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Download full textEinspruch, Eric – 1988
During the fall 1986 administration of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), 980 Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) students took the exam for the first time. Of this group, 71.6% passed, and 28.4% failed one or more CLAST subtests. A study was conducted of the group of students who were required to retake one or more subtests in order…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Failure, Followup Studies
Losak, John; Einspruch, Eric – 1988
Proposed 1989 standards will raise the passing score on the College Level Academic Skills Test from 275 to 295 in computation, from 270 to 295 in reading and writing, and from 4 to 5 on the essay test. A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to examine the impact of these proposed standards on the passing rates of students…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Colleges, Cutting Scores, Failure
