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Bers, Trudy H. – Association for Institutional Research, 1987
The special nature of remedial programs and the variance in definitions, components, purposes, and structures are discussed to help institutional researchers design program evaluations. The term "remedial program" is used to refer to any combination of courses, support services, testing, placement practices, and institutional policies…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Testing
Boylan, Hunter R., Ed.; Kerstiens, Gene, Ed. – Research in Developmental Education, 1989
These four serial issues examine the effectiveness and appropriateness of a variety of assessment tests as well as their relationship to developmental education. Included are reviews of the following tests: (1) the Comparative Guidance and Placement Program, a self-scoring test of English and mathematics; (2) the Stanford Achievement Test, an…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing