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A Validity Study of the General Examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP).
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
The Suitability of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) for Admitting Vocational Education Teachers to Graduate Schools of Education in the State Universities of Florida. Final Report.
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1973
This project examines the suitability of the General Examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) as an alternative battery to the Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for the admission of vocational education teachers to master's level study of vocational education. The CLEP battery and the College Entrance…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Testing
Credit by Examination and the Professional Development of Vocational Education Teachers
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Tully, G. Emerson – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1977
Describes a 1975 impact study designed to assess credit by examination as a vehicle for the professional development of a sample of 730 Florida teachers who took part in a 1972 College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) to determine the suitability of CLEP as an admission battery to undergraduate and graduate study in vocational education. (SH)
Descriptors: College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Faculty Promotion, Program Effectiveness
A Study of the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) in Florida. Report and Recommendations of the Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Report 7, 1987.
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee. – 1987
The use of the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) was evaluated by the Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission. In addition to a comprehensive analysis of research studies relating to CLEP conducted in various states, CLEP policies at state universities and community colleges in Florida were examined. Perceptions of Florida…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Credits, College Students, Community Colleges
The Impact of the College Level Examination Program: A Four-Year Study.
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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
Credit by Examination and the Professional Development of Vocational Education Teachers.
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Tully, G. Emerson – 1977
Approximately three years after a sample of vocational education teachers in Florida took the General Examinations, College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), the impact of the use of CLEP scores by teachers (392) in their professional development was assessed. Indicators of professional growth were teaching rank, salary, and degree status.…
Descriptors: College Credits, Comparative Analysis, Credits, Educational Research