Assessing Basic Academic Skills in Higher Education

by Alpert; Richard T.

• ISBN13: 9780805803365
• ISBN10: 080580336X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-11-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Access to Quality: The Challenge for Higher Education	p. 1
Testing from a Legislative Perspective	p. 3
TASP: An Opportunity to Regain Opportunities Lost	p. 9
Preventing Test Bias in the Texas Academic Skills Program	p. 19
Summary	p. 23
Balancing the State Initiative and Campus Participation in Texas	p. 25
References	p. 34
The Assessment Movement: Improving Quality or Limiting Access for Minority Students?	p. 35
Conclusion	p. 42
References	p. 43
New Conceptions of Reading for Basic Skills Assessment	p. 45
References	p. 59
Summary	p. 59
Using Assessment to Improve Instruction: The New Jersey Algebra Project	p. 63
Conclusion	p. 71
Measuring Writing Skills Using the Process Model	p. 73
Conclusion	p. 81
The Role of Basic Academic Skills Development in the Reform of Education	p. 83
Conclusion	p. 87
A Panel Discussion on the TASP	p. 89
Components of the Texas Approach	p. 115
A Generation of Failure: The Case for Testing and Remediation in Texas Higher Education	p. 117
Conclusion	p. 143
References	p. 144
Legislation	p. 153
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Rules and Regulations	p. 157
Introduction	p. 163
The TASP Program Summary	p. 163
Summary	p. 167
TASP Skills	p. 169
Introduction	p. 169
Bias Concerns in Test Development	p. 177
Commonly Encountered Terms Referring to Minorities	p. 211
Using Vocabulary Free of Gender Bias	p. 219
References	p. 226
The TASP Test Registration Bulletin	p. 229
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