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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Community College Strategies: The Back Translation--A Good Practice in Instrument Selection
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Anderson, Robin D.; Thelk, Amy D. – Assessment Update, 2005
When a college or university needs an assessment instrument, it has two choices: select an existing instrument or develop a new one. Since the cost of instrument development in both time and human resources is often prohibitive, many assessment programs rely on existing instruments. The challenge then becomes choosing one that provides the best…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Content Validity, Item Analysis, College Faculty
Assessment Partnership: A Model for Collaboration between Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions
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Anderson, Robin D.; Sundre, Donna L. – Assessment Update, 2005
Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) and James Madison University (JMU) in Virginia are longtime transfer partners. Almost 85 percent of BRCC's transfer students transfer to JMU. An articulation agreement between the two institutions guarantees admission to JMU with junior status to BRCC Associate in Arts and Sciences graduates who have a grade…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Grade Point Average, Associate Degrees, Higher Education