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The Impact of Number of Jobs and Selection Ratio on Classification Efficiency: An Extended Table of Brogden's Allocation Average.

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Alf, Edward F., Jr.; Abrahams, Norman M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1996

This article is an extension of the table of allocation averages devised by H. E. Brogden and presented in "Educational and Psychological Measurement" in 1959. The current table deals with up to 1000 jobs and rejection rates ranging from 0 to 90%. (Author/SLD)

Descriptors: Classification, Employment Patterns, Employment Qualifications, Performance Factors

Educational and Labor Market Performance of GED Recipients. Research Synthesis.

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Boesel, David; Alsalam, Nabeel; Smith, Thomas M. – 1998

In 1995, nearly three-quarters of a million high school dropouts, age 16 and above, took the General Educational Development (GED) tests in pursuit of alternative secondary certification. The GED performs the following functions: stimulate human capital investment; measure and assess cognitive skills; certify dropouts with specified skill and…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Equivalency Tests