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Download full textColorado Commission on Higher Education, 2011
The information in this report is presented to encourage continued conversation regarding preparation for college and remedial or developmental education in Colorado. This report documents action taken and data gathered by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) for academic year 2010 (Summary 2009-Spring 2010) as required by statute to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Remedial Instruction, State Colleges, Community Colleges
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1986
The merits of a state testing program that would measure the basic skills of college students and provide a basis for improvement was studied in Texas in 1985 by the Committee on Testing. Basic skills among colleges students and the use of postsecondary testing and remediation programs were studied in several states. The review included various…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Morante, Edward A.; And Others – 1982
The New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) was instituted in 1978 as a proficiency examination designed to measure the reading, writing, and mathematics skills of students entering college. In spring and summer 1982, 51,135 students at New Jersey's state and county colleges and at 10 independent colleges took the NJCBSPT. Of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, College Students, Community Colleges
Reeling, Glenn E.; And Others – 1984
Factors that might enable students with minimal basic skills deficiencies to succeed at Jersey City State College (JCSC) were studied. On the basis of students' performance on the New Jersey Basic Skills Placement Test, it was possible to identify those students with minimal skills deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading. Data were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Educational Background, High Risk Students
New Jersey Basic Skills Council, Trenton. – 1991
This report offers details of the results of basic skills testing of the entering freshman class in New Jersey's public colleges. Levels of proficiency in verbal skills, computation, and elementary algebra are estimated from performance on the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test. For the 48,568 students tested in the fall of 1990, 24%…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Algebra, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
New Jersey Basic Skills Council, Trenton. – 1990
This report offers details of the results of basic skills testing of the entering freshman class in New Jersey's public colleges. Levels of proficiency in verbal skills, computation, and elementary algebra are estimated from performance on the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test. For the 48,791 students tested in the fall of 1989, 24%…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Algebra, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1995
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) is a statewide program designed to ensure that all students attending public colleges and universities have the basic reading, mathematics, and writing skills necessary to perform effectively at the college level. All entering first-time freshmen are required to take the TASP test, which has a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
Noreen, Robert, Ed. – 1987
The Conference on English and Mathematics brought together 100 faculty members from the California Community Colleges and the California State University to address such topics as curricular standards; admission, placement, and exit testing; improvement of transition from upper- to lower-division study; and the integration of English and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, College Mathematics
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1984
Alternatives for testing the achievement of college students in Maryland are reviewed by committee members appointed by the State Board for Higher Education and Maryland's public institutions of higher education. The achievement testing alternatives would be a means of assessing institutional effectiveness; all entail the use of tests currently in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Cognitive Tests
Oxman, Wendy; Michelli, Nicholas M. – 1989
This report describes Project THISTLE: Thinking Skills in Teaching and Learning, a collaborative college-school program developed by Montclair State College and the Newark public schools, New Jersey. It was designed to improve the basic skills of college bound urban high school students working with their teachers in an integrated process of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Bound Students, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Florida State Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Tallahassee. – 1988
In response to a legislative mandate, this report assesses the validity of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) and offers recommendations for increasing the passing rate of students. Section I summarizes the Florida State Legislature's interest and intent in establishing CLAST an achievement test--measuring skills in computation,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1980
This paper describes the meeting of the Reading and Writing Advisory Committee of the New Jersey Basic Skills Council with selected high school English teachers and administrators. This panel established cut scores for statewide interpretation of the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT). The NJCBSPT is administered to all…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Cutting Scores, Higher Education
Spencer, Gary D. – 1970
A program designed to provide instruction in fundamental English, mathematics, science, and reading skills to 200 students entering college under a federally supported open enrollment plan is described. The program began as a 6-weeks summer program aimed at diagnosing needs of students and offering them assistance with reading and study skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Admission, College Freshmen, College Programs
Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1995
This report reviews issues surrounding higher education developmental education programs that support under-prepared college students; especially the provision of below-college-level developmental courses at public institutions of higher education in Ohio. Information was gathered from 25 state-assisted campuses. Analysis indicated that…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, College Bound Students, College Curriculum
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1985
Results of a study of remedial education at all Maryland public colleges and universities, except for three campuses, are presented. Findings include: (1) by fall 1985 all institutions will have in place a systematic screening process to identify students lacking in one or more basic skill areas; (2) while all campuses collect some evaluative data…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
