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Hardison, Chaitra M.; Sackett, Paul R. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2008
Despite the growing use of writing assessments in standardized tests, little is known about coaching effects on writing assessments. Therefore, this study tested the effects of short-term coaching on standardized writing tests, and the transfer of those effects to other writing genres. College freshmen were randomly assigned to either training…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Group Membership, College Freshmen, Writing Tests
Chapman, David Q.; Hargrett, Nancy T. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1979
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)
Descriptors: College Credits, Cutting Scores, Equivalency Tests, Higher Education
Clark, Renee Smith – 1988
Seven sample age subgroups were selected from official score reports from the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) to determine age cohort performance on the CLEP English Composition examination. The 154 CLEP English Composition score reports received by the Community College of Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) between July 1983 and June 1985…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Age Groups, College English
Johnson, De S.; Deduck, Patricia – 1990
To continue upper division coursework past 15 credit hours, students at Southwest Texas State University must pass the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) General Examination in English Composition with Essay, with a minimum score of 421 and 45 semester hours of credit, and the CLEP General Examination in Mathematics, with a minimum score of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Demonstration Programs, Due Process, Eligibility