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Using the GED for College Placement.

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Smith, Glenda S.; Goetz, Ernest T. – College and University, 1988

A study of the use of General Educational Development (GED) Test scores for community college English and reading course placement found that the scores were adequate enough predictors of success to be used for that purpose, eliminating the need for additional costly testing. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Students, English Instruction, Higher Education, Predictor Variables

Toward a Comprehensive GED Assessment System.

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Whitney, Douglas R. – Adult Learning, 1991

The General Educational Development Tests can be used to place adult basic education students for study, to measure progress achieved, to enable students to qualify for postsecondary education, and to evaluate program effectiveness. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, High School Equivalency Programs, Program Evaluation