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Mullen, Jo-Ann – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1981
Reviews four standardized tests geared to helping development educators in placing students in courses and assessing their learning levels: the Davis Reading Test; the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills; the Descriptive Tests of Mathematics Skills; and the Nelson-Denny Reading Test. (CAM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Language Tests, Quantitative Tests, Reading Tests
Cooper, Rayna – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1983
Describes a study conducted at the University of Tennessee at Marin to find a test more suitable than the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (NDRT) to accurately measure reading improvement in developmental classes. Found no support for replacing the NDRT with the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills or the Comparative Guidance and Placement Program. (DMM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education
