The challenge examination covers content, communication abilities, medications, and nursing procedure demonstrations. This approach provides both the equivalency testing necessary to equate past learning with material covered in a particular course. (MW)

Since credit-by-examination is an intrinsically sound educational device, those who administer it might well take steps to protect it from abuse. Colleges should insist that both content specialists and measurement experts participate in evaluating the tests and the College Entrance Examination Board should revise its procedures so that…

It was concluded from the study that for predicting General Educational Development Test scores, the scores from the paragraph meaning and the individual subject matter areas of the SATB should be noted. (Author)

Students, if they elect to challenge both first-year nursing courses, must take two corresponding series of written and practical tests. Steps in devising the challenge exam system, maintaining high standards, testing format, general education requirements, and evaluation are topics discussed. (MW)

Examines the inherent problems in evaluating writing skills, particularly as practiced by the General Education Development Testing Service. (RL)

The expanded need for medical laboratory workers necessitates the recruitment of new personnel, and even more important, better utilization of present personnel. The development of a career ladder for laboratory workers would facilitate advancement as it would allow upward mobility for workers who could demonstrate knowledge and ability equivalent…

This paper is a review of opinion and research concerning the objectivity and relevance of grades and grade averages as measures and as predictors of success. As measures they are ambiguous, reflecting differences in sex, basic temperament, instructors, departments, institutions, as much as levels of competence. And as a predictor of…