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Download full textRichards, Lisa, Ed. – GED Items, 1996
"GED Items" is published bimonthly by the GED Testing Service of the American Council on Education. This volume contains six issues, each containing several articles related to adult education, equivalency testing, and the General Educational Development (GED) program. The first issue features an article by Frederick Stadler on the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Educational Technology
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 2002
The purpose of this document is to assist Florida school districts in implementing the General Educational Development (GED) Exit Option Model for students at risk of not completing high school. Students must be at least 16 years of age and currently enrolled in high school to take the GED tests through the GED Exit Option Model. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Eligibility, Exit Examinations
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. General Educational Development Testing Service. – 1992
This document is a 596-item list of books, papers, journal articles, dissertations, and other materials concerning the General Educational Development (GED) tests. Topics covered include postsecondary educational outcomes for GED completers, military aspects of the GED program, scoring GED tests, test norms, benefits of participation in the GED…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Educational Resources, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs
Ladner, Robert A. – 1986
A multidimensional follow-up study of three categories of Florida high school graduates focused on early exit General Educational Development (GED), second chance GED, and conventional graduates. The research provided the first comprehensive overview of the demography, educational experiences, aspirations and post-graduation activities of both GED…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Comparative Analysis, Educational Certificates
Zafft, Cynthia; Kallenbach, Silja; Spohn, Jessica – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2006
While the majority of adults who take the General Educational Development (GED) test do so in order to continue their education, few go on to enter postsecondary education. Yet, these same adults stand to make substantial economic and personal gains when they use their adult secondary credential to move from the ranks of high school dropout to…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Profiles, Models, Educational Development
Richards, Lisa, Ed. – 1996
"GED Items" is published by the GED Testing Service of the American Council on Education. This volume contains six issues, each containing several articles related to adult education, equivalency testing, and the General Educational Development (GED) program. In the lead article of the first issue, Judith Anderson discusses the Internet…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Educational Technology
Moraine Valley Community College., Palos Hills, IL. Office of Institutional Research. – 1982
In spring 1982, Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) surveyed recent General Educational Development (GED) graduates to determine their demographic characteristics, opinions about MVCC's GED program, and the impact of receiving the GED on graduates' lives. Survey instruments were mailed to 321 graduates who had received their GED within the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduate Surveys, High School Equivalency Programs, Information Sources
Schillo, Paula A. – 1990
In 1989, a study was conducted to determine whether General Educational Development (GED) certificate holders and students with high school diplomas achieved the same degree of academic success at Lorain County Community College (LCCC). The study subjects were LCCC students who were admitted just prior to the 1988-89 school year, including 40…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Klein, James D.; Grise, Philip J. – 1987
A study sponsored by the Bureau of Adult and Community Education, Florida Department of Education, was conducted by the Center for Needs Assessment and Planning at Florida State University to compare the success of General Educational Development (GED) and traditional high school graduates at Florida's community colleges. Registrars at each of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Grade Point Average
Passmore, David L. – 1987
A study used the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Force Experience Youth Cohort to determine the labor market consequences for young people of acquiring a General Educational Development (GED) degree in 1985. Three major consequences of receiving a GED were examined: labor force participation, employment status, and hourly wages. The…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Entry Workers, High School Equivalency Programs
Byrd, Fay; And Others – 1973
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a significant difference in the performance level of freshmen who did not formally complete high school but who received General Education Development (GED) certificates and high school graduates who did receive high school diplomas. The study was to indicate whether there was a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, College Freshmen, College Mathematics
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. General Educational Development Testing Service. – 1992
The Tests of General Education Development (GED) enable about 450,000 adults each year to obtain high school equivalency certificates, representing about 15 percent of all the high school diplomas issued in the United States. This report presents statistics on the 1991 program and its participants. In 1991, 806,038 persons took the GED Tests, an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Certification, Educational Trends
Clark, Renee Smith – 1987
The tests of General Education Development (GED) provide adults with opportunities to attend and graduate from postsecondary institutions. A study investigated the academic achievement of GED recipients compared to that of high school diploma (HSD) students graduating from the Community College of Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) between June 1985…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Credentials, Employer Attitudes
Carson, Betty W. – 1986
A study was conducted to determine whether the General Educational Development (GED) Test credential was acceptable to employers in hiring and promoting employees. Major employers in the Denver Metropolitan area were surveyed to determine (1) whether or not there are policies regarding GED credentials versus high school diplomas in governing the…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Entry Workers, High School Equivalency Programs
Rogers, George W., Jr. – 1977
The first semester college performances of 170 students who had received a G.E.D. high school certificate were examined. In addition, the usefulness of the G.E.D. for predicting college success during the first semester of enrollment was evaluated. A stepwise multiple regression procedure revealed that G.E.D. scores were not useful in predicting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Freshmen
