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American Council on Education, Washington, DC. General Educational Development Testing Service. – 1986
This report contains eight tables describing the use of the General Educational Development Tests (GED) in 1986 as well as comparative trends since 1949. The tables report statistics for the 50 states, U.S. territories, and the provinces of Canada. The tables report the following: (1) testing volumes by jurisdiction; (2) percent tested by age…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Credentials, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs
Nimmer, Donald N.; Shakiba-Nejad, Hadi – 1982
The study was conducted to provide formulae by which College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) General Examination scores may be predicted from scores earned on the American College Test (ACT) Assessment. Five basic areas of liberal arts achievement are measured by the CLEP General Examinations: English Composition, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Equivalency Tests
Phenomenal Identity and Conceptual Equivalence of Measurement in Cross-National Comparative Research
Straus, Murray A. – J Marriage Fam, 1969
Paper read at the Groves Conference on the Family, Boston, Massachusetts, 1968.
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Equivalency Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Measurement Instruments
Reese, Lee W. – 1974
This handbook provides the practicing educational and career counselor with basic information about a college's policy regarding credit by examination, particularly the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). CLEP is a national program that is readily available to the general public. It is designed to measure knowledge acquired outside the…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Adult Students, College Choice, College Credits
Download full textBrant, Elaine E. – 1975
The paper states and proves three propositions regarding the usefulness of the ITED (Iowa Tests of Educational Development) in preparing adult basic education students to take the GED tests. The first proposition, that the ITED can be a useful practice test for GED candidates, is supported by the fact that the ITED tests are designed to measure…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests, Predictive Measurement
McCluskey, Jimmy – 1974
On March 1, 1971, Arkansas State University publicly announced its policy on credit-by-examination through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Preceding this announcement institutional research was conducted to determine appropriate cut-off scores for awarding credit on the CLEP General Examinations and certain subject examinations. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Credits, Credits
Turner, David R. – 1968
The preparation manual for the high school equivalency diploma test includes general information about studying and test taking, a predictive practice examination, and tutoring in all areas covered by the examination. The practice examination is constructed to discover weak and strong points in test areas of correctness and effectiveness of…
Descriptors: English Education, Equivalency Tests, Grammar, High Schools
Linehan, Jean D. – 1974
Four Proficiency Examinations for Clinical Laboratory Personnel were developed in Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, Hematology, and Blood Banking. Purpose of project was to enable competent military laboratory technicians who lack credentials to demonstrate their job-related skills and knowledge for civilian positions, and also to help civilians…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Equivalency Tests, Information Dissemination, Medical Laboratory Assistants
Beusse, William E. – 1972
This study analyzes the benefits which accrue to servicemen who participate in and pass the GED equivalency tests. Achievement of GED equivalency was found to result in tangible benefits for the individual, both while in the service and in civilian life. GED recipients attained higher pay grades than those who did not receive equivalency…
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Certificates, Equivalency Tests, Military Personnel
Brown, Monica V.; Zimmerman, Sydney L. – 1971
Provisions being made or planned to assist both veterans with medical experience and civilian health personnel to obtain advanced standing in health education programs in Ohio were surveyed in 1970-71. Thirty-five career areas are summarized, telling if they have a plan to have equivalency and/or proficiency examinations, based on responses…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Development, Certification
Fischer, Joan – 1973
The relationship of reading ability to passing the Interpretation of Reading Materials sections in social studies, science, and literature of the General Education Development (GED) test is assessed in this paper, and procedures for developing reading skills related to the test are suggested. Information about types of questions asked,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Equivalency Tests, Reading Ability
Martinko, Agnes – 1972
Many higher education institutions across the United States have instituted nontraditional study programs that incorporate elements such as flexibility and individualized learning into the curriculum. Implementation of such programs serve to increase options and open doors such as: the identification of new segments of our society to be served;…
Descriptors: College Credits, Degree Requirements, Equivalency Tests, External Degree Programs
Burt, Samuel M.; Striner, Herbert E. – 1972
This report discusses the various interpretations of the external degree concept, its potential impact on American higher education, and how an urban university may expand and improve its delivery systems to a larger variety of student populations on a sound financial basis. Areas covered include: prospective students; experience with home study…
Descriptors: College Students, Degree Requirements, Educational Innovation, Equivalency Tests
Syracuse Univ., NY. School of Management. – 1972
An external degree is one granted on the basis of academic work undertaken through independent and flexible study and pursued in whole or in part outside of the framework of existing college and university courses. A person's qualifications for an external degree are measured not by a list of accumulated formal courses taken and passed, but by an…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Programs, Degree Requirements, Degrees (Academic)
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1977
Due to the small samples and variance of the Tests of General Educational Development (GED) requirements in the reported research, it is difficult to generalize the obtained results in counseling situations. It is the purpose of this study to set up multiple cutoff norms for the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) using the statistical techniques…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Correlation, Equivalency Tests
