GED (General Educational Development) testing candidates have many options available to them to prepare for the GED Test, including adult education (AE) classes, practice tests, and self-study. This study focused on candidates who voluntarily took the GED Test and could choose freely among preparation activities. We examined GED Test preparation…

Describes the efforts of Northern Virginia Community College to develop articulation agreements for advanced placement with public school systems in nine jurisdictions. Explains the goals of the articulation project, the processes involved in developing the agreements, the use of Assessment by Local Examination as a qualifying exam, problems and…

A project was conducted to develop a model for evaluating placement testing in the North Carolina System of Community Colleges. Researchers at Central Piedmont Community College conducted a longitudinal study of students' progress through the college curriculum as it related to placement test scores. The following numbers of students comprised the…