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Download full textBills, David B. – 1977
A number of tables present data on the changing characteristics of high school students taking the American College Testing Program examination (ACT), and on the declining ACT scores, from 1970 to 1975. A brief research review indicates that the observed declines are not merely a result of the tests themselves. The author suggests these…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Olmsted, Jodi L. – 2001
The academic performance of students enrolled in a distance education dental hygiene program at Northcentral Technical College (NTC) in Wausau, Wisconsin, was analyzed in a comparative, quasi-experimental study. The study sample consisted of five cohorts of program graduates (students graduating in 1997-2001). The experiment groups were divided…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
