Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Canada | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| General Educational… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textSturgis, Chris – International Association for K-12 Online Learning, 2014
This paper is part of a series investigating the implementation of competency education. The purpose of the paper is to explore how districts and schools can redesign grading systems to best help students to excel in academics and to gain the skills that are needed to be successful in college, the community, and the workplace. In order to make the…
Descriptors: Grading, Competency Based Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Direct linkHeckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, Nicholas S. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
The General Educational Development (GED) credential is issued on the basis of an eight hour subject-based test. The test claims to establish equivalence between dropouts and traditional high school graduates, opening the door to college and positions in the labor market. In 2008 alone, almost 500,000 dropouts passed the test, amounting to 12% of…
Descriptors: Credentials, Testing Programs, Dropouts, Labor Market
