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Anderson, Beverly L.; And Others – 1980
Before selecting an achievement test, it is essential to determine its purpose. There are eight purposes, relating to three educational decision making contexts: (1) instructional managerial (diagnosis, course placement, career guidance); (2) screening (selection and certification) and (3) programmatic (survey assessment, formative evaluation,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills
Yohn, Catherine W. – 1980
The paper focuses on policy issues for handicapped students whose parents (primarily military) are employed by the federal government overseas. Chapter I describes three types of federally funded programs: overseas dependents schools, tuition free schooling (where low student populations do not justify the operation of federally funded schools),…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Ancillary School Services, Compliance (Legal), Dependents Schools
Fuller, Earl H. – 1978
A questionnaire was administered to 1977 degree recipients at North Carolina State University regarding their post-graduation plans. Those who did not respond to the spring survey and those who responded but reported unemployment were mailed a followup questionnaire. The following information is presented: post-graduation statistics for bachelor's…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Services
Hengesbach, Ted – 1979
A step-by-step guide for seeking college credit for prior learning is presented in this Indiana University (IU) student handbook. The External Degree Program in General Studies at Indiana University at South Bend awards college credit toward the Associate and/or Bachelors of General Studies degree for knowledge and understanding gained through…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Credits, Education Work Relationship, Equivalency Tests
Download full textPeterson, Marla – 1979
This paper discusses some of the specialized knowledge, role expansion, and guidance and counseling techniques designed to help school counselors and other school personnel assist handicapped students with their life development. A section on pupil personnel service workers examines the necessity for such workers and the federal laws affecting…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Exploration, Counselor Role, Education Work Relationship
Boone, Janice; And Others – 1978
The New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test was administered to 42,984 freshmen entering New Jersey colleges and universities and four independent colleges in the fall of 1978 in order to assess students' specific strengths and weaknesses in reading, writing, and mathematics for placement in appropriate first-year courses. Based on test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, College Mathematics
Walker, Noojin, Ed. – 1979
A workshop attended by faculty members from three Florida junior colleges and one university was held in response to legislation requiring students to demonstrate minimum communications and computation skills before entering upper division programs. General conclusions reached during the workshop focused on the value of competency testing in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Communication Skills
Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY. – 1978
Through this report, the Council of State Governments, in conjunction with the Academy for Contemporary Problems, attempts to shed new light on the problem of the placement of children in out-of-state residential care. The report describes the results of a pilot feasibility study conducted in Illinois, North Carolina, and Texas to determine the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Certification, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
PASCH, DOROTHY F.; AND OTHERS – 1968
A TITLE III PROJECT OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, THE CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT-PLACEMENT-INSTRUCTION CENTER (CAPIC) STUDIES AND TREATS CHILDREN WHO MANIFEST LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS WITH NO RECOGNIZABLE CAUSES. THE REPORT, A LOG OF MAJOR ACTIVITIES CARRIED ON DURING THE PLANNING PERIOD, PRESENTS DEFINITIONS OF 24…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Education Service Centers, Educational Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research
Hayes, Gordon M.; Griffing, Barry L. – 1967
Recommendations are made for the improvement of the education of the deaf and severely hard of hearing in California. Minimum essentials for preschool, elementary, junior and senior high school programs are listed, including class size, criteria for admission, teacher-supervisor qualifications and ratio, curriculum, physical facilities, guidance…
Descriptors: Administration, Deafness, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Johnson, Richard A., Ed.; Kowalski, Anthony P., Ed. – 1976
Presented is a collection of 11 papers from a national training institute for special education administrators and others which focused on the major provisions of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Papers are divided into three sections: perspectives from Congress and U.S. Office of Education, review and discussion of…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Margolis, Alan M. – 1977
Written as a guide to be used in the admission and placement of Nigerian students in U.S. institutions of higher education, this study discusses the education system of Nigeria. Following an historical summary of the Nigerian's education system, information is provided on Nigerian primary education, secondary education, external examinations,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Comparative Education, Educational History
Francis, John Bruce; Jones, Griffith, III – 1976
The effectiveness of vocational education at New York State's public two-year colleges was investigated during spring 1976. Part one of the project was a follow-up study of 1970-71 and 1973-74 graduates to ascertain their success in job or transfer placement within fields for which they were trained, salary and job mobility patterns, and opinions…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
Alley, William E.; And Others – 1977
The Vocational Interest Career Examination (VOICE) is 400-item multiple choice inventory developed by the Air Force to improve the quality of vocational guidance and job placement. The VOICE is divided into four categories: job titles, work task, spare time activities, and desired learning experiences. Factor-referenced homogeneous subscales were…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Career Choice, Enlisted Personnel
Whitlock, Baird W. – 1978
The issue of early admissions or high school-college articulation is examined. Following a historical analysis of early college, reasons for and drawbacks to such a change are discussed. The experience at Simon's Rock Early College between 1972 and 1976, when they instituted a four-year program beginning after tenth grade and ending with a B.A.…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students, Age, Articulation (Education)
