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Behal, Elizabeth L. – 1983
During Spring 1982, a follow-up to the Spring 1980 national survey of General Educational Development (GED) examinees was conducted to determine which GED examinees enrolled in postsecondary educational programs, the types of programs selected, and if there were differences between the GED examinees who enrolled and those who did not. Variables…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Enrollment, Experiential Learning, High School Equivalency Programs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of General Education Curriculum Development. – 1979
This taxonomy is designed to be used by teachers who are preparing New York state students to take the Tests of General Educational Development (GED). The skills included in this taxonomy are representative of those skills which must be mastered in order to pass the reading skills test of the current six-hour GED. Educational objectives in the…
Descriptors: Classification, English Literature, Equivalency Tests, Functional Reading
Download full textMalizio, Andrew G.; Whitney, Douglas R. – 1981
During April and May 1980, the General Educational Development (GED) Testing Service conducted a survey involving a nationally representative sample of examinees to gather detailed information on the background and preparation of persons currently taking the tests. This report is based on the responses of about 13,000 GED candidates at nearly 250…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Educational Background, High School Equivalency Programs, Participant Characteristics
Cervero, Ronald M.; Peterson, N. Lyn – 1982
The General Educational Development (GED) testing program is frequently used to earn a high school diploma, since about 14 percent of diplomas issued in this country during 1981 were based on the GED tests. A study was conducted to assess the impact that passing the GED tests has on adults' employment and participation in educational activities.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Employment, Enrollment, Graduate Surveys
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
Florida Community Coll., Jacksonville. – 1998
This workbook, one of six professional development manuals prepared by experienced General Educational Development (GED) instructors, is designed to assist the instructor setting up and operating a GED classroom. A pretest and posttest appear first. Each of the units begins with a list of objectives and then provides instructional material. Unit 1…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students
Moore, Lawrence H. – 1980
A 1980 survey of General Educational Development (GED) equivalency certificate recipients who completed the GED test in 1975 measured influence and impact of successful GED completion on the individual. The sample consisted of 101 former adult students whose records came from the Murray and Paducah, Kentucky, GED testing centers. The survey…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Certification, Citizen Participation
Coplin, Jennifer; And Others – 1994
This document includes a final performance report and evaluation report from the Weck Ed program, through which job-linked adult basic education and General Educational Development (GED) test preparation courses that were jointly developed by the company Pilling Weck and Durham Technical Community College were offered to Pilling Weck employees on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges
Lake County Coll., Grayslake, IL. – 1994
The College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois, formed an educational and business partnership with four area businesses to design and implement workplace literacy programs targeted to the needs of each business. The project's four objectives were as follows: develop a model of cooperation between a community college and the business community…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
