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Peer reviewedSmittle, Pat – Journal of Developmental Education, 1991
Discusses the use of computerized placement testing at Santa Fe Community College to enable students needing only a short review of reading skills to exit early from a College Preparatory Reading Class (CPRC). Describes CPRC placement, structure, curriculum, and exit criteria; the Early Exit Reading Project; and project results. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Minimum Competency Testing, Remedial Instruction
Wheeler, Heijia L. – 1983
At Santa Fe Community College, the development of a biology course and departmental final examination was accomplished in the following stages: (1) faculty reached consensus on course content, major objectives and sub-objectives; (2) faculty contributed final examination questions corresponding to the 10 major course topics to a pool for review…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Peer reviewedBurnett, Henry J. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1989
Describes the College of the Desert (California's) integrated facility that links the following three functions: (1) student assessment and computerized placement testing; (2) remedial instruction in study skills, writing, and math; and (3) research to assess learning gains. (DMM)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Institutional Research
Webb, Nan; Tripp, John – 1987
The Testing Center at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in North Carolina, Educational Testing Service, and the College Board are participating jointly in pilot and field testing Computerized Placement Tests (CPTs). CPTs, which assess communications, reading, and mathematics skills, have the following benefits: (1) students may take the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Mathematics Tests
Susman, Mary Beth – 1986
Drawing from personal experiences in the development of an interactive testing program for a sociology course, this paper discusses issues related to the use of computer-based education in social science classes. First, the paper describes the steps taken by the Community College of Denver to introduce interested faculty to the possibilities of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction
Grigsby, James; Somerville, Sarah – 1987
Germanna Community College (Virginia) instituted a program involving computer-based career aptitude testing of nontraditional adult learners enrolled in community colleges. The APTICOM computerized aptitude testing apparatus (purchased from the Vocational Research Institute) was selected for the program. A publicity campaign was organized to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling
Download full textThommen, John D. – 1992
Testbanking provides teachers with an effective, low-cost, time-saving opportunity to improve the testing aspect of their classes. Testbanking, which involves the use of a testbank program and a computer, allows teachers to develop and generate tests and test-forms with a minimum of effort. Teachers who test using true and false, multiple choice,…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing
Direct linkRusk, Michael D. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
Views the learning resources center (LRC) as the most accessible place at two-year colleges to apply microcomputers to instruction, pointing to the potential for LRC involvement in microlabs, computer-assisted instruction, staff development, software collection development, providing assistance with interactive authoring systems, automated…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing
Bray, Dorothy, Ed.; Belcher, Marcia J., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1987
Three aspects of student assessment are addressed in this collection of essays: accountability issues and the political tensions that they reflect; assessment practices, the use and misuse of testing, and emerging directions; and the impact of assessment. The collection includes: (1) "Expansion, Quality, and Testing in American…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology
College Entrance Examination Board, Princeton, NJ. – 1991
This document is a compilation of background readings for the user of Computerized Placement Tests (CPTs) developed by the College Board for student placement purposes. CPTs are computerized adaptive tests that test the individual abilities and backgrounds of examinees. CPTs are part of the ACCUPLACER student information management system. The…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Community Colleges
