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Download full textRomanik, Dale; Rembowski, Mary – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2012
Section 1008.30 (formerly 240.117), Florida Statutes, requires the State Board of Education to develop and implement a common placement testing program to assess the basic computation and communication skills of students who intend to enter a degree program at any public community college or state university. Every year the State provides reports…
Descriptors: Scoring, Community Colleges, Communication Skills, College Freshmen
Romanik, Dale; Rembowski, Mary – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2011
Section 1008.30 (formerly 240.117), Florida Statutes, requires the State Board of Education to develop and implement a common placement testing program to assess the basic computation and communication skills of students who intend to enter a degree program at any public community college or state university. Every year the State provides reports…
Descriptors: Scoring, Community Colleges, Communication Skills, College Freshmen
Romanik, Dale; Rembowski, Mary – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2009
Section 1008.30 (formerly 240.117), Florida Statutes, requires the State Board of Education to develop and implement a common placement testing program to assess the basic computation and communication skills of students who intend to enter a degree program at any public community college or state university. Every year the State provides reports…
Descriptors: Scoring, Community Colleges, Communication Skills, College Freshmen
Losak, John – 1982
Assessment programs, which have recently been implemented in colleges around the country, have indirectly affected the quality of education in ways that are both researchable and measurable. Admissions and placement testing affect educational quality by separating high and low achievers, and making it possible for high-level texts to be used and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Bencich, John D.; And Others – 1982
These three papers represent the results of the third phase of Florida's Impact of Testing Project. After reviewing the background to the project, the first paper discusses third-phase findings in terms of project objectives, i.e.: to determine entry-level assessment procedures and their uses in student placement; to determine the impact that…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Counselor Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
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Direct linkMcTarnaghan, Roy E. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1987
Reviews assessment efforts in Florida's postsecondary institutions, which emphasize assessing achievement periodically, improving guidance and placement, increasing college readiness among secondary students, and measuring college-level skills after the second college year. Looks at the positive contributions of these changes and the potential for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Educational Testing
Romanik, Dale; Rembowski, Mary – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2007
Section 1008.30 (formerly 240.117), Florida Statutes, requires the State Board of Education to develop and implement a common placement testing program to assess the basic computation and communication skills of students who intend to enter a degree program at any public community college or state university. Every year the State provides reports…
Descriptors: Scoring, Community Colleges, Communication Skills, College Freshmen
Venezia, Andrea; Callan, Patrick M.; Kirst, Michael W.; Usdan, Michael D. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2006
This case study is part of a broader research project examining state policies and governance structures that span K-12 and postsecondary education. Georgia was the first state to have state and regional P-16 councils, and its regents' office in the University System of Georgia oversees a variety of projects that focus on connecting K-12 and…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Educational Change
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2005
Section 1008.30 (formerly 240.117), Florida Statutes, requires the State Board of Education to develop and implement a common placement testing program to assess the basic computation and communication skills of students who intend to enter a degree program at any public community college or state university. Every year the State provides reports…
Descriptors: Scoring, Community Colleges, Communication Skills, College Freshmen
