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Caldwell, Edward – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1977
Students (N = 114) who achieved enough credit through College Level Examinations to advance approximately one year were tracked for a three-year period. They saved time and money, and did not neglect advanced study in areas from which they were exempted. Their grades in advanced courses were higher than those of a control group. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, College Credits, College Entrance Examinations
Download full textTietenberg, T. H. – 1976
The author presents critical comments on a paper by John Siegfried, in which Siegfried reports on a controlled experiment to determine whether the educational experience of being a proctor is sufficiently valuable to justify awarding academic credit. Siegfried argues that a semester of proctoring teaches a student more than a one-semester,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Economics Education
White, Edward M. – 1973
In the late spring of 1972, the Chancellor's Office agreed to support a summer study to be undertaken by a committee of the California English Council, to investigate equivalency testing in the area of English and to recommend an appropriate program for use by the California State University and Colleges. This report is the result of that study:…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
White, Edward M. – 1974
Since the 1974 California State University and Colleges Freshman English Equivalency Examination was a repeat of the 1973 examination, the report contained in this document should be viewed as a supplement to the 1973 report. The test was administered in May 1974 to 3,639 students with 1,036 receiving proficiency credit. Once again, it consisted…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
Ozaki, Roger H. – 1978
A random sample of 100 students who had participated in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) at DeKalb Community College (Georgia) was compared with 100 non-CLEP students on factors of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, grade point average, academic units earned, and age. CLEP students averaged a SAT verbal score of 560 and 490 on math…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Age, College Credits, Community Colleges
Tully, G. Emerson – 1977
Approximately three years after a sample of vocational education teachers in Florida took the General Examinations, College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), the impact of the use of CLEP scores by teachers (392) in their professional development was assessed. Indicators of professional growth were teaching rank, salary, and degree status.…
Descriptors: College Credits, Comparative Analysis, Credits, Educational Research
