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Yin, Alexander C.; Volkwein, J. Fredericks – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2010
In both purpose and practice, general education in American higher education has experienced several recurring debates and national revivals. In a world with constantly evolving technology, students need a strong general education to be flexible and adaptable to the changes of the world. General education is an important component and requirement…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, General Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Definitions
The CLEP General Examinations in American Colleges and Universities.
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Grandy, Jerilee; Shea, Walter M. – 1975
In the spring of 1975, a total of 634 colleges and universities were surveyed to determine the institutions' use of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) General Examinations to award credit. Of the total, 535 institutions completed and returned usable questionnaires. This report presents a full account of the survey and its findings. Some…
Descriptors: College Credits, Colleges, Cutting Scores, Equivalency Tests
Educational and Institutional Effects of Awarding Credit for the CLEP General Examination in Mathematics.
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Halinski, Ronald S.; Vogel, Ross E. – 1977
The major purposes of the study were to determine (1) the extent to which students receiving College Level Examination Program (CLEP) credit in mathematics pursue courses in the disciplines, (2) their achievement in advanced mathematics courses compared to other students of similar academic ability, and (3) the potential loss of course credit…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Administrative Policy, College Credits
What Do the Students Say? Miami-Dade Community College Students Evaluate CLEP
Losak, John – College Board Review, 1978
The dean of institutional research at the nation's largest community college reviews the advantages and pitfalls of credit-by-examination in this report of student answers to a survey of attitudes toward the CLEP exams. Most replied that they would repeat their experiences with CLEP and judged the General Examinations to be adequate. (LBH)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Credits, College Entrance Examinations, Equivalency Tests
A Discussion and Comparison of Selected Methods for Determining Cutoff Scores for Proficiency and Placement Tests. Placement and Proficiency Testing Report No. 6.
Klein, Anna C.; Whitney, Douglas R. – 1977
Procedures and related issues involved in the application of trait-treatment interaction (TTI) to institutional research, in general, and to placement and proficiency testing, in particular, are discussed and illustrated. Traditional methods for choosing cut-off scores are compared and proposals for evaluating the results in the TTI framework are…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Equivalency Tests
1977 Florida Statewide Conference on Institutional Research. The Shift in Decision Making Responsibilities: Institutional Research Response.
Strenglein, Denise, Ed. – 1977
Centralized control of budgets and programs, a growing consumerism among students, and collective bargaining are among the issues addressed in a Florida statewide conference on institutional research. papers and reports include: the keynote address; a legislative workshop; a collective bargaining panel; The New College Story as Told by 103 Alumni…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Alumni, Budgeting