Differences between 20 transfer program persisters (p) and 23 non-persisters (np) on five measures were investigated to identify elements that might characterize persistence. The subjects consisted of freshmen enrolled in the transfer program at Crowder College (Missouri) during the fall of 1967. A comparison of each group's composite School and…

A computer program was developed to compute the average Cooperative Reading Test-Total (COOP-T) scores, and the average School and College Ability Test-Total (SCAT-T) scores for students who took either one or both of these aptitude tests and enrolled at Santa Ana College (SAC) between 1969 and 1974. The averages were computed as a mean of the…

This study, which concerns the impact of Harcum Junior College on student learning, considers the average improvement of a sample of students in a series of skills-achievement measures. It is concluded that students who complete transfer curricula receive effective preparation for continued study in a four year institution. (DLG)

LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE 4,502 STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE APTITUDE TEST IN FALL 1964 AND THAT OF STUDENTS OVER THE PREVIOUS 7 YEARS CAN BE NOTED. PERFORMANCE HAS REMAINED CONSISTENTLY BELOW THE NATIONAL NORM, ESPECIALLY IN THE QUANTITATIVE AREA. MALE PERFORMANCE WAS BETTER THAN THAT OF FEMALES. THERE IS LITTLE…

DURING A THREE-SEMESTER PERIOD, STUDENTS WITH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TEST (SCAT) SCORES BELOW THE 17TH PERCENTITLE WERE ENROLLED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS IN SPECIAL CLASSES IN ENGLISH, SPEECH, AND PSYCHOLOGY, PLUS ONE ELECTIVE. CONTROL GROUPS FOR COMPARISON WERE SELECTED RANDOMLY FROM OTHER STUDENTS IN THE SAME SCAT GROUP. MORALE IN THESE…

This study of Los Angeles City College (LACC) attrition examined characteristics of 397 randomly selected students who entered in the fall of 1967. Summaries of the more important findings follow. Ninety per cent of the sample population persisted through the first semester, though only sixteen per cent returned to complete a fifth semester.…

IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION FOR LOW-ABILITY STUDENTS, 35 ENTERING FRESHMEN WITH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TEST SCORES IN THE LOWEST 16 PERCENT WERE INVITED TO BE IN A PILOT PROGRAM OF BASIC CLASSES IN ENGLISH, SPEECH, PSYCHOLOGY, AND AN ELECTIVE. OF THE 35, 28 COMPLETED THE SEMESTER, TWO TRANSFERRED TO REGULAR CLASSES, AND…

MEASUREMENT OF INDIVIDUAL TRAITS AND SEPARATE FACTORS OF INTELLIGENCE FOLLOWED BY EMPIRICAL COMBINATION OF THESE MEASURES INTO APTITUDE TEST BATTERIES SHOULD BE THE BASIS OF SELECTION OF STUDENTS FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING. DURING THE PAST 14 YEARS, TRADE-TECHNICAL COLLEGE HAS DEVELOPED AND VALIDATED SUCH TEST BATTERIES FOR SOME 55 TRADE AND…

Test performance statistics and subsequent academic achievement data for Los Angeles City College (LACC), California, students entering in the fall of 1969 are reported in this study. The test performance statistics provide a relative comparison between achievement on the School and College Ability Test (SCAT), the Form 1A Reading Comprehension:…

DATA ON 58 REMEDIAL ENGLISH 21 AND 128 ENGLISH 1 STUDENTS WERE FURNISHED BY THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE. TABLES WERE CONSTRUCTED INDICATING SCHOOL AND COLLEGE APTITUDE TEST SCORES (SCAT), AND PERFORMANCE IN ANY PREVIOUS COMMUNICATION CLASSES FOR THESE STUDENTS. COMPARISONS ARE MADE AND DIFFERENCES CHARTED BETWEEN THE ENGLISH…

In order to make a computerized prediction study of population parameters in a junior college modestly equipped with modern data processing machinery, this study was designed to (1) develop an original data processing technique for scholastic prediction, (2) derive and evaluate a set of variables for predicting the success of new students, (3)…

THE GENERAL CURRICULUM PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED FOR BUILDING OF SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT OF BREADTH OF BACKGROUND IN PREPARATION FOR CONVENTIONAL COLLEGE CLASSES. PRETESTS AND POST-TESTS WERE EVALUATED FOR 165 STUDENTS AFTER ONE SEMESTER IN THE PROGRAM AND SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN ACADEMIC SKILL LEVEL, WRITING, AND READING. SIMILAR RESULTS…

This report consists of three sections, the first of which is a discussion of placement testing. It is maintained that the strengths and weaknesses of a tested population cannot be determined by a single composite test--yet, many institutions place students in beginning courses on the basis of such limited information. To assess basic capabilities…