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Taylor, Karl K. – Lifelong Learning, 1987
Discusses the changes needed in General Educational Development (GED) student instruction as a result of the new composition requirement in the GED test. Outlines techniques for teaching composition to GED students. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Graduation Requirements, High School Equivalency Programs, Test Items
Direct linkWarren, John Robert; Edwards, Melanie R. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2005
For more than two decades, many states have required students to pass exit examinations to obtain high school diplomas. Despite these sweeping policy initiatives, we know relatively little about whether such policies are related to the chances that high school students will obtain diplomas. The authors estimate the association between high school…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Graduation Requirements, Educational Policy, High School Students
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
