The traditional approach to education and many new alternative approaches have failed to serve the needs of students or to prevent students from dropping out. Aware of the many emerging experiments to keep educational opportunities alive for restless students, the authors propose a complete design, drawing on the resources of local school…

This document summarizes information about attrition, graduation, and graduation with honors at Hollins and other College Research Center (CRC) member colleges; calls attention to the fact that increasing percentages of entering freshmen are saying that the chances of their transferring to another college are "very good"; examines the…

College Entrance Examination Board Scholastic Aptitude Test decile scores for 1106 university freshmen compared (annually for 7 years) with student achievement, attrition, and graduation showed positive correlation for some academic majors and correlations only at the extremes for other majors. Two hundred, or 36% of all drop-outs, were apparently…

Standards and requirements in the State of Utah for operating adult high school and GED programs and awarding diplomas in such programs are presented. For adult high school programs, specifications concerning procedures, sources of credit, and diploma requirements for various types of programs are enumerated and described. For GED certificates,…

This document presents the results of a national survey completed by 223 junior colleges about their existing commencement practices. In addition to comments and suggestions about commencement programs, tables are presented for each area: (1) mandatory participation in commencement exercises summarized by regional accreditation association; (2)…

This document is an examination of the legal provisions for physical education in elementary and secondary schools in the state of Indiana, based upon the Legislative Acts of 1919. The paper is divided into three sections, examining (1) the general relationship between the State Board of Health and the State Department of Public Instruction, and…

This publication examines the new Oregon competency-based high school graduation requirements that became effective in the fall of 1976, delineates some of the pros and cons of the requirements, assesses the early experience with the requirements, and speculates about the requirements' eventual impact. In addition, a major section of the booklet…

This article examines the low pass rate of 12th grade Jamaican students in the British advanced level examinations, and the effects this low pass rate has in a developing nation. (WI)

Presents data on the French examination for the secondary school certificate: number of candidates, their teachers, sub-tests, method of correction, the results and the proposed changes in the tests. (Text is in French.) (MLA)

Discusses the hottest reform movement in the country: proficiency testing for public school students. Differing opinions are given for and against the programs. (Author/RK)

All students except the mentally handicapped are required to show by examination that they are able to read, speak, and understand ordinary English; write a simple, correct, intelligible paragraph; and perform with reasonable mastery fundamental mathematical processes. (Author)

Argues that the combined plots of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are useful data for appraising the ability of prospective graduate students to successfully complete requirements of a doctoral degree. (Author/SL)

The marking, or grading, system used in Israel is discussed in terms of its history and current use. A standardized assessment instrument used as a practical biology matriculation test, the Practical Tests Assessment Inventory, is described. (LMO)

Examines the purpose of vocational education at the secondary level and asks if there should be only one purpose. States that (1) educational statistics and polls reveal that preparation for employment is needed, (2) reform reports suggest that courses be broader than narrow job training, and (3) students take vocational courses for a variety of…

Two recent appeals court decisions that overturned invocation prayers at graduation are discussed. Because of difficult legal issues involved, graduation prayers, if used, should be carefully worded to avoid sectarian references. (TE)