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Direct linkBelcher, Marcia J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1987
Offers a synthesis of the arguments for and against value-added testing (i.e., assessing how much students learn or improve or grow in school or college). Looks at alternative methods of measuring the value added in terms of the relationship between entry and exit skills. (DMM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Outcomes of Education
Dearborn Public Schools, MI. – 1982
The purpose of the fifth annual Dearborn Achievement Test Score report is to summarize and to help interpret the test results so that Dearborn citizens and educators will have a better understanding of the educational achievements of Dearborn students. The District-wide Testing Program assesses reading readiness, scholastic aptitude, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Curriculum Development, Reading Skills
Download full textFloyd, Deborah L., Ed. – 1988
This report of a national colloquium on promoting community college student success summarizes group discussions and provides the texts of six colloquium presentations. Chapter 1, "Leadership Strategies for Student Success: Issues and Challenges in the Community College," reports on small and large group discussions which sought to define student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Administrator Role, Ancillary School Services
