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Download full textZhang, Jizhi; Patterson, Margaret Becker – GED Testing Service, 2010
Like most high-stakes testing programs, the GED[R] testing program allows examinees who do not pass on the first attempt to retake the GED Tests. Studies and reports have described GED Tests candidates' characteristics and testing performance, but no study has targeted repeat examinees. A series of questions related to repeat examinees remains…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Equivalency Tests, Failure, Repetition
Peer reviewedRadford, Alexandria Walton; Horn, Laura – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
These Web Tables provide an overview of classes taken and credits earned by a nationwide sample of first-time beginning postsecondary students based on data from the Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS) of the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study. PETS collected transcripts from all the postsecondary institutions…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Freshmen, Academic Records, Longitudinal Studies
PDF pending restorationLosak, John; Morris, Cathy – 1983
A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) to assess the academic performance of students who participated in remedial course work during their first term of enrollment, and to determine the participation rate of remedial-eligible students. The fall 1980 administration of a basic skills test battery found 2,968 of 6,726…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Achievement Tests, Educational Trends
Haase, M.; Caffrey, Patrick – 1983
This report provides an account of the activites of Sacramento City College's (SCC's) Assessment Center from November 1, 1982 to March 31, 1983; information regarding the competency levels of the SCC student population; statistical data on research activities; and information on the proposed expansion of assessment/placement services. Following a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Diagnosis
Suddick, David E.; Collins, Burton A. – 1984
The use of a basic skills testing program to identify and remediate academic weaknesses of adult reentry graduate students (mean age 30.1 years) was studied longitudinally. The entering masters' level students majoring in business administration were studied in fall 1980 and again after the spring/summer registration of 1984. Through assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Algebra, Basic Skills
Haase, Murray; Caffrey, Patrick – 1983
The activities of Sacramento City College's (SCC's) Assessment Center are described in this report for April 1, 1982 through October 31, 1982. After revealing a 12.13% increase in the use of the Assessment Center over the previous year, the report provides data on the reading levels of SCC students and shows that through the college's assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Educational Diagnosis
Losak, John; Morris, Cathy – 1985
Persistence rates and College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) passing rates are the two outcome measures most often used to assess success at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC). A study was conducted to examine these two measures for comparative groups of students whose performance on the basic skills assessment measure ranged from passing no…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
Isonio, Steven – 1993
A study was conducted at Golden West College (GWC) in California to analyze the relationship between first-time students' participation in the college's assessment and orientation programs and their fall-to-spring persistence at the college. The study sample consisted of fall 1991 students who had declared either transfer, degree, or certificate…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Attendance, Community Colleges, Ethnic Groups
Armstrong, Bill; And Others – 1991
In 1991, a study was conducted to determine the differential effects of placement testing on cultural, linguistic, and ethnic groupings in the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD). The study was conducted in two parts. The first part examined the characteristics of the students used to norm the Comparative Guidance Program (CGP) tests used…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College English, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
