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Download full textHughes, Katherine L.; Scott-Clayton, Judith – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2010
Placement exams are high-stakes assessments that determine many students' college trajectories. More than half of entering students at community colleges are placed into developmental education in at least one subject, based primarily on scores from these assessments, yet recent research fails to find evidence that placement into remediation…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Remedial Instruction, Literature Reviews, High Stakes Tests
Isonio, Steven – 1994
In fall 1993, Golden West College (GWC), in California, participated in a large-scale study coordinated by Computerized Assessment and Placement Programs (CAPP) to gather evidence supportive of the College Board Assessment and Placement Services (APS) tests. The study focused on gathering instructor ratings of student preparedness levels in a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Evaluation Problems, Grades (Scholastic)
