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Gasque, Alice T. – 1986
The Board of Regents of South Dakota's public colleges and universities decided in 1984 to implement a Value-Added Testing program (an exit test required for graduation) modelled on the Northeast Missouri State University plan. The plan was intended to increase student learning, improve curricular design, and encourage excellent teaching.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Download full textRooney, Charles; Schaeffer, Bob – 1998
More than 275 colleges across the United States now admit some or all of their applicants without regard to Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or American College Testing Program (ACT) scores, and many say that the policy has increased both the diversity and the academic quality of their entering classes. Many lessons have been learned at schools…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Case Studies, College Applicants
Illinois State Board of Education, 2004
This handbook contains information for high school educators--teachers, curriculum coordinators, counselors, and principals--as they prepare students to take the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE). The first section explains the purpose of the PSAE, gives timelines and test-day schedules, and shows how the PSAE is constructed. The rest…
Descriptors: Test Items, Writing Tests, Standard Setting, Grade 11
