Describes how chemistry teachers at Ontario universities can obtain the scores of high school classes that have taken the Chemistry Assessment Test, a test designed to determine the chemical knowledge of beginning freshmen chemistry students. (MLH)

Effects of university accounting education on candidate pass rates for the Uniform Final Examination (UFE) of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants were studied for 633 recent graduates. Candidates had clear indications from their undergraduate grade point average of their chances of success on the UFE. (SLD)

To evaluate the usefulness of standardized achievement tests in assessing pre-university academic achievement and aptitude, the Council of Ontario Universities administered tests to incoming freshmen at four Ontario universities, and also examined their high school and subsequent university performance. The tests were designed to measure…

Reviews a study of 117 students at the University of Saskatchewan which examined the relationship between high school computer experience and university achievement in introductory computer science. The pretests used are described, findings are analyzed, and student withdrawal patterns are discussed. (Author/LRW)

This paper offers college teachers guidelines for improving their teacher made tests. It notes that teachers may focus on how well students have learned course objectives while being unaware of how the testing process itself contributes to the results obtained. The paper reports the results of a test-taking workshop designed to improve college…