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Peer reviewedCrockett, David S.; Silberhorn, Stance J. – NACADA Journal, 1982
The American College Testing Program (ACT) makes available to institutions a variety of tools and training materials to enhance academic advising. These include a student profile/interest inventory/development test package, programed manual, training sessions and publications, and consulting services. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Audiovisual Aids, Consultants, Counselor Training
Download full textFeldmesser, Robert A. – 1983
Candidates taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) are currently asked to supply several items of background information: birth date, sex, number of times TOEFL has been taken before, whether they are seeking status as undergraduate or graduate students, their native country and native language, and (for prospective graduate…
Descriptors: Educational Background, English (Second Language), Family Characteristics, Foreign Students
Edge, Donald – 1979
Test results are summarized for the second year of the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test administered to 47,725 entering freshmen in the fall of 1979. Performance is categorized into one of three groups: appears proficient in basic skills tested; demonstrates proficiency in some (but not all) of the areas tested; and demonstrates a…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, College Mathematics
Mickelson, Jon E.; Keene, John M., Jr. – 1984
Each year thousands of students entering college participate in credit by examination programs in an effort to qualify for exemption and in many cases college credit for general education core requirements. The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between students who participate in a credit by examination program (in this case…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Core Curriculum, Discriminant Analysis
McKay, Cuba S. – 1983
This study guide is designed for teachers preparing to take the Georgia Teacher Competency Test (TCT) in special education focusing on mental retardation. A list is provided of the content objectives for each subarea of the test: (1) special education core curriculum; (2) self understanding, careers, and life skills; (3) identification of the…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Mental Retardation, Preservice Teacher Education
Crawford, A. E., II – ESS Reports, 1991
The report "UNO Act Class Profile, 1989-90" in the first of two serial issues presents salient parts of data from "The Class Profile Report" of the American College Testing (ACT) Corporation, which provides detailed information concerning the academic past of 1,359 freshmen entering the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, English
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1982
This is the first in a series of annual summaries that will make available detailed profiles of the ethnic, racial, male, and female populations from the Admissions Testing Program (ATP) of the College Board. This report is the most comprehensive of all ATP summary reports: It is based on the records of all high school seniors in the United States…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Admission Criteria, College Bound Students, Ethnic Distribution
Allen, David F.; Gober, Susan L. – 1991
Factors associated with an unusually high rate of failure on the July 1991 National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) were analyzed for nursing students at Angelo State University in San Angelo (Texas). Of the 111 nursing degree recipients who took the examination for the first time in July 1991, 18 (16.2%) failed.…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Failure, Higher Education
Schrader, William B. – 1984
This report provides information on test development, test administration, and score interpretation for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The GMAT, first administered in 1954, provides objective measures of an applicant's abilities for use in admissions decisions by graduate management schools. It is currently composed of five…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Business Administration, College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study
