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Download full textLevin, Bernard H.; And Others – 1976
This paper reports the results of a study conducted to examine the predictive validity of the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (NDRT) in the Virginia Community College System. Subjects were students at Blue Ridge Community College enrolled in English 101, 102, 111, 112, and Psychology 201, 202, or 203 during one academic year. The NDRT (Form A) was…
Descriptors: College English, Community Colleges, English, Grade Prediction
Gudan, Sirkka – 1983
A review of the literature indicates that the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (NDRT) may be a viable instrument for screening students and predicting their academic success in particular circumstances. In 1981, a study was conducted at Schoolcraft College to determine the extent of the relationship between the reading abilities of entering students and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Correlation, Grades (Scholastic), Predictive Measurement
Bers, Trudy H. – 1982
As part of a one-year trial project, in fall 1981, Oakton College students who scored below 35 on the Educational Testing Service Test of Written Expression were not permitted to enroll in C101 (an introductory communications course) until they had successfully completed a developmental communications course or had retaken and passed the exam. To…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Grade Point Average, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity
Noble, Julie – 1985
A study examined whether ACT subtest scores can be used to predict reading skills, as measured by the Nelson-Denny Reading Test, with a degree of accuracy that would support their use as a screening device for college placement. ACT test scores of 2,431 students were used to predict Form C Nelson-Denny raw scores. ACT test scores from 3,016…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
Linthicum, Dorothy S. – 1980
In 1979-80, a study was conducted at Dundalk Community College (DCC) to assess the procedures and instruments used to place students in the three options of its developmental education program: Option A (for students with the lowest assessment scores), Option B (for those with low assessment scores), and regular developmental courses. The study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Measures, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Yamagishi, Midori; Gillmore, Gerald M. – 1980
The relationship of Nelson-Denny Reading Test scores and an English course placement recommendation to academic success of Educational Opportunity Program students at the University of Washington was studied. The placement recommendation was based on a writing sample and test scores. The 207 freshmen students who entered in either 1976 or 1978…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students
