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Introduction to Critical Thinking and the GED Tests
The GED Tests present many challenges to the GED teacher and student. Two
particular areas that you can focus on to help your students succeed are
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Thinking skills
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Graphic literacy
As a GED instructor, you need to identify strategies you can use to help your
students become better critical thinkers. You will also need to help your
students use thinking skills to interpret different types of graphics, such as
charts, maps, tables, diagrams, photographs, and political cartoons, on the GED
Tests.
This web-based professional development module has been designed to provide you
with information, strategies, and techniques that you can use in the GED
classroom. In this section of the module, you will learn more about
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Why critical thinking skills are essential for passing the GED
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The content of the Language Arts Reading, Social Studies, and Science tests
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How you can teach critical thinking across the content areas
The Critical Thinking module has two sections:
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Thinking Skills
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Graphic Literacy
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