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This document is a 596-item list of books, papers,journal articles, dissertations, and other materials concerning theGeneral Educational Development (GED) tests. Topics covered includepostsecondary educational outcomes for GED completers, militaryaspects of the GED program, scoring GED tests, test norms, benefitsof participation in the GED program, social studies and the GED,adult learning, teaching methods, test coaching, measuring writingability, reading skills, using newspapers for delivering GEDprograms, veterans' performance on the test, and statewide follow-upstudies of GED test completers. (KC)

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A taxonomy of selected high school equivalency materials. Interpretation of literarymaterials. (1979). Albany, NY: New York State Education Department. (ERICDocument Reproduction Service No. ED 185 070).

A taxonomy of selected high school equivalency materials. Reading social studi,materials. (1976). Albany, NY: New York State Education Department. (ERICDocument Reproduction Service No. ED 163 064).

A taxonomy of selected high school equivalency materials: Correctness and effectivenessof expression. supplementary inventory. (1977). Albany, N.Y.: New York StateEducation Department. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 154 405).

A taxonomy of selected high school equivalency materials: Mathematics. (1975). Albany,NY: New York State Education Department. (ERIC Document Reproduction ServiceNo. ED 114 766).

Abram, M. J., & Cobb, R. A. (1981, January). A survey of recent dropouts concerningmotivation for PREPS research project. 1978-79. Bowling Green, KY: WesternKentucky University College of Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction ServiceNo. ED 197 917).

Adult basic education handbook: A resource for administrators. teachers. and counselors.(1977). Portland, Oregon: Northwest Regional Educational Lab. (ERIC DocumentReproduction Service No. ED 154 354).

Ahmann, J. S. (1985). Review of Tests of General Educational Development. In TheNinth Mental Measurements Yearbook (J. V. Mitchell, Jr., Ed.) Lincoln, NE: BurosInstitute of Mental Measurements.

Alberta Education. (1984). Alberta high school equivalency program. Edmonton,Alberta: Author.

American Council on Education, Commission on Accreditation of Service Experiences.(1957). Policies of state departments of education for the accreditation of educationalexperiences of military personnel and of results on the Tests of General EducationalDevelopment. Washington, DC: American Council on Education.

American Council on Education, Committee on the Evaluation of the Tyler Fact-FindingStudy of the American Council on Education. (1956). Conclusions andrecommendations on a study of the General Educational Development Testing program.Washington, D.C.: Author.

American Council on Education. (1949). The GED Test and college entrancerequirements. The Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary SchoolPrincipals, 3.2, 42-44.

Amstutz, D. D. (1978). Adult basic education sourcebook: Answers to questionscommonly asked by ABE/GED instructors. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Office ofEducation. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 160 899).

Anderson, G. V. (1948). Validity of General Educational Development tests for collegeentrance. follege and University, 23, 371-381.

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Andrew, D. C. (1951). A comparative study of the academic achievement of high-schoolgraduates and non-graduates. College and University, fl, 50-55.

Andrew, D. C. (1954). Difference in G.E.D. test scores according to amount of highschool completed. College and University, 22, 439-441

Andrew, D. C. 1952). Predicting college success of non-high-school graduates. SchoolReview, fLQ, 151-156.

Arneson, J. L. (1981). A comparison of demographic variables of successful andunsuccessful examinees of the General Educational Development exam at NortheastIowa Technical Institute. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Nova University, Ft.Lauderdale, FL.

As lin, N. C. (1952). The development and utilization of the high school equivalencycertificate in Missouri. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri.

Auchter, J. (1989). Decentralized large scale essay scoring: Methods for establishing andevaluating score scale stability and reading reliability. Washington, DC: AmericanCouncil on Education.

College for the 1977-1978 year. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 184650).

Ayers, C. V. (undated). An educational and employment growth study of General(ERIC001.. 10.,.. 41011CI fla 4 V. ._11I 1 11 11 1 I

Document Reproduction Service No. ED 196 472).

Ayers, J. D. (1980). Relationship of first-year university grades of non-high schoolgraduates with the tests of General Educational Development. The Canadian Journal ofHigher Education, Vol. X-1, (76-82). (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ228 179).

