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PDF pending restorationBaldwin, Janet; Spille, Henry; Hayes, Elisabeth; Kroll, Bonnie – 1994
This packet contains five issues of "GED Profiles" that examine various aspects of the characteristics and motivation of adults who take the General Educational Development (GED) tests and the effects of completion. These topics are explored: "GED Candidates in the Workforce: Employed and Employable" (Janet Baldwin, Henry…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Aging (Individuals), Certification
Download full textBaldwin, Janet; And Others – 1995
A comparison study used the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) to describe the English-language literacy skills of individuals who passed the Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests) and of those who did not. The research explored what the GED and NALS instruments measured in common and what was measured separately. Findings…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment
Baldwin, Janet; Qi, Sen – 1994
From September 1991 to June 1992, the General Educational Development (GED) Testing Service conducted a national survey of adults who took the GED Tests in Canada. The purpose of the study was to describe background characteristics, experiences, attitudes, and expectations of adults who took the GED Test. Findings indicated that the average age of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Certificates, Educational Research
Baldwin, Janet – 1989
A study examined factor structure invariance among the writing skills of graduating High School Seniors and Adult High School Non-Completers. The study had three purposes: (1) to use LISREL confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) procedures to specify and test a series of factor models based on the test specifications content of the General Educational…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Dropouts, High School Equivalency Programs, High School Seniors
