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Schmidt, Peter – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2000
Discusses implications of states' requiring use of high school graduation exams. Finds testing requirements already blocking thousands of students from getting diplomas required for college admission, and complicating colleges' efforts to recruit black and Hispanic students. At the same time college officials praise tests for helping ensure that…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Admission, College Bound Students, Educational Assessment
Download full textBelcher, Marcia J. – 1989
Cutscores for certifying competence on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) have been raised three times since the test was implemented in 1982. In 1989, a study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to challenge the contention that a vast majority of students taking the CLAST under the largest and most recent jump in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Cutting Scores
