| If a lack of a high school diploma stands in your way of educational or career opportunities there’s a way out of
your problem. Look into how you can earn the Commonwealth Secondary School Diploma, issued by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education to certify that the holder meets high school graduation requirements set
by the State Board of Education.
To obtain this diploma, you must pass a General Educational Development test battery, adopted by the State
Board in 1963 as a way to assess the educational level of Pennsylvania residents who are not high school
graduates.
GED tests differ somewhat from usual school achievement tests. In a regular school there is likely to be more
detailed coverage of facts to be learned from reference books, textbooks, and planned lesson presentations.
GED tests allow people to use knowledge they acquire from first-hand observation, experience, reading, self-
directed study, conversations, informal discussions and just living with problems, ideas and other people. |
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