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Comparisons of Methods for Setting Placement Scores of Entering College Freshmen.
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Weber, Jerry; Twing, Jon – 1986
This study examines the relative value of five empirical procedures for determining cutscores in placement of entering college freshmen. Placement test scores were obtained for all students entering in the fall, but tested in the summer of 1983 at a midwestern community college. Students who took at least one placement test in arithmetic, algebra,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis