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Flaherty, Jane F. – 1981
The history and institutional use of cutoff scores is reviewed, emphasizing the changes in these scores used over the years and the rationale used in selecting cutoff scores. A brief description of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is provided, as is background about how it works. Cutoff score recommendations of the American Council on…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cutting Scores, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Whitney, Douglas R. – College Board Review, 1996
Argues that the results of College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests, nationally recognized, high-quality examinations conventionally used to award college credits, should be included in students' grade point averages. This would provide important information to graduate schools. Regents College (New York) has adopted a procedure for…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Instruction, Equivalency Tests, Grade Point Average
