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Download full textWilson, Donald F. – 1971
This paper discusses the role of the classroom teacher under an accountability program, and raises questions about the extent to which teachers can be held accountable in different areas of school programs. The author defines issues raised at the ACT national study conference on accountability in education, and enumerates responsibilities of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Boards of Education, Educational Innovation, Evaluation Criteria
Agee, Kelly, Ed. – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2008
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Educational Policy, State Regulation
Reckase, Mark D. – 1997
This paper explores what a responsible test developer would do to support the consequential validity of a test early in the development process, and how the consequential validity of the program should be monitored and addressed during the life of the program. To illustrate the issues concretely, the validity of the American College Testing…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T. – College Student Journal, 1977
The study investigated effectiveness of an experimental program for disadvantaged students. It was contrasted to a control program and to the freshman population relating sex, race, financial aid, special instruction, general achievement/aptitude, and attrition/persistence with GPA. Experimental courses elevate GPAs; regular courses do not.…
Descriptors: College Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
O'Connor, Carol Alf; McAnulty, Brenda Hart – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1981
Investigated whether the emphasis on ACT scores for admission to engineering school is justified. Using stepwise regression procedures, multiple regression equations were derived using data from 328 students. Results indicated that ACT scores plus college transfer credits and advanced placement credits do aid in predicting academic performance.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Students
Direct linkBochner, Joseph H.; Walter, Gerard G. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate alternative methods for evaluating deaf students' readiness to meet the English language and literacy demands of postsecondary educational programs. In the first part of the study, scores obtained by a large sample of deaf students on the ACT Assessment (ACT Composite score and scores on the ACT English…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Deafness, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
Murdock, Ashleigh, Ed. – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2008
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…
Descriptors: Food Service, Mentors, Hospitality Occupations, Vocational Education
Dodd, Alan; Shaughnessy, Michael F. – 1987
This study evaluated the acquisition of study skills in high-risk college freshmen enrolled in a developmental course, "Introduction to University Studies." The construction of the 30-item multiple choice instrument was described. The test reflected the objectives of the course, covering traditional study skill topics such as…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Evaluation, Higher Education, Knowledge Level
Tarver, Linda K.; Carr, Dan B. – 1983
Using a statewide sample of Louisiana's prospective teachers' results on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) (N=5,642), the investigation probed the relationships between NTE composite scores, Weighted Common Examination Total (WCET) scores, and WCET subscores with selected predictor variables (overall grade point average (GPA); GPA in…
Descriptors: Competence, Education Majors, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Wischusen, Sheri Maples; Wischusen, E. William – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2007
The Biology Intensive Orientation for Students (BIOS) Program was designed to assess the impact of a 5-d intensive prefreshman program on success and retention of biological science majors at Louisiana State University. The 2005 pilot program combined content lectures and examinations for BIOL 1201, Introductory Biology for Science Majors, as well…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Grade Point Average, Pilot Projects, Academic Achievement
Phillippi, Raymond H. – 1992
A study was done of the relationship between the American College Testing (ACT) Assessment and the ACT/COMP (College Outcomes Measures Program) test and general intellectual ability of college students. The subjects for the study were 133 undergraduates, mostly freshmen, in Introductory Psychology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, College Outcomes Assessment
Cook, Nancy J.; Mottley, Reed R. – 1984
Triggered by recent exposures of illiterate college athletes, the academic exploitation of athletes, and the manipulation of educational standards for athletes at all levels, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in January 1983 passed an academic requirements ruling for all Division I schools within the NCAA. "Proposition…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletes, College Freshmen, Educational Research
Cole, Nancy S. – 1969
The differential validity of subject area tests of academic ability is investigated. Principal components analyses of test scores, high school grades, and college grades in English math, social studies, and natural sciences show a dominant general ability dimension and a consistent configuration of subject areas on second and third dimensions.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Academic Aptitude, Colleges
Sabine, Gordon A. – 1971
This document incorporates questionnaire results of a national study sample drawn from the million high school juniors and seniors who had taken the ACT battery during 1969-70. Students responded to more than 100 multiple-choice items and to one open-end question each on student protest, parents, and schools and teachers. This volume records…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Questionnaires, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers
St. John, Edward P.; Hu, Shouping; Simmons, Ada; Musoba, Glenda Droogsma – 1999
Recently the electorate in some states in the United States has voted to eliminate the use of racial preferences in college admissions. However, many voters still favor fair and just means for promoting ethnic diversity in higher education. In light of these new conditions, researchers are interested in finding alternative measures of merit that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Alternative Assessment, College Admission
