The Literacy of U.S. Adults with Disabilities across GED Credential Recipients, High School Graduates, and Non-High School Graduates. GED Testing Service[TM] Research Studies, 2008-3

Autor/inn/en	Hsu, Yung-chen; George-Ezzelle, Carol E.
Institution	American Council on Education, GED Testing Service
Titel	The Literacy of U.S. Adults with Disabilities across GED Credential Recipients, High School Graduates, and Non-High School Graduates. GED Testing Service[TM] Research Studies, 2008-3
Quelle	(2008), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Credentials; Testing Accommodations; Disabilities; High School Graduates; Program Effectiveness; Federal Government; Adult Literacy; Adults; Dropouts; High School Equivalency Programs; Adult Education; Special Needs Students; Visual Impairments; Hearing Impairments; Comparative Analysis; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Employment Level; Whites; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; General Educational Development Tests; National Assessment of Adult Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienbuch; Testing process; Accessibility (for disabled); Accessibility; Disabled person; Testdurchführung; Testen; Barrierefreiheit; Zugänglichkeit; Behinderter; Handicap; Behinderung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Bundesregierung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Beschäftigungsgrad; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	To serve adults with disabilities without a high school diploma, the federal government and states have funded adult education and literacy programs that provide services to accommodate the needs of those adults. In addition, the Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests) provide adults with disabilities with testing accommodations to minimize the impact of examinee characteristics on the assessment of academic knowledge and skills. Using data from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), this study examined the literacy level across GED credential recipients, high school graduates, and non-high school graduates. The study also provided evidence of the validity of the GED credential as an indication that adults with disabilities with a GED credential have achieved the literacy skills and knowledge equivalent to those skills and knowledge demonstrated by adults with disabilities with a high school diploma. (Contains 8 figures and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10