What is General Educational Development?
'''General Educational Development''' (commonly shortened to '''GED''') is an optional [[test]] that can be taken instead of finishing [[high school]] in [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]. The test covers basic understanding of [[science]], [[mathematics]], [[social studies]], [[reading]], and [[writing]]. The sole developer of these tests is the publisher [[Pearson Education]]. Versions are available in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[French language|French]]. Only some people can take the GED, depending on where they live. To take the test, a person usually may not be enrolled in high school and may not have already graduated from high school. The person taking the test must be at least 16 years old.<ref>[http://mycareertools.com/general-educational-development/ General Educational Development (GED)] - MyCareerTools</ref> ==Sources== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.gedtestingservice.com GED Testing Service] – Official GED Website *[http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9213/ged.htm The GED Testing Program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913212022/http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9213/ged.htm |date=2019-09-13 }} – by Linda Russell of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Tests Measurement and Evaluation. {{-}} {{North-America-stub}} [[Category:Education in Canada]] [[Category:Education in the United States]] [[Category:Tests]]