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Download full textReynolds, Sharon L.; Johnson, Jerry D.; Salzman, James A. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2012
The extant literature offers little to describe the processes for screening students in adult basic education (ABE) programs for potential learning disabilities, referring adult students for diagnostic assessment, or barriers to obtaining diagnostic assessment for a learning disability. Without current documentation of a learning disability, ABE…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students
Fadale, LaVerna M.; Finger, Anne – 1988
A study was undertaken to determine the impact of the new writing component pioneered by New York State on General Educational Development (GED) performance or passing rates. Data were collected in two phases: Phase I dealt with passing rate data prior to the introduction of the writing sample to the writing subtest; Phase II was begun during the…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Postsecondary Education, Program Improvement, State Programs
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
Polgar, Ellen – 1976
The California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) allows a 16-or-17 year old who passes it to leave school as early as age 16, with parental permission, earning the legal equivalent of a diploma. The exam focuses on basic reading and computing skills. In this study, a variety of findings are reported. School districts have a budgetary…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation
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
