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St. Petersburg Junior College Educational Program Abstracts, 1990
These two reports examine the passing rates of St. Petersburg Junior College (SPJC) students on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). The first report focuses on the 549 SPJC students who took the CLAST for the first time in June 1989, while the second report offers information on the 756 SPJC students who took the CLAST in October 1989.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Educational Testing
Download full textBelcher, Marcia J. – 1989
Cutscores for certifying competence on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) have been raised three times since the test was implemented in 1982. In 1989, a study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to challenge the contention that a vast majority of students taking the CLAST under the largest and most recent jump in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Cutting Scores
Belcher, Marcia J.; Einspruch, Eric – 1988
In 1988, a study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College to explain declining scores on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) since 1984. Specifically, the study sought to determine whether students had changed in terms of their basic skills at college entry, native language, needs for English as a Second Language instruction,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Grade Point Average
