresses. Speaking: Speak simple sentences, using normal word order, and present and past tenses.

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