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Download full textNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Continuing Education Curriculum Development. – 1975
This publication is intended to do two things: reinforce reading skills essential to interpreting the exercises in the social studies, sciences, and mathematics sections of the test of General Educational Development (GED) and to provide students practice in interpreting passages written at a level of difficulty similar to the difficulty of the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs
George-Ezzelle, Carol E.; Hsu, Yung-chen – GED Testing Service, 2006
As GED (General Educational Development) Testing Service considers the feasibility of a computer administration of the GED Tests, one issue being considered is the difference in costs of supplying only a computer-based format vs. offering both computer-based and paper formats of the GED Tests. A significant concern then arises as to whether…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Computer Assisted Testing, High School Equivalency Programs, Computer Literacy
Washington-Greene County Community Action Corp., Waynesburg, PA. – 1993
An existing 353 project that used professional staff as distance education contact persons for students in General Educational Development (GED) programs in rural areas was modified so that volunteer instructional aides (IAs) could serve as contact persons for GED students choosing the program's home study option. A home study packet to be used in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Distance Education, High School Equivalency Programs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Continuing Education Curriculum Development. – 1975
The contents of this publication are intended to provide exercises in reading which require a type and a level of interpretation similar to that demanded by the test of General Educational Development. These exercises were also designed to reinforce the reading skills outlined in a previous publication, "Developing High School Equivalency…
Descriptors: Drama, Equivalency Tests, Fiction, High School Equivalency Programs
Lehigh County Community Coll., Schnecksville, PA. – 1993
An experimental study compared the effectiveness of a traditional General Educational Development (GED) curriculum with a literacy curriculum based on applied literacy skills. An experimental group of 34 adult students received GED instruction emphasizing functional and workplace contexts and supplemental instruction, whereas the 35 students in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Course Descriptions, Followup Studies
Moore, Lawrence H. – 1980
A 1980 survey of General Educational Development (GED) equivalency certificate recipients who completed the GED test in 1975 measured influence and impact of successful GED completion on the individual. The sample consisted of 101 former adult students whose records came from the Murray and Paducah, Kentucky, GED testing centers. The survey…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Certification, Citizen Participation
Hayes, Elisabeth – 1991
A study investigated the occupational, educational, personal, and social benefits of obtaining the General Educational Development (GED) credential for Wisconsin GED recipients. It examined differences in the benefits experienced and factors that affected the nature and extent of these benefits. A questionnaire was mailed to 1,028 individuals who…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Jensen, Jane; Haleman, Diana; Goldstein, Beth; Anderman, Eric – 2000
The reasons why undereducated individuals choose not to participate in adult education were examined in a comparative, qualitative case study that was conducted in eight nonmetropolitan sites (including the pilot site) in diverse economic regions across Kentucky. Data were collected from the following sources: in-depth interviews with 84 adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences
