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ERIC Number: ED387621
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: 52
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Tests of General Educational Development. 1992 Statistical Report.
Louallen, Debra; And Others
This report contains 11 tables and 5 figures documenting the results for the General Educational Development (GED) tests in 1992. The tables provide information on the following: 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, 1971-1992; comparative testing data, 1949-1992; minimum score requirements; and percentage of graduating high school seniors meeting minimum score requirements. The figures cover testing volume versus credentials issued 1952-1992; testing volume and credentials issued by age group for 1992; highest grade completed 1992; volume of people tested versus credentials issued 1972-1992; and number of GED candidates planning further study, 1961-1992. Some of the highlights are the following: (1) after a 2-year period of substantial increases in participation, GED testing volume in 1992 declined by 2 percent to 790,565; (2) most U.S. states reported increases from the previous year, and Canadians taking the test increased by 8 percent; (3) 479,252 graduates were successful in 1992, a 1 percent decrease from 1991; (4) many more adults with disabilities were served in 1992; (5) no major changes were reported in the ages of persons taking or passing the tests--more than half the examinees were aged 24 or less; (6) on average, most GED candidates had completed 10th grade or higher; and (7) 61 percent of all candidates in 1992, the highest level in the program's history, were planning further study. The report includes a list of GED central staff and state administrators and a list of 14 GED Testing Service publications. (KC)
GED Fulfillment Service, P.O. Box 261, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 (order no. 25-0792: $15 plus $4 shipping and handling).
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Council on Education, Washington, DC. GED Testing Service.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: General Educational Development Tests
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