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The Effects of the City University of New York Freshman Skills Assessment Program: One College's Experience.
Brown, Janet R. – 1986
Competency assessment is used for diagnostic purposes at the City University of New York (CUNY) Queens College. CUNY had decided that all students admitted after 1987 be tested. In addition, minimum competencies were required after the completion of 60 credits. Queens College chose to use the tests for entering freshmen for placement decisions,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Diagnostic Tests, Higher Education
Intersegmental Committee on Writing Skills: Position Paper No. 1.
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California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1979
The result of both discussions and individual papers by members of the Intersegmental Committee on Writing Skills of the California Postsecondary Education Commission, this position paper proposes a possible, intersegmental solution to the problem of the inadequacy of student writing skills. After presenting background information on the problem,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Freshmen, Educational Problems, Financial Support
The Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) Examination in the California State University. A Report of the First Year: 1983-84.
California State Univ. and Colleges, Los Angeles. Office of the Chancellor. – 1984
In May 1983 the California State University (CSU) introduced the Entry-Level Mathematics (ELM) examination as part of its basic skills assessment process for first-time freshmen and undergraduate transfers. The exam is intended to provide students and counselors with information on the levels of mathematical competency possessed by entering…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Degree Requirements, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods