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Peer reviewedWeber, Jerry – Community College Review, 1986
Reviews research on student assessment and placement, focusing on problems and questions; methods of assessment; establishing cut scores; and evaluation of course placement systems. Includes an extensive bibliography. (LAL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedGillespie, Maggie – Community College Review, 1993
Analyzes Hughes and Nelson's study of placement testing at Riverside Community College and offers an alternative method of evaluating placement systems using logistic regression. Reanalyzes data from an ASSET placement test validity study using logistic regression. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Statistical Analysis
Download full textGross, Susan; Frechtling, Joy A. – 1983
The purpose of the present study was to reexamine the screening process being used to select students for gifted and talented programs in the Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland, and to determine whether problems in screening have been overcome. Specifically, the study was designed to: (1) determine whether the revised screening procedures…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Gifted, Racial Differences
McElroy, Patricia – 1985
A comparison of the reading skills assessment programs at three community colleges in Virginia and New Jersey is presented as part of an examination of the kinds of placement decisions that are made from assessment test data. Introductory comments focus on the controversy surrounding the growing emphasis on skills assessment in open-door community…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Educational Testing
Akst, Geoffrey; Hirsch, Lewis – Review of Research in Developmental Education, 1991
Drawing from a review of the literature and direct experience, this paper discusses key issues in developmental mathematics placement. First, the controversial practice of mandatory placement is examined, citing research results that support the practice and those that do not. Next, the diversity of developmental math placement standards is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Evaluation Methods
Rounds, Jeanine C. – 1984
Respondents to a 1982-83 survey of assessment practices in California's community colleges identified Sacramento City College (SCC), Fullerton College (FC), Sierra College (SC), and Victor Valley College (VVC) as having the most effective assessment/placement programs in the state. Interviews conducted on-site with at least three staff members…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Counseling, Educational Innovation, Educational Testing
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1985
A description is provided of the work of the Student Assessment Task Force, which was charged by the Washington State Student Services Commission Executive Board to "provide leadership to the state system on the topic of assessment." Following background information on the charge of the task force and a statement of its objectives and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Program Costs
Lutz, William D. – 1980
The development of the portion of a basic skills test that would adequately assess the writing ability of entering college freshmen in New Jersey is described in this paper. The stages of the test development process that are discussed include the decision to incorporate a writing sample in the form of an essay on a specified topic, the selection…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Holistic Evaluation
1986
This report contains the final products of the Student Services Program Review Project (SSPRP), which was designed to develop evaluation models to measure the efficacy of the various student services programs provided by the California community colleges. The first sections of the report offer introductory information on the goals and activities…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, College Admission, Community Colleges
