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Academic Challenges

Academic Challenges I any individuals across the globe option. Currently, 1 in every 20 first-year perceive college education as a college students is a GED recipient (GED I pat h to improving their standard Testing Service, 2005). Cameron and Heckman of living. Educators in postsecondary (1993) found that approximately 43% of GED institutions generally deman d high school recipients attended two-year or four-year educatio n as a sine qua non to entering their colleges after receiving their diploma. institutions. In the United States, scores on the Th e academic performance of GED ACT or SAT exam s are often used as tools to recipients in postsecondary settings has been determin e students' preparation for college. the subject of ongoing debate. Most studies on The General Educational Development the performanc e of GED graduates used (GED) tests were introduced in the 1940s so college grade point average (GPA) as a World War II veterans could complete their measur e of success. Some authors (for studies an d re-enter civilian life. Today, example , Baldin, 1995; Brown, 2000) student s who quit high school an d desire to conclude d that GED graduates, on average, obtain a GED mus t pass all five http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

Academic Challenges

Tokpah, Christopher L.; Padak, Nancy
Adult Learning , Volume 14 (3): 3 – Jun 1, 2003
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© 2003 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
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1045-1595
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I any individuals across the globe option. Currently, 1 in every 20 first-year perceive college education as a college students is a GED recipient (GED I pat h to improving their standard Testing Service, 2005). Cameron and Heckman of living. Educators in postsecondary (1993) found that approximately 43% of GED institutions generally deman d high school recipients attended two-year or four-year educatio n as a sine qua non to entering their colleges after receiving their diploma. institutions. In the United States, scores on the Th e academic performance of GED ACT or SAT exam s are often used as tools to recipients in postsecondary settings has been determin e students' preparation for college. the subject of ongoing debate. Most studies on The General Educational Development the performanc e of GED graduates used (GED) tests were introduced in the 1940s so college grade point average (GPA) as a World War II veterans could complete their measur e of success. Some authors (for studies an d re-enter civilian life. Today, example , Baldin, 1995; Brown, 2000) student s who quit high school an d desire to conclude d that GED graduates, on average, obtain a GED mus t pass all five

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Published: Jun 1, 2003

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