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Sonst. Personen | Baldwin, Janet (Hrsg.) |
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Institution | American Council on Education, Washington, DC. GED Testing Service. |
Titel | Who Took the GED? GED 1994 Statistical Report. |
Quelle | (1995), (46 Seiten)
PDF als Volltext |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Quantitative Daten; Achievement Tests; Adaptive Testing; Adult Basic Education; Dropout Programs; Educational Attainment; Educational Certificates; Equivalency Tests; Group Testing; High School Equivalency Programs; Scores; Standardized Tests; Student Certification; Test Format; Test Use; Testing Programs; General Educational Development Tests Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Schulzeugnis; Gruppentest; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Testentwicklung; Testanwendung |
Abstract | This report contains 13 tables and 13 figures documenting the results for the General Educational Development (GED) tests in 1994. The tables and figures provide information on the following: GED participation and credentials issued--percent change from 1993 to 1994; testing volumes; percent tested by age group; credentials issued by age group; testing by language; testing by special editions and adaptations; highest grade completed; additional data; credentials issued 1984, 1990-1994, percent change 1984-1994, and cumulative since 1971; population of adults without high school diplomas, GED participation rate, and GED credentialing rate, by jurisdiction; trends in GED testing, 1949-1994; GED passing score requirements, percent of high school graduates meeting GED standards, and jurisdictions requiring GED standard; and policies for issuing high school equivalency credentials based on GED tests, by jurisdiction, comparative testing data, 1949-1994; minimum score requirements; percentage of graduating high school seniors meeting minimum score requirements; percent and number of people who took the GED tests in 1994, by region; number of GED candidates planning further study compared with total tested 1961-1994; and number of GED candidates receiving credentials compared with total tested 1974-1994. Some of the highlights are the following: (1) 710,666 adults took the GED tests in 1994, nearly 4 percent higher than in 1993; (2) in the United States, 5 percent more test-takers completed the test battery, and 7 states reported increases of 15 percent or higher; (3) 498,000 test-takers were successful in 1994, 14 percent higher than the total awarded a decade earlier; (4) nearly 10 million people have received GED credentials since 1971; (5) in 1994, 517,826 met passing score requirements (73 percent of the total completing the tests); (6) as in previous years, most GED candidates had completed 10th grade or higher; and (7) 66 percent of all candidates in 1993 were planning further study, the highest in the program's history. The report includes a list of GED central staff, governing board and advisory committee members and state administrators; information on how the data were gathered, and a list of 16 GED Testing Service publications. (KC) |
Anmerkungen | GED Fulfillment Service, P.O. Box 261, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 (order no. 25-0794: $20 plus $5 shipping and handling). |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |