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Download full textClark, Robert M. – 1973
Research was conducted to study possible alternatives to ACT and SAT for admission and placement purposes. A survey of California community colleges revealed that the information desired about students is how well they can write, how well they can read, and how well they can apply basic mathematics skills and that the test should not exceed $3.00…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Admission, Community Colleges, Comparative Testing
Aleamoni, Lawrence M. – 1973
This paper briefly summarizes the validation and implementation of three CLEP examinations (humanities, social science/history, and natural sciences) that complement the placement and proficiency system of the University of Illinois. Three groups of juniors in fall 1971 who had completed specific distributional sequences that had satisfied general…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students
Hochman, Irvin; And Others – 1972
To determine if student placement in community colleges' programs of study and courses could be improved if objective information relating to the reading requirements of each course were related to the student's measured reading ability, an investigation was carried out at Rockland Community College. The Nelson-Denny Reading Test was administered…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Students, Community Colleges, Educational Testing
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Washington, DC. – 1976
Intended for special education program planning teams, the guide details the development and implementation of full services programs for handicapped children in Prince William County, Maryland as specified in the Public Law 94-142. It is explained that the Full Services Model Program Consists of four processes: identification (involving public…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Delaney, Ann K. F. – 1976
Described is the development of the Educational Based Appraisal System, a model whereby educational diagnosticians and teachers in Collin County (Texas) could work together in developing effective individual educational programs for exceptional children. Sections cover the following topics: statement of the problem, conceptualizing a solution,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children
Wircenski, J. L.
Guidelines are presented for developing a career counseling instrument which may be used to identify and select students who can best benefit from a particular vocational program. Instrument construction takes approximately two hours and entails selecting appropriate criteria for student evaluation (such as grades, attendance, attitude, mental…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Guidelines
Peer reviewedCawley, John F.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1978
The article presents a revised model for individualized mathematics programing for the learning disabled adolescent. (PHR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Assessment, Fractions, Geometry
Peer reviewedAkabas, Sheila H. – Journal of Education for Social Work, 1978
The rationale for industrial social welfare is addressed and the relevance of social work skills to corporations and unions is discussed. Site selection, student placement, clarity of social work function at the field site, and back-up support from the school are among the issues described. (LBH)
Descriptors: Business, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Pullin, Diana – Inequality in Education, 1978
Hoffman won his case on the basis of being misclassified, placed in a school for the mentally retarded, and thus deprived of 12 years of learning opportunities. School officials are appealing on the grounds that damages are excessive and that the adminstration of an IQ test contraindicates malpractice. (WI)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Administrator Responsibility, Court Litigation
Ianocone, Robert N.; Sigmond, Mary V. – Career Education Quarterly, 1977
The article describes the career education program for senior high handicapped students in the Arlington (Virginia) public schools, including curriculum development, delivery activities, student placement, placement site selection, and learner outcome goals. (MF)
Descriptors: Career Education, Handicapped Students, High Schools, Program Descriptions
Vitro, Frank T. – Academic Therapy, 1978
Intelligence testing has a place in assessment and placement procedures. (PHR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Group Testing, Handicapped Children
Hummel, Ronald L. – Journal of College Placement, 1978
The actual number of graduate placements, program by program, will be the "bottom line" when it comes to the selection of a student's academic program and the provision of continuing financial support to state colleges and universities by state legislatures. (Author)
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Responsibility, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
Duran, Marcela S. – TESL Talk, 1978
The problems affecting the reception, adjustment, and placement of Spanish-speaking students into the Toronto school system are discussed, and include immigration patterns, Spanish values, and the Latin American school. (Author/HP)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedGraettinger, John S. – Journal of Medical Education, 1978
When the 2,308 residencies obtained by U.S. medical school graduates outside of the National Intern and Resident Matching Program were added to those of the 11,172 students who matched, the distribution of all 1977 graduates among specialties was found to be essentially the same as for those who matched, but regional differences were marked.…
Descriptors: Geographic Distribution, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education
Johnson, Jeffrey N.; Peterson, Howard L. – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1978
Eight guidelines for contract learning-type programs are presented under the headings (1) supplying rationales, (2) focusing on the faculty, (3) assessing faculty performance, (4) assessing student readiness, (5) assessing the costs, (6) students as researchers, (7) how much academic credit, and (8) agents of change. Focus is on the faculty as…
Descriptors: College Students, Cost Effectiveness, External Degree Programs, Guidelines
