At a community college in Hawaii, two separate validation processes were carried out in order to install a new student placement test, each serving a different purpose at different times in the installation process. Decision Theory was used to arrive at a decision tool to allow for compromises between accuracy and enrollment management. The…

The grades of students in English classes at Boise State University, Idaho, were studied before and after the implementation of changes in the cutscores for placing entering students in three different English levels. The effects of the cut score changes were to move more students into English 090 (the lowest level) from English 101, and to move…

This study examined the relative efficacy of the Anchorage (Alaska) Pre-Algebra Test and the State of Alaska Benchmark in 2 Math examination as tools used in the process of recommending grade 6 students for grade 7 Pre-Algebra placement. The consequential validity of the tests is explored in the context of class placements and grades earned. The…

A study investigated the relationship between two factors, native language and language learning experience, on university students' performance on the English Placement Test used at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Subjects were 203 students who took the test in August 1994 and completed a questionnaire about their learning…

Information regarding multiple college application practices was collected from a large sample of Virginia high school seniors. Results indicated that most college applicants file fewer than three applications and that more applications are filed by students with high academic ability. (Author)

To improve accountability in its vocational agriculture program, Fort Frye High School, Beverly, Ohio, developed a student placement folder. It includes the student's picture, autobiography, information sheet, equipment and skills sheet, references, letters of recommendation, and a copy of his high school transcript. The confidentiality of the…

In response to a critique of their earlier article (EC 052 338), the authors reiterate their belief that Section 4407 of New York State Law might be inviting the use of an extreme treatment alternative (placement in private residential schools) with an unnecessarily large number of children. (GW)

Comparison of programs for the visually disabled and orthopedically disabled shows parallel development indicating similar direction toward integrating the disabled child in the regular classroom, but with a significant lag in program implementation in the area of the orthopedically disabled. (Author)

This article defines four types of student evaluation: placement, formative, diagnostic, and summative, and indicates the multiplicity of evaluative roles and techniques applicable to evaluating students. We must conceive of evaluation as involving a much broader role than simply grading student achievement at the end of instruction. (Author)

The article discusses behavior modification techniques designed to prepare the child for integration into the regular class setting. (CD)

Reviews educational and social change, and suggests need for reexamination of old social premises and new educational promises. First of three articles on the '70s, all in this issue. (CJ)