Georgia Regents’ Test: Public college and university students must pass this exam, begun in 1972 to assess whether students are graduating with core reading and writing skills. Based on 2003-2004 data, African-Americans trailed Whites in passing the exam. Many students earn exemptions from the test based largely on SAT scores. Georgia officials note that the test focuses on individual students and is not intended as an accountability measure for universities.
Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress: This new assessment from the Educational Testing Service measures college-level reading, math, writing and critical thinking. It also merited a mention in the National Commission on the Future of Higher Education’s draft report. Despite that panel’s interest in assessment, most analysts do not expect it to recommend a specific test or measure in its final report.
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