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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
Ezzelle, Carol; Setzer, J. Carl – GED Testing Service, 2009
This manual was written to provide technical information regarding the 2002 Series GED (General Educational Development) Tests. Throughout this manual, documentation is provided regarding the development of the GED Tests, data collection activities, as well as reliability and validity evidence. The purpose of this manual is to provide evidence…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Testing Programs, Test Validity, Test Reliability
GED Testing Service, 2010
The "2009 GED[R] Testing Program Statistical Report" is the 52nd annual report in the program's 68-year history of providing a second opportunity for adults without a high school credential to earn their jurisdiction's GED credential. The report provides candidate demographic and GED Test performance statistics as well as historical…
Descriptors: Credentials, Test Content, Testing Programs, Testing
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1989
The Iowa Norming Study determined how well graduating high school seniors (N=722) performed on the revised 1988 Tests of General Educational Development (GED), providing the data to describe and evaluate the score requirements for GED Test candidates in terms of the percentage of Iowa high school graduates a GED Test candidate must exceed to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cutting Scores, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs
Benners, G. Anthony; George-Ezzelle, Carol E. – GED Testing Service, 2006
The present investigation was aimed at exploring the stability of the standard score distributions on the GED (General Educational Development) Tests taken by U.S. high school seniors in equating studies conducted by GED Testing Service during the span of 5 years from 2001 (the norming year) to 2005. Three questions were addressed by this…
Descriptors: Testing, High School Seniors, Scores, Measurement Techniques
Baldwin, Janet, Ed. – 1997
The 13 tables and figures in this report provide summary information about those who took the General Educational Development (GED) Tests in 1996 and the jurisdictions that administer those tests. Most tables summarize information for the United States and Territories, Canada, GED Testing Service, and Program Total. Each table is arranged to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Certification, Educational Attainment, Educational Certificates
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (NJ1), 2003
CASAS, in cooperation with the CASAS National Consortium Policy Council, conducted a study to provide guidance to program and instructional staff regarding student readiness to take the GED Tests. The study looked at the relationship of CASAS reading and math scores to official 2002 GED test results from five states--California, Hawaii, Iowa,…
Descriptors: Test Results, Test Content, High School Equivalency Programs, Guidance
Hsu, Yung-chen; George-Ezzelle, Carol E. – GED Testing Service, 2007
Many adult basic education programs use the Tests of General Educational Development (GED[R] Tests) to measure the skills and knowledge associated with a high school program of study as well as to assess the achievement gains of adult learners through participation in their programs. Using data from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy…
Descriptors: Credentials, Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. General Educational Development Testing Service. – 1989
In 1989, 682,728 people (7% less than in 1988) took the Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests). Approximately 68% earned scores sufficient to qualify for the GED diploma awarded by their jurisdictions. Departments and ministries of education in the United States and Canada awarded 376,879 credentials (down 13% from 1988) based on GED…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Credentials, Equivalency Tests
Schillo, Paula A. – 1990
In 1989, a study was conducted to determine whether General Educational Development (GED) certificate holders and students with high school diplomas achieved the same degree of academic success at Lorain County Community College (LCCC). The study subjects were LCCC students who were admitted just prior to the 1988-89 school year, including 40…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. General Educational Development Testing Service. – 1992
The Tests of General Education Development (GED) enable about 450,000 adults each year to obtain high school equivalency certificates, representing about 15 percent of all the high school diplomas issued in the United States. This report presents statistics on the 1991 program and its participants. In 1991, 806,038 persons took the GED Tests, an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Certification, Educational Trends
George-Ezzelle, Carol E.; Skaggs, Gary – GED Testing Service, 2004
Current testing standards call for test developers to provide evidence that testing procedures and test scores, and the inferences made based on the test scores, show evidence of validity and are comparable across subpopulations (American Educational Research Association [AERA], American Psychological Association [APA], & National Council on…
Descriptors: Scheduling, Testing Accommodations, Academic Achievement, Test Validity
Louallen, Debra; And Others – 1993
This report contains 11 tables and 5 figures documenting the results for the General Educational Development (GED) tests in 1992. The tables provide information on the following: testing volumes; percent tested by age group; credentials issued by age group; testing by language; testing by special editions and adaptations; highest grade completed;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Adult Basic Education, Dropout Programs
Baldwin, Janet, Ed. – 1995
This report contains 13 tables and 13 figures documenting the results for the General Educational Development (GED) tests in 1994. The tables and figures provide information on the following: GED participation and credentials issued--percent change from 1993 to 1994; testing volumes; percent tested by age group; credentials issued by age group;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Adult Basic Education, Dropout Programs
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