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Corlett, Bradly – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2014
Several recent issues and trends in online education have resulted in consolidation of efforts for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), increased Open Educational Resources (OER) in the form of asynchronous course repositories, with noticeable increases in governance and policy amplification. These emerging enrollment trends in alternative online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Open Source Technology, Asynchronous Communication, Transfer Students
Dodd, Barbara G.; And Others – 1980
During the fall of 1979 the University of Texas Department of Government requested that the credit-by-examination program for a basic survey of American government be examined. The course, Government 310L, was developed out of previous policies and earlier validity studies of the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests. The present validity…
Descriptors: Credit Courses, Equivalency Tests, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
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Losak, John; Lin, Tien-Teh – Journal of Educational Research, 1973
This study investigated the question of whether those students who earned credits for basic courses through the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) General Examinations achieved the same level of academic performance in advanced courses as those who took the basic courses in the traditional manner. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Courses, Data Analysis
Burnette, Richard R. – College Board Review, 1971
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Credit Courses, Higher Education, Recruitment
Appenzellar, Anne B.; Kelley, H. Paul – 1982
Two validity studies of the College Board College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject Examination in Elementary Computer Programming: Fortran IV determined that CLEP scores are appropriate for granting examination credit at the University of Texas at Austin. The standard-setting administration was in the spring of 1979, with a re-evaluation…
Descriptors: Credit Courses, Engineering Education, Equivalency Tests, Grades (Scholastic)
Tietenberg, 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
Mahoney, Susan S. – 1993
The Measurement and Evaluation Center coordinates credit by examination at the University of Texas at Austin. Credit earned by examination is equivalent to credit earned by taking the course, but cannot be counted as credit earned in residence. To receive credit by examination, the student must also meet all other conditions of eligibility…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Students, Courses, Degree Requirements
Mahoney, Susan S. – 1985
This special report documents the results of the program of credit by examination offered at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1984-1985 testing year. The data present a basis for a comprehensive picture of the impact of the program on this campus. The examinations covered 64 subject areas with 234 courses taught by 39…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Credits, College Entrance Examinations, Credit Courses