A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Research Synthesis

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Educational and
Labor Market Performance of
GED Recipients

February 1998

Table of Contents

• Preface

• Acknowledgments

• Executive Summary Background
  Functions of the GED
  Postsecondary Outcomes
  Labor Market Performance of GED Recipients
  The GED and the U.S. Armed Forces
  Conclusion

• Background Introduction
  Brief History
  GED Content
  GED Standards
  Norming and Scoring the GED
  Challenges of the GED

• Functions of the GED The GED as a Stimulus to Human Capital Investment
  Measuring and Assessing Cognitive Skills
  The GED as a Sorting Procedure
  The GED as Certification
  The GED as Self-Confidence Builder

• Postsecondary Outcomes Postsecondary Enrollments
  Postsecondary Grade-Point Averages
  GPA Performance in Different Eras
  Postsecondary Persistence and Completion Rates

• Labor Market Performance of GED Recipients Cross-sectional Studies
  Longitudinal Analyses

• The GED and the U.S. Armed Forces

• Conclusion

• Notes

• Bibliography

• Appendix A: The GED Norming: Evidence From Wisconsin

• Appendix B: Tables Tables B-1, B-2, and B-3
  Table B-4
  Table B-5
  Table B-6
  Table 7

• Appendix C: Technical Issues
  1. Follow-up Surveys of GED Test-takers or Passers
  2. Panel Surveys
  3. Cross-Sectional Surveys
  4. Experiments

• Appendix D: GED Follow-up Surveys

• Preface, Acknowledgments, and Executive Summary (129K)
• Document body (397K)
• Appendices (324K)

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