Baird, T. B. (1960).seven variables. Unpublished master's thesis, East Tennessee State University.

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Baker, J. Jr. (1972). 41" ..1111 1- .1. 1- 11.11

IOU 9).0.11.1...111 ti et t elUnpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin.

Baldwin, J. (1989). Writing skills of graduating high school seniors and adult high5chooi non-completers: A study of factor structure invariance. Paper presented at theannual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco,CA.

Baldwin, J. (1990, September). GED candidates: A decade of change. GED Profiles:Adults in Transition, No. 1. Washington, DC: American Council on Education.

Baldwin, J. (1991, January). Schooling, study, and academic goals: The education ofGED candidates. GED Profiles: Adults in Transition, No. 2. Washington, DC:American Council on Education.

Baldwin, J., & Spille, H. (1991, June). GED candidates in the workforce: Employedand employable. GED Profiles: Adults in Transition, No. 3. Washington, DC:American Council on Education.

Barrows, T. N. (1949). The G.E.D. testsA rejoinder. College and University, 24,564-566.

Batmale, L. F. (1948). Veterans' high school graduation by examination. SchoolReview, 5, 229-235.

Bean, J. P., & Metzner, B. S. (1985, Winter). A conceptual model of nontraditionalundergraduate student attrition. Review of Educational Research, 55.(4), A84-540.

Beder, H. (1989, March). Reasons for nonparticipation among IOWA adults who areeligible for ABE

Beder, H., & Valentine, T. (1987, Dec.) IOWA's ESL Students: A descriptive Profile

Beder, H., & Valentine, T. (1987, May). Iowa's adult basic education students:D.A.- MI 01 I As I tie] 4 MI IL" 'no I.

variables. Des Moines: Iowa Department of Education.

Behal, E. L. (1983). After the GED tests: Postsecondary education enrollment patternsand perceptions of GED examinees. (GEDTS Research Studies, No. 5, 1983).Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education. (ERIC Document ReproductionService No. ED 272 755).

Behal, E. L. (1984). Postsecondary enrollment patterns of GED examinees. Unpublisheddoctoral dissertation, University of Southern California.

Behal, E.L. (1982, Aug.) GED Examinees' Perceptions of Postsecondary Education. Afollow-up of Spring 1980 GED Examinees: Preliminary Report #1. Presented at theEleventh Annual Conference, Administrators of GED Testing Programs. San Diego,CA

Beltzer, S. (1985, August). Persistence of GED and traditional students at a publiccommunity college: A test of a conceptual model (GED Research Brief No. 7).Washington, DC: American Council on Education.

Berdie, R. F., & Sutter, N. A. (1950). Predicting success of engineering students.Journal of Educational Psychology, 41, 184-190.

Bernard, J. (1954). Selection of technical school students: An investigation of therelationship between certain personality characteristics. interests and abilities, andSuccess in a radio and television curriculum. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, NewYork University.

Berns, S. A. (1953). The high school equivalency diploma. Business Education World,.3.3., 379.

Bethlehem Area Chamber of Commerce. (1991). GED days in the Lehigh Valley.Bethlehem, PA: Author.

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Beusse, W. E. (1972). Eirsktigaatilaticisatigamdithicumagiukilnimilt=Armed Forces Institute (USAFI) General Educational Development (GED) Program.Alexandria, VA: Air Farce Human Resources Laboratory, Manpower DevelopmentDivision. (NTIS No. AD-752 623).

Beusse, W. E. (1972, December). Analysis of survey findings concerning the USAF'highsholaapingam. Alexandria, VA: Air Force Human Resources Laboratory,Manpower Development Division. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 086:" 37).

Beusse, W. E. (1972, December). In-service and mst-service benefits of GED programparticipation. Alexandria, VA: Air Force Human Resources Laboratory, ManpowerDevelopment Division. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 095 396).

Bledsoe, J. C. (1952). An evaluation of the General Educational Development Tests.Unpublished doctoral dissertation, George Peabody College for Teachers.

Bledsoe, J. D. (1953). Success of non-high school graduate GED students in threesouthern colleges. College and University, 2a, 381-388.

Bloom, B. S. (1956). The 1955 normative study of the Tests of General EducationalDevelopment. School Review, c4.., 110-24.

