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

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

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Product Description
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; 1 edition (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739828355
• ISBN-13: 978-0739828359
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,679 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 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

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

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.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a very outstanding book, January 12, 2001

By	melanie (brooklyn, new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mathematics: Ged (Paperback)

the book is very helpful in the areas that i need for my class that i attend on saturdays. my teacher recomend that we get this book and the topic in the book are very easy to understand.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Math help for the GED, May 28, 2008

By	Jean Hertler (Cazenovia, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My son was discouraged in studying for his last test for his GED - math. This book was most helpful and he expressed much gratitude. Thank you.