The Impact of Common Core College Readiness Exams

Posted by on Jan 27, 2012 in Assessment/Placement | Comments Off

If you have not been tracking the latest developments around the Common Core State Standards, it is high time that you should.   The new...

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Big Shifts in California toward Greater Uniformity and Transparency around Assessment and Placement

Posted by on Jan 27, 2012 in Assessment/Placement | Comments Off

California’s community colleges could experience a seismic shift as they respond to recent legislation that propels them toward a uniform...

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Fixing the Student Intake and Placement Process

Posted by on Dec 14, 2011 in Assessment/Placement | Comments Off

Guest blog by Lara Couturier. What if your future depended upon whether you turned left or right when you left home this morning?  For an...

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The Pulse: How would you improve assessments for remedial education?

Posted by on Oct 27, 2011 in Assessment/Placement | 1 comment

Participate in our new GPG open forum called The Pulse. Every month we will throw out a question and invite you, our loyal followers to...

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The Unchecked Power of the College Placement Test

Posted by on Oct 25, 2011 in Assessment/Placement | Comments Off

Bruce Vandal’s commentary, published in Good Magazine, describes the shortcomings of college placement testing policies and practices...

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Colorado Intends to Shake Up Developmental Education

Posted by on Sep 28, 2011 in Assessment/Placement, Delivery, Funding | Comments Off

“The status quo for developmental education in Colorado will no longer exist,” Geri Anderson, Vice President and Provost, of...

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