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Beckett, Gene – 1985
The General Educational Development (GED) program at Shawnee State Community College originated from a request by the local Private Industry Council to design and implement a course of study for economically disadvantaged adults who desire to prepare to take the GED exam and who meet eligibility requirements. The program, which evolved within the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
Wadsworth, Samuel G.; Frazier, William D. – 1982
This study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of the PLATO instructional system to teach adult basic education and general educational development students basic mathematics and reading skills. The study was conducted with a control group of students who had no use of PLATO during an 18-month period, a second group of students who had less…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, English Instruction, High School Equivalency Programs
Download full textZhang, Jizhi; Han, Mee Young; Patterson, Margaret Becker – GED Testing Service, 2009
GED [General Educational Development] Tests offer many young adults who have left school a second chance to gain a credential, yet many educators have concerns about policies for very young test-takers and how they perform on the GED Tests. The GED Testing Service sets the absolute minimum age for taking the GED Tests at 16 years of age. However,…
Descriptors: Credentials, Young Adults, Program Effectiveness, High School Equivalency Programs
Hayward, Becky Jon – 1991
Comprehensive evaluations of two dropout prevention/reentry demonstration programs, sponsored by the Department of Education, one funded under the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Program (SDDAP) and one funded under the Cooperative Demonstration Program (CDP), are provided in this paper. Both programs were designed to demonstrate effective…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Federal Programs, High Risk Students
Merrifield, Juliet; And Others – 1991
A case study was done on the effects of training programs sponsored by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) on 835 women textile workers dislocated by a plant closing in Blount County, Tennessee. Data were gathered by former workers through structured interviews with 100 women typical by age (about 45-years-old) and length of service (14-16…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Females
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1988
This paper identifies and describes techniques that states may use to evaluate the three components of their programs funded under Section 353 of the Adult Education Act: (1) state administration; (2) special projects and staff training programs; and (3) effects or impacts of projects on local programs and instructors. Evaluation of these…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, High School Equivalency Programs
Messersmith, David; And Others – 1987
During 1987, a total of 758,367 people (3 percent more than in 1986) took the General Educational Development (GED) tests at 3,314 testing locations. Of these, 511,973 earned scores qualifying them for equivalency credit. Thus, approximately 74 percent of the examinees who completed the test battery in 1987 earned scores that were sufficient to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Certificates, Equivalency Tests
Cogburn, Helen E. – 1988
In 1988, a study was conducted by the J. F. Ingram State Technical College (ISTC) to determine recidivism rates for incarcerated individuals who earned a diploma and/or a General Educational Development (GED) certificate at ISTC during the years 1976 through 1986. The identification numbers of 2,844 students who had completed programs at ISTC were…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals, Educational Certificates
Barabe, Rosemeri, Comp.; And Others – 1980
Objectives and program descriptions are presented for the Scottsdale Adult Learning Center (Arizona) which in 1979-80 conducted a number of practicums for adult educators on individualized techniques, Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (GED), and English as a Second Language (ESL). First described is a paid internship program for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, English (Second Language), High School Equivalency Programs
Walker, Sharon M.; And Others – 1981
A study was conducted among adults enrolled in adult basic education (ABE) General Educational Development (GED) courses to determine their perceptions of the impact of the ABE/GED programs on their employment/economic position, skill and knowledge acquisition, community involvement, attitudinal changes, personal relationships, and continuing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1989
This document reports the oral testimony and prepared statements of persons who testified about proposed amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) during three hearings in March 1989. The proposed legislation would divide youth and adult services under JTPA, move some services from one segment to another, and increase funding for both…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Erie City School District, PA. – 1990
A project was conducted at the Adult Learning Center in Erie, Pennsylvania, to help clients who had recently failed (and almost passed) the General Educational Development (GED) examination to reapply themselves to specific curriculum materials, correct deficiencies, and retake the GED test. Intense guidance was provided to each student in the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Attendance, High School Equivalency Programs
Stoker, Howard W. – 1986
This report describes two studies, one comparing Florida students' performance to national norms on the General Educational Development (GED) tests, the other comparing performance on the GED tests and the Florida State Student Assessment Test, Part II (SSAT-II). In the first study, a representative sample of 1,200 high school seniors completed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High School Equivalency Programs, High School Seniors, High Schools
McMillan, Samuel H., Jr. – 1980
A study examined the attitudes of employers who provided jobs for 37 of the graduates and a number of the dropouts from the University of Texas Competency-Based High School Diploma (CBHSD) Program for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) clients that was implemented at five sites in Texas. Because of the restraints imposed on employers…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Followup Studies
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. GED Testing Service. – 1997
This bibliography lists 549 references pertinent to the General Educational Development (GED) tests. Topics include the following: GED test outcomes, adult education, success predictions, teaching style and adult learning, college admissions practices, educational testing and measurement, economic impacts of earning a GED, job-seeking skills of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Certification, Citations (References), Educational Attainment