Bloom, B. S., & Statler, C. R. (1957). Changes in the states on the Tests of GeneralEducational Development from 1943 to 1955. School Review, §,5, 204-221.

Borden, K. J. (1973, June). Adult high school diploma programs: An emergingalternative. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts at Amherst School ofEducation. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. E106 463).

Box, W.C. & Thomas, E.L. (1989, July) A follow-up Study of 1987 GED Graduates inMississippi. Jackson, MS

Boyet, R. W. (1983). A study of the achievement level criteria fornonveteran adultstudents' eligibility for taking the test of General Educational Development inLouisiana. (The Louisiana Association for Public Community and Adult Education).Available from the Bureau of Adult and Community Education, Louisiana StateDepartment of Education, Baton Rouge, LA.

Brant, E. E. (1975, April). Deriving and using a table of GED scores expected fromspecific TIED scores and some ancillary forms for ABCE students. Paper presented atthe Adult Education Research Conference, St. Louis, MO. (ERIC DocumentReproduction Service No. ED 112 031).

Brasel, M. D. (1983, Fall). "Writing" skills and the GED. Teaching English in the Two-Year College., 63-65.

Bright, C. (1980). The relationship between self-ideal discrepancy scores on Bills' indexof adjustment and values (IAV), successful completion of the General Educational

.1. SI l'A el .., I I 6. 10 4 iUnpublished doctoral dissertation, Columbia Pacific University.

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Bright, C. D. (1969). The relationship between successful completion of the GED Testand scores obtained on the index of adjustment and values. Unpublished doctoraldissertation, Utah State University, Logan.

Brown, D. (1982). Project access: ABE & GED instruction and testing for sight andmuscular handicapped persons. Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg,PA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 229 575).

Brown, R. (1981, August) Literacy in America: A synopsis of National AssessmentFindings

Bundrick, C. M. (1986). Analysis & interpretation of EDEX/GED data on examinationpreparation materials (Report No. JM-102). Pensacola, FL: DANTES.

Burkins, D. E., & Rutledge, G. E. (1987, July-1988, June). Finding the WRITE timeABE. GED. and ESL practitioners as teacher-researchers. A Section 310 specialproject report prepared for the Division of Adult Education and Training Programs,Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg, PA.

Burnett, I. E., Jr. (1976). A study of selected motivational factors influencing regularadult GED student enrollment in a large urban public school system. DissertationAbstracts_International, 32., 1897.

Butler, R. L. (1979, Spring). High school diploma and the GED: Necessary forapprenticeship? Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1(3), 247-51. (ERICDocument Reproduction Service No. EJ 209 113).

Byrd, F. (1973, December). A comparison of the educational success of GED recipientsand traditional high school graduates in selected areas at WilNorth Carolina. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 100 439).

Byrne, C.D. (1980, April) setting the State Reference Point for the REading Test for NewYork State Elementary Schools. Paper presented at an AERA Symposium "New YorkState's Competency Tests in Reading and Writing," Boston, MASS

Cabanillas, F. M. (1980). Factors influencin ED test sco 3 of male U.S. armypersonnel. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, North Carolina State University.

Callis, R., & Wrenn, C. G. (1947). The GED tests as predictors of scholastic success.EthcatioaLandPachg4tgalEralur=gm, 2, 93-100.

Cangialosi, J. (1981, Fall) Credit-Granting Practices for Extrainstitutional Learning inR t . tie p.40-ens I

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Carbol, B. C. & Maguire, T. 0. (1986, March). Benefits and disappointments fromparticipation in the Alberta high school equivalency programs. The Alberta Journal ofeducational Research, XXXII, 66-76.

Carbol, B. C. (1985, April). An evaluation of the Alberta high school equivalency12n2a2m. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Alberta.

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Carbol, B. C. (1987, September). Alberta GED candidates: Program perceptions,hengfitsandiesumformatset (GED Research BriefNo. 15). Washington, DC:American Council on Education.

Carbol, B. C. (1988, August). GED test performance under differing administrationconditions. Paper presented at the annual GED Administrators Conference,Indianapolis, IN.

Carbuhn, W. M. (1969). Job corpsman selection and prediction of successful completionof the General Educational Development (GED) program at Clearfield Urban Job CorpsCenter. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Utah.

