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Peer reviewedStoker, Howard – Florida Journal of Educational Research, 1984
The impact of the Early Exit Program (EEP) on Florida schools was studied. Questions asked about those who pass the General Education Development (GED) tests to earn a high school diploma included: (1) whether such students are high achievers who might contribute to a brain drain from the high schools; (2) whether they are low achievers who cannot…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Equivalency Tests, High Achievement, High School Equivalency Programs
Peer reviewedTully, G. Emerson – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1977
Describes a 1975 impact study designed to assess credit by examination as a vehicle for the professional development of a sample of 730 Florida teachers who took part in a 1972 College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) to determine the suitability of CLEP as an admission battery to undergraduate and graduate study in vocational education. (SH)
Descriptors: College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Faculty Promotion, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedStoker, Howard W. – Florida Journal of Educational Research, 1985
Two studies investigated the performance of Florida high school seniors on the Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests). The GED Test Battery, as revised in 1980, consists of 290 items in 5 subject areas (writing, social studies, science, reading, and mathematics). In the first study, the performance of 1,200 Florida students was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Equivalency Tests, Functional Literacy
Lant, Jeffrey L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Florida and California are the leaders in setting new, lowered age levels at which students may take high school equivalency tests. (IRT)
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, High Schools, School Attendance Legislation
Download full textFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1974
Information on Florida public education student acceleration programs is contained in this 1974 report to the legislature, compiled by the Florida State Department of Education. There are six means used in Florida schools to fulfill the legislative mandate to provide time-shortened educational programs at all levels of the educational system: (1)…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Advanced Placement Programs, Dual Enrollment, Early Admission
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee. – 1987
The use of the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) was evaluated by the Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission. In addition to a comprehensive analysis of research studies relating to CLEP conducted in various states, CLEP policies at state universities and community colleges in Florida were examined. Perceptions of Florida…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Credits, College Students, Community Colleges
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1975
This second annual report to the Florida Legislature and the State Board of Education reviews the reasons for student acceleration programs, the methods of acceleration, and the financial implications of time-shortened degree programs. Statistical data are provided on the number of Florida high school and postsecondary students taking advantage of…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Advanced Placement Programs, Competency Based Education, Dual Enrollment
