Date of Award
1976
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
This study examined the academic achievement of 176 students at Miami-Dade Community College who completed all or a part of the general education degree requirements through the General Examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). The achievement of these College Level Examination Program students was also compared to that of 235 students who completed general education requirements by course work. These results support the conclusions that earning general education credit by the General Examinations of the College Level Examination Program has no detrimental effect upon subsequent academic achievement, and that the achievement of College Level Examination Program students is superior to that of non-College Level Examination Program students . It further supports the conclusion that the fiftieth percentile, which has gradually replaced the American Council on Education recommended twenty-fifth percentile as the level for granting credit, is too high. Institutions should determine by research an appropriate level for granting credit; for many institutions the twenty-fifth percentile is not too low.
Extent
61 p.
Recommended Citation
MCELWAIN, WILBUR J., "ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS EARNING CREDIT THROUGH THE COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM GENERAL EXAMINATIONS" (1976). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 419.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/419
Identifier
FADT11665
Comments
Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.|College of Education|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.