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Publications

• 2010 Annual Statistical Report
• Crossing the Bridge: GED^® Credentials and Postsecondary Educational Outcomes—Year Two Report (2011)
• 2009 Annual Statistical Report
• Crossing the Bridge: GED^® Credentials and Postsecondary Educational Outcomes (2010)
• Annual Statistical Reports
• GED^® Information Bulletins (English, Spanish, French, and Canadian versions available)
• Accommodations for disabilities brochure
• College admissions brochure
• GED^® Testing Fact Sheet 2009
• Technical Manual: 2002 Series GED^® Tests
• The Tests of General Educational Development: Technical Manual (1988 Series)

Research

• NEW! Perceptions and Pathways: Life Decisions of GED^® Test Credential Recipients From Secondary to Postsecondary Education (A Preliminary Report) (2011–4)
• GED Testing in Correctional Centers (2011–3)
• Journeys Through College (2): Postsecondary Experiences of GED^® Test Passers (2011)
• Labor Market Impacts of the GED^® Test Credential on High School Dropouts: Longitudinal Evidence from NLSY97 (2011–2)
• Journeys Through College (1): Postsecondary Transitions and Outcomes of GED^® Test Passers (2011)
• Key Labor Market Findings from Young GED^® Credential Recipients in the 21st Century: A Snapshot from NLSY97 (2011–1)
• GED^® Tests Passers in Postsecondary Institutions of up to Two Years: Enrollment and Graduation Patterns (2010)
• Repeat GED^® Tests Examinees: Who Persists and Who Passes? (2010)
• From GED^® Credential to College: Patterns of Participation in Postsecondary Education Programs (2010)
• Policies of Test Centers and Jurisdictions and GED^® Candidate Test Performance (2009)
• GED^® Candidates and Their Postsecondary Educational Outcomes: A Pilot Study (2009)
• Reliability and Validity Evidence for the GED^® English as a Second Language Test (2009)
• Reliability Analysis for the Internationally Administered 2002 Series GED Tests (2009)
• Preparation for and Performance on the GED^® Test (2009)
• Young GED^® Examinees and Their Performance on the GED^® Tests (2009)
• Health Literacy of U.S. Adults (2008)
• Economic and Noneconomic Outcomes for GED^® Credential Recipients (2008)
• Literacy of U.S. Adults with Disabilities (2008)
• Literacy of U.S. Adults with GED^® Credentials (2007)
• Examinee and High School Senior Performance on the GED^® Tests (2007)
• Differences Between Students Who Were and Were Not Retained in Grade (2007)
• Dropouts Immediately Pursuing a GED^® Credential (2006)
• GED^® Candidate Computer Familiarity Study (2006)
• An Exploration of GED^® Standard Score Stability (2006)
• Examining the Validity of GED^® Tests Scores with Scheduling and Setting Accommodations (2004)
• General Academic Achievement of Adult High School Dropouts (2002)

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