GED Mathematics (Steck-Vaughn Ged Series) [Paperback]

Liz Anderson (Author, Editor), Steck-Vaughn (Editor), Ellen Northcutt (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0739828355 | ISBN-13: 978-0739828359 | Publication Date: May 1, 2001 | Edition: 1

Statistics, probability, alternative answer formats, and instruction for the Casio fx-260, the official calculator of the GED Test.

Product Details

• Paperback: 474 pages
• Publisher: Steck-Vaughn Company; 1 edition (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739828355
• ISBN-13: 978-0739828359
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Test Guides - High School

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best GED math text on the market right now, February 25, 2008

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Lori "Lori" (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GED Mathematics (Steck-Vaughn Ged Series) (Paperback)

I have been teaching the GED for 20+ years, and I insist that each of my students own this book. First of all, it breaks down the basic math skill areas into clear steps with helpful examples. Then it gives the student lots of opportunities to review what they have learned and assess their growth with mini-tests after every 3 lessons and unit reviews. Also you can practice for the GED by taking three full length practice tests. The answers and explanations in the back can help a student learn from their mistakes. Best of all, the level of difficulty matches the actual GED pretty closely (not true of other publishers) so if the student can do well in this book, you can expect that they will do well on the GED as well.

My three complaints about this book are:
the chapter on percents is confusing. There is a much better way to teach percents that asking students to memorize and manipulate a diagram.

There needs to be more on charts and graphs, which are getting bigger and bigger on the GED. Also I wish there were more on ratios & proportions. I always find that I have to supplement the book when I get to this lesson because SV gives us very few word problems, and they are all too easy.

There should be a bigger section on multi-step problems, also another huge area on the GED. SV is great for breaking down the test into skills, but sometimes questions ask you to work more than one skill at a time.

SV Math can use improvements, and I would supplement it with some of the newer stuff from Contemporary (another publisher of GED books) but as a basic GED math text, it really is the best book out there. I highly recommend it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one is the absolute best !!!!!!, March 8, 2010

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Marcella (Houston TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: GED Mathematics (Steck-Vaughn Ged Series) (Paperback)

I bought this GED book for my 12 year old son. I am a home school mom and this GED book, helps my child to understand fractions and algebra better then any math book I've ever ran across. I love how this book breaks down and simplifies learning math. This book is not just for those who are studying for their GED, this book is good for any middle school-high school aged child, who may need that extra help in math. As a home school mom, this GED math book makes my job a whole lot easier to teach.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent GED Book!!!, April 5, 2010

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Sun - See all my reviews

This review is from: GED Mathematics (Steck-Vaughn Ged Series) (Paperback)

I used this book as well as the corresponding books for the other GED subjects and was able to pass the GED with perfect and near perfect scores. My GED instructor even commented on the fact that I was done with each test within a fraction of the time allotted for each test.

There is way more info in these books than you actually need to know for the test. If you can master what is in these books you will pass the GED on the first try with no problems.