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Direct linkRossi, Rachael J.; Bower, Corey Bunje – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2018
Utilizing a data set of over 900,000 enrollees in adult basic education programs in New York State between 2005 and 2013, we examine the college enrollment of GED® passers. Upon enrollment in an adult basic education program, participants were asked whether they wanted to attend college after completion; almost 13,000 students both indicated a…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Enrollment, Higher Education, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedSmith, Glenda S.; Goetz, Ernest T. – College and University, 1988
A study of the use of General Educational Development (GED) Test scores for community college English and reading course placement found that the scores were adequate enough predictors of success to be used for that purpose, eliminating the need for additional costly testing. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, English Instruction, Higher Education, Predictor Variables
Download full textAyers, J. Douglas – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1980
It is recommended that in institutions not offering open enrollment, the General Education Development Tests be used to determine cutoff points for program admission. Results of this study indicate that existing cutoff points may be too high, and that open enrollment may be advisable. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Freshmen, Dropouts, Equivalency Tests
