Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ401874
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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A Study of Factors Influencing Student Performance in Mathematics on the Florida College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST).
Gray, Mary W.; Taylor, Ann
Journal of Negro Education, v58 n4 p531-43 Fall 1989
Evaluates the factors that affect student performance on the mathematics portion of the Florida standardized test designed to measure student competency at postsecondary institutions. Finds that remedial courses have a negative effect on test scores, and recommends articulation programs, admissions requirement evaluation, and curriculum assessment in competency testing areas. (AF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), Black Students, College Preparation, Educational Discrimination, Equal Education, Mathematics Achievement, Minimum Competency Testing, Multiple Regression Analysis, Postsecondary Education, Remedial Instruction, Secondary Education, Standardized Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: College Level Academic Skills Test; SAT (College Admission Test)
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