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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
Roberts, Keith J. – 1986
A series of studies were conducted at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) to determine the relationship of basic skills assessment test scores, sex, and race to student success for the following groups of fall 1985 students: 229 developmental studies (Crossover Program); 501 associate degree level students; 66 business and graphic arts…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Programs, Community Colleges
