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Relationships between Placement Decisions at a Community College and Measures of College Achievement and Persistence

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Taylor, Kerry E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012

This study explored relationships between placement decisions in English and reading courses and measures of college achievement and persistence for first-time degree- and certificate-seeking community college students enrolled at a large, public, suburban-serving community college in Maryland. Archived records were examined for students who had…

Descriptors: Student Placement, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Measures (Individuals)

The Validity of the ACT and Descriptive Tests of Language Skills for Developmental Students over a Four-Year College Program.

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Snyder, Vivian; Elmore, Patricia B. – 1983

The sample for this study included 496 students admitted to a large midwestern university through the special admissions program. Validity coefficients of the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills (DTLS) subtests, the Academic Tests of the ACT Assessment Program (ACT), and high school percentile rank were calculated with cumulative grade point…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, Developmental Studies Programs

A Proposed ESL Program for California State University, Los Angeles. A Discussion Paper Based on Meetings during 1995-1996 of the ESL Advisory Committee.

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Galvan, Jose L.; Kamhi-Stein, Lia – 1996

A proposed program in English as a Second Language (ESL) for limited-English-proficient students at California State University at Los Angeles (CSLA) is outlined. Eligible international students and recent immigrants and refugees would be identified and placed using a test of English for academic purposes. The proposed program would consists of…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education)