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ERIC Number: EJ307732
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Use of the American College Testing Proficiency Examination for Advanced Upper Division Placement of Nursing Students Graduated from Hospital-Based (Diploma) Nursing Programs: A Validation Study of Retention.
Suddick, David E.; Collins, Burton A.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v44 n3 p721-23 Aut 1984
The Proficiency Examination Program (PEP) of the American College Testing Program is used to place diploma nurses into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at an upper-division university. This study found PEP tests were valid for this purpose by two criteria: academic success and retention. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Equivalency Tests, Higher Education, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Occupational Tests, School Holding Power, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: ACT Proficiency Examination Program; American College Testing Program