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Rasor, Richard A.; Powell, Tom – 1984
Since fall 1983, each student intending to enroll in an English course at American River College (ARC) has been required to take a placement test consisting of the vocabulary and usage subtests of the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills of the College Board. A study was conducted to establish the predictive capability of the test by correlating…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, English Instruction, Grade Prediction
Clark, Robert M. – 1981
In 1981 a study was conducted at Kings River Community College to determine whether there were student characteristics that could help predict success in a college-level calculus course (Math Analysis I). Subjects for the study included all students enrolled in Math Analysis I in fall 1979 or fall 1980. Student records were examined to establish…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Educational Background
Download full textFredericksen, Marlene; Slark, Julie – 1990
Following the implementation of a matriculation plan at Rancho Santiago College (RSC), a study was conducted to examine the appropriateness of student course placement as assessed by faculty and students and to investigate faculty's perceptions of changes in students' skill level preparation over the past few years. Questionnaires were completed…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Kangas, Jon Alan – 1990
In the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District, course and basic skills prerequisites have been established for all courses. Students who do not have a record of having completed these prerequisites cannot enroll unless they have been assessed by a counselor, have had their prerequisites verified in alternate ways, and have been granted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Records, Basic Skills
Capoor, Madan – 1982
An evaluation of the nurse education program at Middlesex County College (MCC) was conducted in response to an increasing dropout rate and a decline in the passing rate of program graduates on the Licensing Board Examination (LBE). The study focused on the relationship between student background and performance and between student performance in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Administrator Attitudes, Basic Skills
