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General Educational Development (GED) Test


DEFNITION
A battery of tests administered to an individual, who has reached a state-approved age and has not graduated from high school, in order to measure the extent to which their past experiences (in-school and out-of-school) have developed the knowledge, skills, and understandings ordinarily acquired through a high school education. Certificates of high school equivalency or diplomas are issued by most state departments of education for the successful completion of the Tests of General Educational Development. See also HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION.

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