Carbuhn, W. M. (1970). Predicting General Education Development GED (testpetfonnance of urban job corpsmen). Educational and Psychological Measurement,30993-998. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ031 116).

Carlin, T. D. (1979). Selected variables that predict success on the General EducationDevelopment test with Rural Manpower Adult Basic Education Students at the Helena,Montana Adult Learning Center. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Montana StateUniversity.

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Learning. (1989) The GED: A growingAlternative Route to Higher Education. Change, July-August, 1989. Vol. 21, No. 4,PP. 35-39

Carson, B. W. (1983). Acceptance of General Educational Development (GED) in hiringpolicies of Denver area employers. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University ofNorthern Colorado.

Carson, B. W. (1986, August). Acceptance of General Educational Development (GED)in hiring policies of Denver area employers (GED Research Brief No. 11).Washington, DC: American Council on Education.

Carter, L. D. (1975). A study of the effect of life-long learning on the achievement ofKIEDgEaduatualingaumaysfatsuaguissmyrauedigld. Unpublished doctoraldissertation, Kansas State University.

Cauffmaii, P. F. (1954). A study of the Validity of United States Armed Fo--ces Institute-i .4 .!Si. 11,-v I' vt it" II ninin Maryland colleges asineasured by gades received. Unpublished doctoraldissertation, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

Cervero, R. (1977, April). Developing an instrument for grouping students who arepreparing for the General Educational Development (GED) Test. Paper presented at theAdult Education Research Conference,Minneapolis, MN. (ERIC DocumentReproduction Service No. ED 141 515).

Cervero, R. (1979, Winter). The relationship between the GED Testing prograLa andcompetency-based education. AdJt Literacy and Basic Education, 2(4), 234-40.(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ 205 964).

Cervero, R. M. (1981). Assessment in adult basic education: A comparison of the APLand GED tests. Adult education, 3.1, 67-84.

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Cervero, R. M. (1983). A national survey of GED test candidates: Preparation,performance, and 18-month outcome. Adult Literacy ltd Basic Education, 2, 13-29.

Cervero, R. M. (1983, April). A national survey of GED Test candidates: Preparation,performance. and 18 month outcomes. Paper presented at the Annual Conference ofthe American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Cervero, R. M., & Cunningham, P. M. (1977). An evaluation of the effectiveness ofinstructional television for GED preparation. Paper presented at the Adult EducationResearch Conference, San Antonio, TX. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED 139 990).

Cervero, R. M., & Peterson, N. L. (1982). After the GED tests: Employment andtraining activities of QED examinees (GEDTS Research Studies, No. 4). Washington,D.C: American Council on Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED 272 754).

Cervero, R.M. & Peterson, N.L.(1982, Aug.) Educational and Employment outcomes 181*kial It : I

Presented at the Eleventh Annual Conference, Administrators of GED TestingPrograms. San Diego, CA

Champagne, L. M. (1983). Completion and Non-Completion in General EducationalDevelopment (r3EDIPB2grAmEAsampaissagfloUatts2LUD42=ImainBoston. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Chausow, H. M. (1952). The G.E.D. and the social studies. Junior College Journal, 2Z,450-456.

Cheatham, C. W. (1978, June). The High School Graduate. an Indicator of a QualityMarine? (Master's Thesis). Fort Leavenworth, KS: U. S. Army Commands andGeneral Staff College.

Chippewa Valley Technical College. (1987, February). A study of GED enrollees in full-time training programs at Chippewa Valley 11c,chjig11f,Q1kgt. Study conducted bythe Planning and Development Office, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire,WI.

Ciriza, F. (1977).and GED Test performance of migrant workers. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,Texas A & M University.

Colert, S. (1983, December). High school equivalency and high school diploma studentsat Brandon University: A comparison of academic success (GED Research Brief No.5). Washington, DC: American Council on Education.

Colton, Dean A. (1984, April) A Multivariate Generalizability Analysis of a TestDeveloped According to a table of Specifications. Small roundable paper for the AnnualMeeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans

Columbus, F. (1978). The history and development of public school adultcommunity ssingatigainNicliganj16211862 -1977. Lansing, MIL: Michigan StateDepartment of Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 157 848).

