Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Source
| College Board | 1 |
| College Board Review | 1 |
| Community College Journal of… | 1 |
| Educational and Psychological… | 1 |
| Mid-Western Educational… | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| College Level Examination… | 10 |
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 3 |
| ACT Assessment | 1 |
| General Educational… | 1 |
| National Survey of Student… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkRegier, Kimberly Fayette – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
General biology courses (for majors) are often transferred from one institution to another. These courses must prepare students for upper division courses in biology. In Colorado, a Biology Transfer Articulation Agreement that includes general biology has been created across the state. An evaluation was conducted of course grades in two upper…
Descriptors: College Students, College Science, Biology, Cytology
Beaver, William; Paul, Stephen T. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2007
The Educational Testing Service (ETS) created the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) in 1965 and over the years it has become a staple of American higher education. In order to better understand the ramifications of the CLEP program, this article provides a brief history of CLEP and reexamines some of the findings of earlier research. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Grade Point Average, Private Colleges, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedCashin, William E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Grade Point Average
Whitney, Douglas R. – College Board Review, 1996
Argues that the results of College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests, nationally recognized, high-quality examinations conventionally used to award college credits, should be included in students' grade point averages. This would provide important information to graduate schools. Regents College (New York) has adopted a procedure for…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Instruction, Equivalency Tests, Grade Point Average
Download full textRichmond, Mossie J., Jr.; McCluskey, Jimmy D. – 1973
The report includes all the individuals who submitted CLEP scores and were enrolled at the university in 1973. Data indicated: (1) Fewer students took and earned credit through CLEP in 1973 (470) than in 1972 (616). (2) The academic caliber of a majority of the students who are writing CLEP appears to indicate that they have a realistic awareness…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Grade Point Average
Losak, John – 1978
Two studies investigated the effects of earning college credits for freshman year courses--as a result of performance on the College Level Examination Program's (CLEP) General Examinations--on later academic success. These are multiple choice tests of English composition, social science, natural science, humanities, and mathematics. Both studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Equivalency Tests
Ozaki, Roger H. – 1978
A random sample of 100 students who had participated in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) at DeKalb Community College (Georgia) was compared with 100 non-CLEP students on factors of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, grade point average, academic units earned, and age. CLEP students averaged a SAT verbal score of 560 and 490 on math…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Age, College Credits, Community Colleges
Scammacca, Nancy K.; Dodd, Barbara G. – College Board, 2005
This study sought to investigate the educational outcomes of the College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP®) for students who earned credit through CLEP compared to those students who earned comparable credit through the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) and through traditional course enrollment. In order to evaluate the short- and long-term…
Descriptors: College Credits, Comparative Analysis, Educational Testing, Outcomes of Education
Legg, Sue M.; Webb, Jeaninne N. – 1977
The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) had a substantial impact upon the Florida State University System. Over 42% of the beginning freshmen in 1972 took CLEP examinations and over 38% received credit for passing one or more examinations with a score above the national 50th percentile. These freshmen received an average of 27 quarter-hours…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Credits, College Freshmen
Sharon, Amiel T. – 1971
The use and validity of the tests of General Educational Development and the College-Level Examination Program, two measures by which adults with nontraditional educational backgrounds can demonstrate their previous educational achievement, are discussed. (AG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education
