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ERIC Number: EJ234739
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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ISSN: ISSN-0194-3081
Mathematics Placement Testing.
Wood, June P.
New Directions for Community Colleges, n31 p59-64 Fall 1980
Examines the history of the mathematics placement testing program used at the University of Houston Downtown Campus to screen entering students at registration. Discusses the remedial algebra courses required of students who do not pass the exam and analyzes the effectiveness of the program in reducing failure and attrition rates. (JP)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Algebra, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Screening Tests, Student Attrition, Student Placement, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: University of Houston TX