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Download full textReynolds, Marianne C. – 1985
This paper examines remedial programs in colleges and discusses the relationship of those programs to diagnostic testing. The Basic Skills Placement Test (BSPT) is required of all College freshman in New Jersey public colleges. Mercer County Community College, used as an example throughout this paper, uses the BSPT as a basis for placing students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs, Diagnostic Tests
Jenkins, Bess G. – 1991
In response to a legislative requirement, Redlands Community College (RCC) initiated a requirement in 1991 for students to take the Assessment of Skills for Successful Entry and Transfer (ASSET) test. The only exemptions were for those students enrolling in fewer than 6 hours of classes and not taking either English Composition or a college-level…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Testing, High Risk Students
