A passive computer application using student course transcripts to group and arrange specific degree requirements to produce an advising worksheet is described, and the language used by a math department for this purpose is outlined. A sample advisement form resulting from the program is reproduced. (MSE)

The academic transcript system at the University of Calgary, a successful application that combines online and batch processing to generate student transcripts, is described. In addition to improved service to students and alumni, the registrar's operating budget has been reduced and productivity has increased. (Author/MLW)

A portion of a brief filed in the United States Court of Appeals to appeal a judgment in Handsome v Rutgers University is provided. The case involved a student's prohibition from reregistering and obtaining transcripts due to unpaid loans. The argument and statement of the standard or scope of review are included. (MLW)

Expert systems rely on the formalization of decision rules created from the knowledge of recognized experts. Since transfer credit evaluation relies upon admission officers (the experts), it would appear that transfer credit evaluation could be assisted by expert systems. Automation in the University System of Georgia is described. (MLW)

This article provides suggestions to help teachers of children with disabilities ease record-keeping demands while monitoring student progress. A record-keeping system that monitors individual skill areas, objectives, progress, and comments is demonstrated with second grade mathematics and study skills. The benefits of involving students in…

Offers a method for investigation of the strength of association between undergraduates' postgraduate educational plans and their knowledge of probable admissions requirements, and personnel academic qualifications. Results show that students' GPA and estimates of required GPA for graduate-school admission accounted for no more that 1% of the…

Nations other than the U.S. elicit better performance from their students through the use of high-stakes graduation exams. Along these same lines, Michigan now links college scholarships to high school test results. Michigan has rejected the use of minimum-competency exams, largely because it wanted the state's high-school test to reflect more…

This report summarizes the results of a study of the achievement of Illinois high school juniors in 1970 and 1981. The purposes were to provide a comparison of student performance over a period of time and to identify educational, social, and personal conditions that relate to performance on a test of Natural Science, Social Studies, English and…

Student performance reporting at The University of California, The California State University, and California community colleges is discussed, along with future considerations. The California Postsecondary Education Commission examined student performance reports sent annually by the state institutions to high schools and community colleges to…

The primary purpose of this report is to describe the practices and procedures used by school districts to assess and grade student achievement. In April of 1988, the Educational Research Service conducted a nationwide survey of the grading and reporting practices and procedures using a stratified random sample of public school districts. The…

This document is the 1984-85 annual report analyzing the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores of Connecticut's college-bound seniors and describing the students' characteristics, high school records, and college plans. The report is based on responses from public and non-public school seniors who participated in the College Board's Admissions…

A survey of administrators and contact personnel responsible for PASS Programs in California schools was conducted to determine what policies are followed for evaluating and granting student credits. Questionnaire forms were sent to 91 school sites. The return rate was 86.8% for principals and 90.1% for contact people. Questions covered staff…

The eighth annual report produced by the Bureau of Research, Planning, and Evaluation analyzes the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores of Connecticut's college-bound seniors presented to the State Department of Education by the College Board. This is the second report that comprehensively presents data from the Student Descriptive Questionnaire…

The Admissions Testing Program (ATP) is a service of the College Board. The 1979 ATP summary reports on college-bound seniors were produced for each region of the United States, including New England, the Middle, Southern, Midwestern, Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, and Western States. The national and each regional report are in separate booklets.…

In a resolution, the Committee of Ministers recommended that governments of Council of Europe member states ask their countries' school authorites to use the school career and health record for children attending school abroad for a trial period and inform the Council of Europe Secretariat at the end of the trial period of their experience in…