Descriptor
Source
Author
McCann, Kaye R. | 1 |
Publication Type
Numerical/Quantitative Data | 4 |
Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Florida | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
New Jersey College Basic… | 2 |
College Level Academic Skills… | 1 |
Stanford Achievement Tests | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1986
Assessment of the College-Level Academic Skills Test Project (CLAST) at Florida colleges and universities is discussed. Included is an overview of the role of placement testing for entering freshmen and the questions that should be answered regarding the effectiveness of current entry testing and course placement practices. Information is included…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Freshmen, Communication Skills, Educational Testing
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1987
From March through October of 1986, 44,453 students took the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) at the 30 New Jersey public colleges and 11 participating independent institutions of higher education. Designed to provide data for summary reports to the Board of Higher Education and to help colleges place already admitted…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Higher Education, Language Skills
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1988
Details are provided to the New Jersey Board of Higher Education on the level of basic skills among freshmen admitted to the state's public colleges/universities. Levels of proficiency are estimated from performance on the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT). Categories reflect performance of students tested at the campuses of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Higher Education, Language Skills
McCann, Kaye R. – 1989
Results for the Spring 1989 Delaware Educational Assessment Program are presented. The assessment involved the administration of a newly normed test--the Stanford Achievement Test, Eighth Edition--to approximately 65,000 public school students in grades 1 through 8 and 11 during the period extending from April 5 through 18, 1989. Among other…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Skills, Listening Skills