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Download full textEducation Commission of the States, 2021
This resource provides data on the use of assessment instruments and uniform cut scores. The cut scores presented in this resource are the lowest scores a student can receive on an assessment to be considered college-ready. An asterisk indicates that the state uses a subject area test score for the SAT. "SAT (new)" refers to scores…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs, Academic Support Services, College Readiness
Education Commission of the States, 2021
Developmental education assessment and placement policies guide how students may demonstrate college readiness and are placed into college-level courses. States and postsecondary systems use a variety of measures to determine a student's college readiness. Often, policies require that students submit scores from a national, standardized test. Some…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs, Academic Support Services, College Readiness
Direct linkMiddleton, Kathi Linn – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Earning a General Educational Development (GED) credential can have positive results in a student's life including higher wages and better job opportunities. The 2014 version of the GED exam changed the format from a paper-based test to a computer-based test. This change coincided with a 35% decline in the pass rate indicating not all students are…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Equivalency Tests, Test Results, Scores
Peer reviewedNorris, Margaret P.; And Others – Journal of Correctional Education, 1996
Comparison of 33 boot camp participants with 39 inmate nonparticipants showed that the former were significantly more likely to take and pass the General Educational Development Test (GED). Previous academic achievement as indicated by Wide Range Achievement Test-Revised scores predicted who later passed or failed the GED. Individual personality…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correctional Education, Educational Attainment, Intervention
Dauzat, Sam V. – 1978
The study compared two adult education standards used to determine Louisiana student eligibility for taking the General Educational Development (GED) test. Of the initial 590 students, 516 remained as study participants. The traditional standard, Standard 1, required the student to earn 13.0 on the California Achievement Test (CAT) with no area…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Conventional Instruction
Harrington, Jeanne Belisle – 2000
In 1998, Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona, established a transition program to help students in General Educational Development (GED) test preparation and English-for-Speakers-of-Other-Languages (ESOL) classes make a successful transition to community college. As of the end of the transition program's second year, it had developed into an…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Articulation (Education), College Preparation
