Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Part I. Introduction
6. 1. Achievement Tests and the Role of Character in American Life 3
7. Part II. The history of the GED
8. 2. An Institutional History of the GED 57
9. 3. Growth in GED Testing 109
10. Part III. Evaluating the benefits
11. 4. Who Are the GEDs? 139
12. 5. The Economic and Social Benefi ts of GED Certifi cation 171
13. 6. The Military Per for mance of GED Holders 268
14. Part IV. The GED creates problems
15. 7. The GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out 293
16. 8. High-Stakes Testing and the Rise of the GED 318
17. Part V. What can be done to promote character?
18. 9. Fostering and Mea sur ing Skills: Interventions That Improve Character and Cognition 341
19. 10. What Should Be Done? 431
20. List of Contributors 437
21. Index 441