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Peer reviewedPatterson, Janice H. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1989
Examines mathematics courses offered during the 1980s' educational reform in response to increased course requirements and competency testing. Schools increased numbers of courses, but they were primarily low level. Reforms rarely affected middle- and upper-level achievers but significantly affected at-risk students. Increased testing requirements…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Equal Education
Download full textLicata, Paul; Snider, William J. – 1987
In 1987, a study was conducted to evaluate the ability of several variables to predict student performance on Florida's minimum competency test for rising juniors, the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). The variables included grades received in required courses; semesters elapsed prior to taking required courses after entering college;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedMay, Mary L. – College and University, 1996
A study investigated the relationship of scores in the Texas Academic Skills Program, a minimum competency test for college-bound students, and performance in freshman and sophomore courses, and uses for that information in setting course prerequisites. Data were drawn from 18 courses at one community college. Results showed existing course…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Administration, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Belcher, Marcia J.; Einspruch, Eric – 1988
In 1988, a study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College to explain declining scores on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) since 1984. Specifically, the study sought to determine whether students had changed in terms of their basic skills at college entry, native language, needs for English as a Second Language instruction,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedHahn, Carole L. – Social Education, 1985
In 1976 Richard Gross surveyed state social studies specialists and local supervisors to determine the status of the social studies. To determine whether the generalizations from his study are still applicable today, a questionnaire was sent to Council of State Social Studies Specialists. Results of the two studies are compared. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Belcher, Marcia – 1985
A study of fall 1984 College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) examinees was undertaken at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to examine the interrelationships among CLAST scores, the number of English courses taken, grades received, and basic skills in reading and writing prior to completion of the required English sequence. The study revealed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Black Students, Community Colleges
