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Estimating the Labor Market Signaling Value of the GED
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Tyler, John H.; Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2000
While many previous studies have examined the economic impact of the General Educational Development (GED) on labor market outcomes, the results from these studies are all based on regression analyses that employ questionable comparison groups. As a result, all previous studies of the economic impact of the GED likely suffer from "selectivity…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Labor Market, Education Work Relationship, Economic Impact
An Investigation of the Interaction between Item Content and Group Membership on the Tests of General Educational Development.
Harnisch, Delwyn L. – 1983
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the item characteristics of the General Educational Development Tests (GED) for specific subgroups of students. The method employed was the approach suggested by Linn and Harnisch in which the three-parameter logistic model is used for detecting interactions between item content and group…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Item Analysis
So You Want a GED? Estimating the Impact of the GED on the Earnings of Dropouts Who Seek the Credential. NCSALL Research Brief.
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Tyler, John H. – 2002
The impact of the General Educational Development certificate (GED) on the earnings of high school dropouts who seek the credential were estimated. The estimates were derived by using several different types of estimation methods to analyze data linking Florida GED test information with quarterly earnings records collected by Florida's…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Blacks, Correctional Education