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Download full textChristner, Catherine A.; And Others – 1985
This manual outlines specific guidelines for testing students for Education Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 eligibility in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District in 1985-86. Section 1 states that all students in Chapter 1 schools must be tested annually and must score at or below the 30th percentile for their grade level to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education
Klein, Stephen P.; Orlando, Maria – 2000
This report responds to a request for information about the quality of the tests the City University of New York (CUNY) uses to decide who must take remedial courses and a profile of CUNY freshmen. Roughly 65% of CUNY bachelor's degree students and nearly 90% of associate degree students are required to take remedial courses in reading, writing,…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Identification
Howard, Edward H. – 1986
Writing tests are part of the mandated statewide proficiency examination in Nevada. The ninth-grade screening test and the eleventh-grade diploma-certifying test require that a student write a paragraph and a business letter, each on an assigned topic and each at an acceptable level of proficiency. Pilot tests, extended discussion, and statistical…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Grade 12, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements
