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Download full textAmerican Council on Education, Washington, DC. General Educational Development Testing Service. – 1992
This document is a 596-item list of books, papers, journal articles, dissertations, and other materials concerning the General Educational Development (GED) tests. Topics covered include postsecondary educational outcomes for GED completers, military aspects of the GED program, scoring GED tests, test norms, benefits of participation in the GED…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Educational Resources, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs
Baldwin, Janet – GED Profiles: Adults in Transition, 1990
Key characteristics of adults who took the General Educational Development (GED) Tests in 1989 were compared with those of their 1980 counterparts. Findings indicated that the percentage taking the tests primarily to fulfill postsecondary educational admissions requirements increased from 29.1 to 32.8 percent. The percentage who took the tests for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
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
Haase, Patricia T.; Smith, Mary Howard – 1982
Summaries of demonstration projects in registered nurse (RN) education in seven Southern schools are presented. The report on the Prairie View A & M University program focuses on issues addressed in establishing a program: avoiding previous program pitfalls, curricular adaptation, teaching strategies, and challenge (equivalency) policies. The…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Faculty, Demonstration Programs, Equivalency Tests
Klein, Anna C.; Whitney, Douglas R. – 1977
Procedures and related issues involved in the application of trait-treatment interaction (TTI) to institutional research, in general, and to placement and proficiency testing, in particular, are discussed and illustrated. Traditional methods for choosing cut-off scores are compared and proposals for evaluating the results in the TTI framework are…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Equivalency Tests
Olsen, Claire – 1977
This analysis of the National Certifying Examination for Operating Room Technicians revealed that examinee's performance was related to their educational preparation. Utilizing test results from 2,841 candidates, the performance of first time candidates was compared to the performance of graduates of one or two-year programs and of technicians who…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Certification, Difficulty Level, Educational Background
Peterson, Joseph L.; And Others – 1978
A three-year research effort was conducted to design a crime laboratory proficiency testing program encompassing the United States. The objectives were to: (1) determine the feasibility of preparation and distribution of different classes of physical evidence; (2) assess the accuracy of criminalistics laboratories in the processing of selected…
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Equivalency Tests, Feasibility Studies, Laboratory Techniques
Legg, Sue M.; Webb, Jeaninne N. – 1977
The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) had a substantial impact upon the Florida State University System. Over 42% of the beginning freshmen in 1972 took CLEP examinations and over 38% received credit for passing one or more examinations with a score above the national 50th percentile. These freshmen received an average of 27 quarter-hours…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Credits, College Freshmen
Stanley, Elizabeth – 1980
This paper focuses on the activities of colleges and universities providing options for the assessment of prior learning for adult students. The paper emphasizes programs with associate and baccalaureate degree-granting institutions in the United States and Canada. It is aimed at faculty members, practitioners, administrators, and policy-makers,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Credits, Credit Courses, Degree Requirements
Stern, David; Anton, Kristin – 1979
The participation in and performance on the California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE), a state-mandated test designed to measure the attainment of cognitive requirements for early high school graduation, were analyzed. Objectives of the study were to identify the characteristics of high schools which had a large proportion of students…
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, High School Graduates, High Schools, Institutional Characteristics
Reese, Lee W. – 1977
This document, identified as Part V of a loose leaf handbook, is the 1977-79 supplement for Parts II, III, and IV of the original handbook, 1976 edition. Part II of the handbook listed tabular data concerning credit by external examinations such as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement Program (APP), and the American…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Counseling, Advanced Placement Programs, College Admission
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Special Continuing Education. – 1970
This English language curriculum resource handbook provides background information and techniques of instruction designed for instructors helping students to prepare themselves for the General Educational Development Tests in general language and literary abilities. It consists largely of fundamental concepts which high school graduates are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Concept Formation
Super, Donald E., Ed. – 1968
This report of the Lake Mohonk Conference represents a first attempt to establish cross-national quantitative measures of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. It was attended by specialists in educational measurement and comparative education, economists, sociologists, vocational educators and educational,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Equivalency Tests, Evaluation Criteria
Washington Univ., Seattle. Office of Women's Continuing Education. – 1968
A conference on women's continuing education explored ways in which institutions of higher education in the State of Washington can develop innovative programs to meet the needs of women, particularly those in their middle years. Exploration involved (1) identifying the communities' needs for more effective use of woman power, both paid and…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Counseling, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs