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Community education comparative GED strategies. (1975). Morehead StateUniversity,Kentucky. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 154 105).

Constant, R. F., and Mauthe, C. (1978, August). Follow-up survey. General EducationalDe slopment Tests. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Department of Education.

Constant, R. F., and Mauthe, C. (1979, August) Follow-up survey. General EducationalDevelopment Tests. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Department of Education.

Conti, G. J. (1985, Summer). The relationship between teaching style and adult studentlearning. Adult Education Quarterly, 35-4, 220-228.

Conti, G. J., & others. (1978). New Start: General education (GED). job skills. & jobplacement: A Summary. July 1. 1977June 30. 1978. Canton, IL: Spoon RiverCommunity College. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 169 983).

Covington, J. B., et al. (1978). Use of the general aptitude test battery to predict successon the Tests of General Educational Development. Journal of EmploymentCounseling, 15, 29-36.

Crawford, A. B., & Burnham, P.S. (1944). Trial at Yale University of the Armed ForcesInstitute General Educational Development Tests. Educational and PsychologicalMeasurement, A, 263-270.

Czarnecki, K. G. (1980). Adult performance on the Test of General EducationalDevelopment as aiunction of field dependent-independent cognitive style.Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Rutgers University, NJ.

D'Amico, L. A. & Schmidt, L. G. (1957). The comparative achievement of veteransadmitted to college on the basis of General Educational Development tests and aselected group of other college students. Journal of Educational Research, 5_Q, 551-556.

D'Amico, L. A. (1953). The comparative achievement ofveterans admitted to IndianaUniversity on the basis of General Educational Development tests and a selected groupof _other Indiana University students. Unpublished do..:toral dissertation, IndianaUniversity.

D'Amico, L. A. (1957). The scholastic achievement of GED students at IndianaUniversity. North Central 31, 256-259.

Darkenwald, G., & Valentine, T. (1984). Outcomes and impact of adult basic education.Research Monograph, Center for Adult DevelopmentGraduate School of Education,Rutgers University, NJ, Number 6. 1-116:

Darkenwald, G., & Valentine, T. (1985, April). The General Educational DevelopmentTests: Benefits of graduation and a typology of graduates. Paper presented at theAmerican Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

Darkenwald, G.G. (1986) Adult Literacy Education: A Review of the Research andPriorities for Future Inquiry. Literacy Assostance Center, Inc., New York, NY

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Dauzat, S. V. (1978). Adult performance level research and curriculum design. A reporton State Department of Education Grant Number ABE-1A-1978, Louisiana TechUniversity, Ruston.

Dauzat, S. V., & Dauzat, J. (1987). A new GED: Gearing up for change. LifelongLaaminzAnssilaibustiumissaubm=h, n(6), 27-30.

Davis, P. (1989). Caution: Human beings here! Handle with care! Confidence buildersfor adult learners. Adult Literacy and Basic Education, LIM, 1-6.

DeNoyelles, L. C. (1960). Administrative policies and practices for granting the highschool diploma in the evening high schools in California. Unpublished doctoraldissertation, University of Southern California.

Department of Continuing Education Community Colleges Branch. (1981). Follow-UpSurvey of 1980 General Educational Development (GEM. Regina, Saskatchew'n:Author.

Department of the Army. (1978, February). Dependents Education. HighCompletion Programs for Army Dependent Spouses. Pamphlet 352-4. (ERICDocument Reproduction Service No. ED 159 413).

Deskins, L. R. (1970). Need/Drive plus a system equals General EducationalDevelopment. Training and Development Journal, 24, 30-32.

Dhanidina, L., & Griffith, W. S. (1975). Costs and benefits of delayed high schoolcompletion. Adult Education, 25(4). 217-30. (ERIC Document Reproduction ServiceNo. El 122 127).

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Dixon, P. T. (1948). Scholastic achievement of students admitted to the University ofMissouri on the basis of performance on tests of General Educational Development.Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Missouri.

Donnarumma, T., Cox, D., & Beder, H. (1980). Success in a high school completionprogram and its relation to field dependence-independence. Adult Education, 20, 222-232.

Dowling, E. D., & Lash, P. L. (1971-72). Statistical table analysis (200) successful GEDtudent5. Springfield, Illinois: State Office of the Superintendent of Public Schools.

