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Validating College-Level Reading Placement Test Standards.

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Napoli, Anthony; Wortman, Paul – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 1995

Describes an empirical study that suggests using a cutoff score of 75 instead of the currently used score of 80 for the CPT Reading Comprehension Test (CPT-Read), which is used to place students in remedial coursework at Suffolk Community College. Also reviews the policy implications of establishing a lower cutoff score. Includes six data tables.…

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Colleges, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Ability

Testing and Evaluation in Reading and Communication Skills: Abstracts of Doctoral Dissertations Published in "Dissertation Abstracts International," January through June 1984, (Vol. 44 Nos. 7 through 12).

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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1984

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: (1)learning literacy skills in a remedial reading classroom; (2) the development of an observation instrument designed to classify specific nonverbal communication…

Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Attitude Measures, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction