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Mahoney, Susan S. – 1991
This report documents the results of the credit by examination program at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1990-91 testing year. Credit earned by examination at this University is equivalent to credit earned by taking the course, but not to credit earned in residence. In this report, numbers relating to eligibility for credit are…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Equivalency Tests
Williams, Susan S. – 1976
In 1975-76, 26 institutionally administered tests gave students at the University of Texas at Austin the chance to earn credits for 52 lower division courses in 15 departments: anthropology, biology, chemistry, communication, English, French, German, government, history, Latin, mathematics, physics, psychology, Russian, and Spanish. Results were…
Descriptors: College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Higher Education, Institutional Research
Download full textMahoney, Susan S. – 1993
The Measurement and Evaluation Center coordinates credit by examination at the University of Texas at Austin. Credit earned by examination is equivalent to credit earned by taking the course, but cannot be counted as credit earned in residence. To receive credit by examination, the student must also meet all other conditions of eligibility…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Students, Courses, Degree Requirements
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
Mahoney, Susan S. – 1987
This report covers the 1986-87 testing year in which eight colleges or schools at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin participated in the credit-by-examination program. Test results in 18 subject areas are reported. The summary section includes a discussion of the overall impact of credit-by-examination on eight participating schools or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement, College Credits
Mahoney, Susan S. – 1985
This special report documents the results of the program of credit by examination offered at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1984-1985 testing year. The data present a basis for a comprehensive picture of the impact of the program on this campus. The examinations covered 64 subject areas with 234 courses taught by 39…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Credits, College Entrance Examinations, Credit Courses
Tunkel, Leon S.; Klein, Raymond S. – 1978
This manual contains statistical information on the examinations administered by the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) to measure occupational competencies of experienced craftsmen in twenty-six trade specialties. (More detailed information on the program and on the scope of the examinations is provided in a separate…
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, Job Skills, National Competency Tests, National Norms
General Information: Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program, 1986-87 School Year. Student Evaluation.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
This bulletin contains general information about the Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program in Alberta, Canada. All twelfth graders must write at least one diploma examination to receive a high school diploma. The examination certifies academic achievement in English 30 and 33, Social Studies 30, Mathematics 30, Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Physics…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Credit Courses, Equivalency Tests, Foreign Countries
National Occupational Competency Testing Inst., Albany, NY. – 1978
This bulletin describes the National Occupational Competency Testing Program, which is designed to give experienced craftsmen objective evidence of their competency in order (1) to obtain academic credit toward a degree, (2) to gain certification as an industrial teacher, or (3) to enroll in an industrial teacher education program. Information is…
Descriptors: Certification, Equivalency Tests, Job Skills, Multiple Choice Tests
Enger, John M.; Howerton, D. Lynn – 1988
The results of two nationwide administrations of the 1988 General Educational Development (GED) tests were compared. The first, a norming study, was based on 34,548 GED tests taken by graduating high school seniors. The second study was based on 55,154 GED test item sets administered to adult examinees who had taken the test for diploma…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Equivalency Tests
Carbol, Barry C. – 1987
The General Educational Development (GED) testing program has been a part of the Alberta High School Equivalency Program since 1981. Between December 1981 and December 1983, 4,333 applicants passed the GED in Alberta, and 802 applicants failed to pass the test. Random samples of 200 individuals from each of these groups were studied to determine…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Credibility
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
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. General Educational Development Testing Service. – 1991
Eleven tables and five graphs present statistical data concerning the Tests of General Educational Development Program (GED Testing Program) in 1990. Data for each state and Canadian province are included. The tables present data on the following topics: testing volumes (i.e., number of people tested), percentage of people tested by age group,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Annual Reports, Educational Trends
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. GED Testing Service. – 1987
This bibliography lists works dealing with the General Educational Development (GED) tests. Citations range from 1944 to 1987. The works cited are grouped according to the following topics: GED students and their attitudes toward GED programs and adult education; instructional programs and materials predicting readiness for GED testing;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Credibility, Equivalency Tests, Followup Studies
Peer reviewedStoker, Howard W. – Florida Journal of Educational Research, 1985
Two studies investigated the performance of Florida high school seniors on the Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests). The GED Test Battery, as revised in 1980, consists of 290 items in 5 subject areas (writing, social studies, science, reading, and mathematics). In the first study, the performance of 1,200 Florida students was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Equivalency Tests, Functional Literacy
