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first to further their education rather than to immediately improvetheir job prospects,according to a statistical report on the test-takers.  \nLast year,for example,close to half of the 706,181 people who took the Gen-eral Educational Development(GED)test said their main goal was to pursue edu-cation or training,while in 1980,a little over one-third of the test-takersgave that reason.  \nIn the past,most test-takers said they took the GED for job-related reasons,reports the American Council on Education(ACE),an umbrella organization forcolleges and universities that oversees the GED program。But in 1984,forwhich the figures have just become available,about half of the GED examineesreported they planned to continue their education past the high school level.  \nEhus trend,ey aod lenry sp:11e,asrecfr of the cEDpoet ing sectceasoBufoapossible answer centers on the fact that the general population may be real-izing that education is becoming even more critical to future employability.\"  \nThe GED test,which measures reading,writing,mathematics,science and socialstudies skills,enables adults who did not complete a regular high school cur-riculum to earn a high school equivalency diploma。It tests participants're-tention of broad concepts rather than how well they remember facts and details.  \nHigh School Not EnoughIn the past,\"most people hoped to have immediateKroger,ACE's public affairs director.\"But people are beginning to realize ahigh school diploma is not enough to secure a well-paying job.The trend isthat people are realizing that education is even more important for futureeconomic gain.\"  \nEducation has also become an increasing priority for adults,Kroger added,be-cause additional skills,like knowledge of computers,are being required forsuch jobs as secretaries and checkout counter cashiers.  \nBut since 1980,when about 800,000 people took the test,the number of test-takers has declined,the survey found.The report shows the sharpest decreasein test-takers in the Northeast and Central regions of the United States withthe South Atlantic region getting the the smallest drop.  \nNine percent fewer adults participated in 1984 than in 1983.Forty-two states(more)  \n# GED TEST-TAKERS SEEKING ADVANCED EDUCATION,SURVEY SAYS(Cont.)\n\nshowed decreases over that one-year period with Indiana and Rhode Island exper-iencing a drop of more than 20 percent in the number of people tested.Sixstates,however,reported increases,with Delaware showing the biggest jump of26 percent more test-takers in 1984 than the year before.  \nThe drop in test-takers results from a good economy,according to Kroger,be-cause when the economy is up,jobs are easier to find and people don't perceiveeducation as being so \"paramount.\"  \nIn 1984,about two-thirds of the test-takers earned scores that qualified themfor an equivalency diploma,a decline of about 9 percent from 1983.  \nThe average age of the 1984 test-taking population rose slightly to 26 yearsfrom 1980's average age of 25 years.About 31 percent were 19 years old oryounger in 1984,and about 10 percent were over 40 years of age.  The averageGED test-taker since 1980 has completed 10th grade with at least a C average,the survey showed.  \nFor a copy of the 1984 GED Statistical Report,send $3.50 to the GED TestingService.ACE.One Dupont Circle NW.Suite 20.Washington D.C.20036,(202)833-4770.--Diane Reis  \n# ED PLANS TO REVISE PELL GRANT DISCLOSURE PROCESSES\n\nTo save time and money,the Education Department plans to amend two Pell Grantreporting systems,one of which processes student eligibility information andanother that handles student payment data.  \nED is seeking comments on plans to eliminate a step in the current process un-der which ED sends student Pell Grant information to a college that in turnforwards the information to a processing agent under contract to the college,accor","cbCaiqUvv2d9K3xh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqUvv2d9K3xh","pdf",1840138,"English","# GED Test-Takers Seeking Advanced Education, Survey Says\n## Education goals and long-term employability\n## Test-taker trends by region and age\n## GED testing outcomes and reporting","[{\"question\":\"What did the survey say about adults’ main reasons for taking the GED?\",\"answer\":\"Nearly half of the GED test-takers reported pursuing education or training as their main goal, rather than focusing only on immediate job improvement.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the share of GED test-takers aiming for continued education change from 1980 to 1984?\",\"answer\":\"The report indicates the portion citing further education increased, with about half of GED examinees planning to continue past the high school level in 1984.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did the report say the number of GED test-takers declined?\",\"answer\":\"It attributed the decrease to a good economy: when jobs are easier to find, people are less likely to view education as paramount.\"}]","GED Test-Takers Seeking Advanced Education - Survey Says | PDF",1790614337,18]