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Loucks, Scott – 1985
Since 1985, students taking English 101, the basic composition course at Shoreline Community College (SCC) in Seattle, Washington, have been required to take the Nelson-Denny Reading Test and submit a piece of writing for holistic grading. The introduction of the testing process prompted several questions among students and faculty about what the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
Yamagishi, Midori; Gillmore, Gerald M. – 1980
The relationship of Nelson-Denny Reading Test scores and an English course placement recommendation to academic success of Educational Opportunity Program students at the University of Washington was studied. The placement recommendation was based on a writing sample and test scores. The 207 freshmen students who entered in either 1976 or 1978…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students
