Statistics for 1975 and 1976 are presented on U.S. foreign medical students who attempted to transfer from foreign to U.S. medical schools via the Coordinated Transfer Application System (COTRANS). (LBH)

Presents an overview of research results on noncognitive variables and explains how these variables have been or could be applied to the admission and retention of regularly admitted students of color. Compares noncognitive variables between "special admit" and "regular admit" students of color and discusses methods for…

Reports a study of the administration mode, scores, and testing experiences of students taking the PreProfessional Skills Test (PPST) under differing conditions (computer based and paper and pencil). PPST scores and surveys of the students revealed varied test-taking strategies and computer-related alterations in test difficulty, construct,…

Discusses the efforts to integrate Harvard Medical School and the school's own struggle with the question of admitting black students. The author examines the school's problems with integration during the Civil Rights Era and its eventual commitment to racial integration at the prodding of Dean Robert Ebert in the late 1960s. Black progress in the…

Course of study, target student population, structure of matriculation examination, student outcomes and attitudes of student toward various components of this examination are described. It was found that this examination not only offers a fair, educationally valid assessment but also provides support and direction which result in more effective…

Special science and mathematics programs available to students at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel are described. The Summer Science Institute, mentor programs, screening procedures, science clubs, an outdoor interactive science museum, science fairs, mathematics olympia, a "mathematics by mail" program, and the International…

Discusses issues in distance education for adults that can affect the welfare of others and suggests ethical sensitivity is needed. Ethical issues addressed include admission and retention of students; course development and presentation; program and course marketing; administrative issues; learner/instructor interaction; and evaluation. (29…

Describes how the faculty of a counselor-education program developed and implemented a social-advocacy model of counselor preparation. States that preparing counselors to be advocates for change puts counseling in action. Encourages counselor educators to consider the value of social advocacy in counselor preparation. (Author/MKA)

Examines the effect of increased black student enrollment on admissions policies and procedures at the University of Cape Town (South Africa) from the 1983 passage of the Universities Amendment Act till 1995. Provides critical analysis of the university's academic development programs and alternative admissions criteria. Contains 24 references.…

Examines graduate recruitment and admissions processes for ethnic minority students in clinical psychology by surveying graduate admissions directors. Reports that 98% of programs reported efforts to recruit minority applicants with 82% using flexible criteria when evaluating applicants; directors identified community characteristics, financial…

Investigated the proposition that the mathematics skills of first year entrants into the faculties of mathematics, engineering, science, and applied health sciences have declined at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Scores from diagnostic tests show a decline to the mid 1990s, but scores then level out. A survey completed by 52 faculty members…

Examines differences in retention rates and college grade point average of academic scholarship and leadership scholarship students. Results indicate no significant difference in college grade point average, however leadership scholars achieved higher retention rates. Results suggest that predictors of college involvement may be indirect…

Increased demands for colleges and universities to engage in outcomes assessment for accountability purposes have accelerated the need to bridge the gap between higher education practice and the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation. The "Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education" provides higher…

Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) members must realize that sound admissions policies are the first step toward high quality education. DETC members should be willing to examine the need for qualification-based admissions policies like those used by "traditional" schools. Admission is critical to outcomes assessment because…

The purpose of this report is to gauge the short-term impact of assessment, counseling, and orientation services upon entering students in fall and spring semesters of the 1997-98 academic year. Specific research questions relate to the following topics: (1) demographic characteristics of the entering matriculants; (2) patterns of participation in…