This guide is a comprehensive listing of institutions that honor or grant credit or placement through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program (AP) or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). Included also are colleges' policies regarding the use of the Test of Standard Written English (TSWE) and the Achievement Tests for placement purposes…

The policy of accreditation for the chiropractic profession and educational standards for chiropractic colleges are presented. The following types are historical development of chiropractic accreditation; the structure and function of the Council on Chiropractic Education; and eligibility, procedures, and classifications for status as an…

The first of a series of self-instructional learning modules designed to familiarize users with Oregon minimum standards for public schools, this document includes background and expectations concerning Oregon's minimum standards and introduces the publication "Elementary-Secondary Guide for Oregon Schools: Part I, Minimum Standards for…

This training manual is designed to prepare program specialists to act as members of visiting teams whose task it is to evaluate college teacher education programs. The responsibility of the program specialist is to verify the accuracy of the self-study reports provided by the individual colleges, as well as to assess the college's teacher…

When transferring into Vancouver secondary schools, students complete a "Choice of Schools Request Form," indicating basic demographic data and reasons for the transfer request. Comments from those who talk to transferees, however, raise questions as to the veracity of the information on the forms. Secondary school transfer applicants…

The second of two task forces formed to consider the graduation requirements of Hawaii's public education system came to several conclusions and made several recommendations regarding improving the existing program. Among the task force's concerns were making sure graduation requirements were linked to the state department of education's…

This experimental curriculum bulletin, published by the Board of Education of the City of New York, contains lists of mathematics performance objectives necessary for pupil competency at each level (K-9). A short introduction explaining how the objectives should and should not be used, and a memorandum to community school board presidents,…

Part of a faculty handbook by the Graduate School of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this section reviews and discusses research on adult characteristics and adult learning, (including effects of group structure), the setting of course objectives, conditions required for an effective learning experience, teaching methods, and techniques for…

One hundred twenty-eight parents of first-time freshmen at Grand Valley State Colleges responded to a three-part questionnaire in fall 1973. Responses showed that: 80 percent were satisfied with their child's college choice; 41 percent felt they had some influence on that choice; over half attend church regularly; the three most frequently…

Practical methods of setting standards for the Basic Skills Assessment tests in secondary level reading, writer's skills, and mathematics are offered in this manual. An overview discusses the need for standards and includes a brief description of current practices in establishing them. In light of related social and political issues, it is advised…

The purpose and functions of accreditation in the United States are explained and the five basic steps involved in the accrediting function are provided. The types of accredition are analyzed followed by a description of the nongovernmental coordinating agencies involved in accreditation. The functions of the Division of Eligibility and Agency…

A 1968 study by Warren W. Willingham of the accessibility of higher education in the United States was replicated in Georgia in 1976. Some significant methodological problems occurred in attempting complete replication. The Georgia study resulted in interpretations of accessibility for 1968 that differ from the Willingham study. It also revealed…

This institutional self-study is based on data available for Wilbur Wright College from 1968 to 1974, and includes data pertaining to three areas: enrollment, the American College Testing (ACT) profile, and student characteristics. Enrollment data shows distributions under categories including: day and evening enrollments, withdrawal and…

That present grading practices are inadequate to their intended tasks, grading purposes as well as practices require examinations, and the social and educational effects of grading have been too long neglected are the basic axioms of educational reporters and academic professionals. This paper focuses on the problem of grade inflation, its causes…

Subscribing to the national CEU (Continuing Education Unit) system, the document translates the national guidelines into concrete institutional plans for the State of Illinois. It is intended for use by any organization in Illinois which offers non-credit continuing educational experiences and which is interested in awarding continuing education…