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Dressel, P. L. (1947). The use of the USAFI General Educational Development test.Journal of theAmerican Association of College Registrars, 22, 287-292.

Dressel, P. L., & Schmid, J. (1951). An evaluation of the Tests ofGeneral EducationalDevelopment. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education.

Driscoll, B. M. (1971, March). A study of the admissions practices of colleges anduniversities in regard to paroled ex- offenders. Morehead, KY: Morehead StateUniversity. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 060 801).

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Duncan, V. (1981). Oregon 1981 GED Test Performance Studies. Oregon Department ofEducation (Techaical Report). Salem, OR.

Duncan, V.A. (1982, June) Q04=1981 GED Test Performance _Studies ResearchSummary. Oregon Department of Education, Salem, OR

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Edberg, G. (1948).and the Ohio Psychological (Form 21) test in predicting chances of college success forstudents who have had less than a high school education. Unpublished master's thesis,University of North Dakota.

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Educational Testing Service. (1980). Test analysis for the Tests of General Educationaldevelopment Canadian Social Studies norming study. Princeton, NJ: Author.

Eichhom, C., & Vigil, Y. T. (1989). The effect of coaching on GED writing and mathskills tests. Adult Literacy and Basic Education, .11(2), 106-110.

Elstel, R. S., & Flyer, E. (1982). A study of relationships between educationalcredentials and military performance criteria (Report No. NPS54-82-008 L. Monterey,CA: Naval Postgraduate School.

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I hAl A n , cience, social studies%mathematics. (1975). Albany, N.Y.: New York State Education Department. (ERICDocument Reproduction Service No. ED 116 173).

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Eyster, G. W. (1976, December). ETV utilization in adult education. Adult Leadership,(4), 109-111. ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. EJ 150 984).

Farley, E. J. (1967). nigh school certification through the GED Tests. (ERICDocument Reproduction Service No. ED 019 609).

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Farley, E. J., Weinhold, C. E., & Crabtree, A. P. (1967). High school certificationthrough the G.E.D. tests. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.

Farr, C.W., Moon, C.E. & Williams, A. (1986, June) Correlating the Test of Adult BasicEducation and the Test of General Education Development, Lifelong Learning: AnOmnibus of Practice and Research

Ferguson, H. E. (1973). A statistical survey of_some characteristics of G.E.D._examineeAtlicasailimisuscd1=. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Houston.

Findley, W. G. (1949). Statistical critique of USAFI Tests of General EducationalDevelopment.Education. 1947-48. Fairmont, WV: The Council, Fairmont State College, 24-30.

Finn, C. E., Jr. (1987, Spring). The high school dropout puzzle. The Public Interest,la, 3-22.

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Fischer, J. (1973, May). Reading and the high school equivalency program. Paperpresented at the Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association, Denver, CO.(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 079 716).

Fischer, J. K. (1977). A comparison of high school senior and candidate performance onthe tests of General Educational Development. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,Rutgers University, NJ.

Flores, T. B. (1976). 1- t: nt lb -vie D mstudy of student performance on timed versus non-timed GED Tests in Texas.Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. (ERIC DocumentReproduction Service No. ED 154 138)

Fluke, D. W. (1986, July-1987, June). saEpsredibilityauLacceptiacceptability. A Section310 special project report prepared for the Division of Adult Basic Education,Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg, PA.

Fluke, D. W. (1988, July-1989, June). A study of job seeking skills of dislocated andunemployed GED graduates. A Section 3.:3 project report prepared for AdultEducation Linkage Services, Troy, PA.

Fluke, D. W. (1988, July-1989, June). Credibility and acceptability of Pennsylvaniaschools and colleges toward the GED diploma. A Section 353 project report preparedfor Adult Education Linkage Services, Troy, PA.

Flyer, E. S. (1959, December). 'rEaelorsLelapigtodisehiugebrillauganairman accessions to the Air Force. (WADC-TN-59-201). Lackland Air Force Base,TX: Personnel Research Laboratory.

Ford, H. J., and others. (1976, April). FeaF,thility of extension sto USAR and ARNG. Final Report. Washington, DC: Office of the Adjutant General(Army). (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 130 017).

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