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Download full textMingle, James R. – 1985
The use of standardized tests for program evaluation, student placement, and student progression in order to improve the quality of higher education is discussed. It is noted that student achievement is being used as a criterion for judging programs as part of state assessments. Although standardized test scores have long been used by institutions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Duval County Schools, Jacksonville, FL. – 1981
Developed for the Duval County Public Schools (Jacksonville, Florida), this manual gives elementary school teachers information on instructional program procedures. Section one is about the reading program and deals with placement procedures and criteria for kindergarten and first grade students, initial placement procedures for grades two-six,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grading
National Black Child Development Inst., Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
This document presents papers from a conference called in 1983 to discuss the possible effects of the Onmibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 on the enforcement of civil rights laws affecting the education of black children, and to chart specific recommendations to guide the work of the National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Civil Rights, Educational Change
New Jersey Basic Skills Council, Trenton. – 1991
This report presents Fall, 1991 results of the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Testing which tests incoming college students and evaluates collegiate remedial courses. A summary of the findings notes that freshmen recorded poorer results on every section of the test compared to 1990 results, that in verbal skills 42 percent lacked…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1988
The New Jersey Basic Skills Assessment Program was created to determine the status of basic skills preparedness of freshmen entering public colleges and universities and to offer data to help colleges place freshman students in appropriate courses. The New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) is a 3-hour-and-20-minute examination…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 20 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: predictors of primary grade reading achievement; factor analysis of the WISC-R to distinguish disabled readers at three grade levels; a process model for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Communication (Thought Transfer)
