August 6, 2004

New High-School-Equivalency Test Draws Fewer Takers

By JENNIFER JACOBSON

The new GED examination, which is considered tougher than the high-school-equivalency test it replaced because it demands more analysis and asks fewer multiple-choice questions, drew 40 percent fewer participants in its first year, a review has found.

The number of people who took part in the General Educational Development program dropped by 43.6 percent in 2002, the first full year that participants could take the new version of the test series, according to a report, "Who Passed the

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