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Download full textShuster, Kate – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
Using the nationally representative, cohort-based data of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:02), this study employs multiple regression to examine the effects of exit exams on student achievement and school completion. This study finds that exit exams as a whole do not have substantial effects on student achievement in mathematics,…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Tests
Losak, John; Einspruch, Eric – 1988
Proposed 1989 standards will raise the passing score on the College Level Academic Skills Test from 275 to 295 in computation, from 270 to 295 in reading and writing, and from 4 to 5 on the essay test. A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to examine the impact of these proposed standards on the passing rates of students…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Colleges, Cutting Scores, Failure
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Operations, Research, and Evaluation. – 1980
An overview is presented of the New Jersey Department of Education's activities in response to the following mandates: (1) statewide minimum standards be established for communication/computation skills; (2) students be tested annually in these areas to determine progress; and (3) remediation be provided to all students whose performance is below…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedNapoli, Anthony; Wortman, Paul – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 1995
Describes an empirical study that suggests using a cutoff score of 75 instead of the currently used score of 80 for the CPT Reading Comprehension Test (CPT-Read), which is used to place students in remedial coursework at Suffolk Community College. Also reviews the policy implications of establishing a lower cutoff score. Includes six data tables.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Colleges, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Ability
St. Petersburg Junior College Educational Program Abstracts, 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted to compare the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) passing rates of St. Petersburg Junior College (SPJC) students with those of other Florida community college students and students from state universities. The SPJC samples consisted of 756 students who took the CLAST for the first time in October 1989 and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, College Students, College Transfer Students
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1985
The South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) was established by South Carolina legislation enacted in 1978. This report describes BSAP implementation and test results for 1984-85 as prescribed in the legislation. As the schedule for this academic year required, the Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery (CSAB) was administered to all…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Measurement
Wise, Arthur E.; Darling-Hammond, Linda – 1983
This paper focuses on ways in which one state policy for improving education--standard-setting through testing mechanisms--affects the classroom teacher-learner relationship. That uniform policy-making is problematic is clear from observations of 43 Mid-Atlantic school district teachers. Responding to three types of standards, 45 percent found…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Improvement
