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Who's Prepared for College? Results of a Five Year Study of Recent High School Graduates Taking Miami-Dade's Basic Skills Placement Tests. Research Report No. 90-04R.

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Belcher, Marcia J.; Downing, Sherry – 1990

A recent study of Dade County Public School (DCPS) graduates attending Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) revealed that 64% of those who graduated high school in 1989 had failed one or more of the basic skills sub-tests of the Florida Multiple Assessment Programs and Services test (FL-MAPS). Another study was conducted in 1989 to determine the…

Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Bound Students, College Freshmen, College Preparation