In October 1983, representatives from six University of California (UC) campuses, six California State University (CSU) campuses, and community colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and Orange County participated in a conference held to explore and develop ways to enhance postsecondary cooperation in order to increase the…

Differences between four test-independent components of testwiseness and their relative importance were studied in a quasi-experimental investigation of their effects. The components were: (1) time-using training; (2) error-avoidance training; (3) guessing training; and (4) deductive-reasoning training. Three parallel forms of a 30-item test were…

The methods with which Northern Illinois University (NIU) has implemented enrollment-management change and developed a more efficient enrollment-management process are noted. Some of the techniques used to better understand the admissions and demand environments and NIU's place in them are discussed to help other institutions with the…

A study was conducted to devise a model for articulation between Shelby State Community College (SSCC), Memphis State University (MSU), and Tennessee State University (TSU). The study employed a literature review, case studies of all three institutions, a cross-case analysis, and interviews with personnel from MSU, TSU, and SSCC. The study sought…

Community college entrants lag behind four-year college entrants in their educational and economic attainment, and most significantly with respect to baccalaureate attainment. Generally, proposals that address the improvement of community colleges' baccalaureate preparation and transfer functions focus on either "nonstructural" or "structural"…

With some procedural differences, this study replicated an early study designed to develop algorithms for converting scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) with those on the Prueba de Aptitud Academica (PAA) scale and vice versa. The study involved selection of test items equally appropriate and useful for English- and Spanish-speaking…

Normative data on students who took the American College Testing (ACT) Program Assessment during the 1980-1981 academic year are presented, based on a 10-percent national sample. Statistics are presented on academic abilities, interests, goals and aspirations, high school achievements and student characteristics, evaluation of the local high…

Normative data on students who took the American College Testing (ACT) Program Assessment during the 1981-1982 academic year are presented, based on a 10 percent national sample. Statistics are presented on academic abilities, interests, goals and aspirations, high school achievements and student characteristics, evaluation of the local high…

This booklet contains proceedings of the Fourth Conference of the University/Urban Schools National Task Force. The conference was held to present information about four programs designed to help high school students to sharpen their reasoning skills. Criteria for program development state that: (1) the program can be taught to teachers in a…

In April 1980, Vocational Education Data System representatives at each of the seven community colleges in Hawaii surveyed students who, during 1978-79, graduated from vocational education programs or left these programs prior to graduation. Questionnaires were mailed to 6,629 former students, requesting information on current educational and/or…

Data gathered from large-scale assessments in the Ontario Assessment Instrument Pool (OAIP) are examined. Implications for science instruction are to be found at the item level; the items should not involve more than two or three steps if the responses are to be informative. Items are collected and linked to provincial curriculum guidelines. These…

Differences in the job status, stability, and satisfaction of 1,609 recent four-year college graduates with varying lengths of attendance at two-year institutions were studied. Data were obtained on a sample of the participants in the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. A longitudinal design was employed that had controls…

A 1984 update of the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Program is presented. Graphs and narrative descriptions cover: number of students taking AP examinations by subject areas, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1984; trends in numbers of schools giving AP Examinations (exams) for the last 25 years (at 5-year intervals), including the number of exams,…

Graduates of masters' degree programs in education at a small midwestern state college were surveyed to determine the academic and attitudinal differences between those who had obtained their undergraduate degree at other institutions (regional group) and those who were continuing their study toward a graduate degree at the same college…

More and more programs are being developed to strengthen the academic preparation of incoming community college students, reduce overlap between college and high school curricula, and facilitate the transition between secondary and postsecondary education. This paper highlights various programs devoted to these goals. First, efforts to strengthen…