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2020 COABE Conference
Yes, There are Spanish Resources!
Presented by Debi Faucette and Susan Pittman
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Debi FaucetteGED Testing Service
Susan PittmanPD Consultant
In this session, we will…
•Review Spanish GED data
•Explore resources teachers can use when teaching Spanish GED
•Take one more look at the GED.com site
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What Does the Data Tell Us?
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Percentage of Spanish Test-takers
2017 2018
NATIONAL
All Test-takers
300,428 All Test-takers
300,711
Spanish Test-takers
16,783 (.05%)
Spanish Test-takers
16,187 (.05%)
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Trends and Observations
2016 2017 2018 2019
NationalPass Rate
80% 79% 80% 79%
SpanishPass Rate
58% 51%
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2019 Average Passing Score by Content Area
Content Area National Spanish
Math 153 152
RLA 154 151
Social Studies 155 151
Science 155 152
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Spanish Test Data: First Time Pass Rate by Content Area
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2018 2019
RLA 58% 51%
Math 49% 49%
Science 70% 73%
Social Studies
65% 66%
Credentialed51% 38%
Something to Keep in Mind
Speakers who assumed that oral proficiency guarantees an aptitude for written production discovered that this assumption is not true: “I didn’t think that there would be so much difference between writing it and speaking it, but there are people that cannot write at all.”
Callahan, Laura. (2010). US Latinos' use of written Spanish:
Realities and aspirations. Heritage Language Journal. 7. 1-27.
Students often…
• Lack sufficient vocabulary to write in Spanish
• Think first in English and then translate
• Are unable to write in standard form, specifically in using accents
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Resources for the Spanish GED Classroom
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Think Beyond the Textbook
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https://sites.google.com/a/boisestate.edu/ged-
2014-bsu/spanish-ged-hse-class-resources
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https://sites.google.com/a/boisestat
e.edu/ged-2014-bsu/spanish-ged-
hse-class-resources
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https://usahello.org/resources/education/
15https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/
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https://spanish-resources.com/
18http://www.oercommons.org/courses/spanish-grammar-in-context/view
19https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/other-languages/spanish-resources
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https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/nativedocuments/M-1122-S.pdf
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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Grade-Level/Eighth/PreK-
12-Subject-Area/Spanish
https://ged.com
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Thank you!
Communicate with GED Testing Service®:
Debi Faucette – [email protected]
Susan Pittman – [email protected]
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