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The New GED Writing Skills Test: Some Clarifications and Suggestions.
Swartz, Richard; Whitney, Douglas R. – Lifelong Learning, 1987
The authors discuss the new essay requirement on the General Educational Development Test. Topics covered include scoring, expected difficulty, and how test preparatory classes can help students do well on the essay. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Test Format, Writing Skills
N.F.S. Grundtvig's Folk High School Idea and the Challenge of Our Times.
Kulich, Jindra – Lifelong Learning, 1984
To adult educators, Grundtvig is of importance as the originator of the folk high school, which he felt strongly must be a center of liberal education, a "school for life." He was greatly impressed by the residential colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, which he visited around 1830, but he realized that they were a preserve of a privileged…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Philosophy, High School Equivalency Programs
Teaching Writing in the GED Program.
Taylor, Karl K. – Lifelong Learning, 1987
Discusses the changes needed in General Educational Development (GED) student instruction as a result of the new composition requirement in the GED test. Outlines techniques for teaching composition to GED students. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Graduation Requirements, High School Equivalency Programs, Test Items
A New GED: Gearing Up for Change.
Dauzat, Sam V.; Dauzat, Jo Ann – Lifelong Learning, 1987
The authors discuss changes that will appear in the 1988 edition of the General Educational Development (GED) test. Changes include (1) a focus on comprehensive, integrated skills; (2) a need for highly developed thinking skills; (3) use of a computer technology theme; (4) writing assessments; and (5) changes in content areas. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, High School Equivalency Programs, Item Analysis
Correlating the Test of Adult Basic Education and the Test of General Education Development.
Farr, Charlotte W.; And Others – Lifelong Learning, 1986
Describes a study designed to evaluate the relationship between performance on the TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) Test and the GED (General Educational Development) Test. Analysis of the data shows that there was a significant correlation between all the subscores on the TABE and all the subscores on the GED. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Measurement Techniques, Reading Tests
Writing Activities Enliven ABE/GED Class. TECHNIQUES.
Hinkle, Bette – Lifelong Learning, 1985
This article focuses on using writing activities in adult basic education/General Educational Development level classes to increase students' self-confidence, enjoyment of writing, and opportunities for group instruction. Suggestions are made for early writing experiences as well as later activities. The writing activities most enjoyed by other…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Learning Activities, Literacy Education
The Need for Staff Development in Adult Basic Education.
Jorgenson, Evelyn Elizabeth Libbert – Lifelong Learning, 1988
Staff development is needed to acquaint adult basic education (ABE) facilitators with the process of working with adults and with other challenges that confront the field. Challenges include changes in the General Educational Development (GED) test, introduction of computers, and the increasing enrollment of adult functional illiterates. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Educational Change, Enrollment Rate
Follow-up of GED Completers: An Analysis of Eight Studies in the U.S. and Canada.
Sabino, Michele J.; Seaman, Don F. – Lifelong Learning, 1988
Discusses a study of completers of the General Educational Development (GED) program. Concluded that (1) adult education is cost-effective; (2) concern for cost-effectiveness should not detract from other benefits; (3) completing the GED provides motivation to continue education; and (4) many perceive the GED certificate as a "second…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Grouping Students for Effective Learning in the ABE Classroom. TECHNIQUES.
Davis, Richard S.; Davis, Ginger L. – Lifelong Learning, 1987
For many learners in adult basic education (ABE) or General Educational Development (GED) classrooms, the difference between staying with the program and leaving prematurely is often related to the degree of the student's involvement with other members of the class. Grouping students to work together has both support- and learning-related…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Evaluation Methods, Group Dynamics, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)