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Reynolds, Marianne C. – 1985
This paper examines remedial programs in colleges and discusses the relationship of those programs to diagnostic testing. The Basic Skills Placement Test (BSPT) is required of all College freshman in New Jersey public colleges. Mercer County Community College, used as an example throughout this paper, uses the BSPT as a basis for placing students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs, Diagnostic Tests
Rudman, Herbert C.; And Others – 1980
This review covers a time span from 1922 to 1980. It examines the link that exists between assessment and teaching. After discussing the milieu in which the two take place, the remainder of the review addresses four questions: (1) how do teachers use test information for instructional decisions?; (2) what has research indicated about the linkage…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Decision Making, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis


