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Penfield, Elizabeth F. – 1979
A proficiency test became the exit requirement for the noncredit, basic English course at the University of New Orleans because the program was not working well. There were inconsistencies in grading, and students who managed to pass the course later foundered in the credit courses. Obviously, the teachers needed to cooperate to raise the goals of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, College Freshmen, Compensatory Education
