This document presents the results of a study designed to: (1) obtain information that will be useful to colleges and universities as they develop new policies and implement practices in the area of Non-Traditional Educational Experiences (N-TEE); and (2) define current policy and practice and to obtain a sense of direction for additional…

An investigation of the correlations between scores on subtests of the National League for Nursing Achievement Tests and scores on the corresponding sections of the Ohio State Board Licensure Examinations revealed significant relationships on all five of the content-similar subtests. (Author/JKS)

Considers the good and bad points of the three composition tests in the CLEP program. Finds that the Freshman English Subject Examination is a better over-all test than the General Examination in English Composition or the English Composition Examination. (RL)

Thomas A. Edison College, New Jersey's ninth state college, has awarded associate or bachelor's degrees to more than a thousand students for work completed at other colleges or for knowledge gained on the job or through independent study. It has no faculty, no library and a small office building for a campus--here its evaluation criteria are…

The experience at St. Louis University in the development of testing procedures that allow students to receive advanced standing in Practicum I is reported. The procedures assess the students' readiness for Practicum II through an examination of previous social work experience using written, oral, and skill presentations. (Author/LBH)

GED "Scoreboost" materials target exactly the skills one needs to pass the General Educational Development (GED) tests. This book focuses on the graphics skills needed for the GED Social Studies and Science tests. Those who take the GED Social Studies and Science tests will need to be able to interpret tables and charts, graphs, drawings…

Proficiency tests developed to measure skill levels of medical technicians. (Editor)

Regression equations were formulated to determine the predictability of the College Level Examination Program performance from ACT scores. Equation strength prompted further investigation to determine if a relationship could be established. The tally matrix from which probabilities were computed was found to be effective for predictive purposes.…

CLEP has been criticized for recommending cut-off scores so low that students who do not deserve credit are receiving credit, "the great credit giveaway." Investigation of the CLEP Examination in General Psychology suggests that the ETS recommended cut-off scores for college credit on this test may be too high. (Author)

Considered whether schooling has anything to do with education and evaluated the benefits of the College Level Examination Program. (Author/RK)

Credit earned by examination at the University of Texas at Austin is equivalent to credit earned by taking the academic course, but cannot be counted as credit earned in residence. In the 1988-89 testing year, eight colleges or schools of the university participated in the credit-by-examination program. Evaluations of 29,698 test scores from 50…