Reviews the importance of assessment in placing students in two-year college composition courses and describes the development of the objective English Qualifying Examination used at Northern Virginia Community College. Includes sample test items. (MKM)

The Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley were chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York to facilitate and stimulate cooperative relationships among four distinctive institutions of higher education to enable them to improve their ability to achieve their chosen goals without a loss of their unique…

This comprehensive admissions model is designed to assist school personnel on both the secondary and postsecondary levels in the State of Missouri with the admission and selection of students for vocational programs. Presented in flow chart form with an accompanying outline to describe its various steps, the model addresses the following stages of…