Assessing proficiencies in higher education: Benchmarking knowledge and ICT skills of students at an urban community college

Community and Junior College Libraries

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 43-51

  McManus, Teresa L ^a  

^a BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Communication technology; Computer literacy; Educational Testing Service (ETS); Information literacy; Information technology; Online tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747041900     PISSN: 02763915     EISSN: 15452522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J107v13n03_06     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. CUNY Office of Institutional Assessment. 2004 CUNY Student Experience Survey. Available from http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/lnstitutionalResearch/_private/ Survey/ses04_selected_findings.pdf
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3. McCall, Carl H., "The Bronx: An Economic Review," Office of the State Deputy Comptroller for the City of New York, Report 1-2003, page 23.
4. BCC Office of Institutional Research, ACT Placement Data, 2005.
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9. TLTR Survey, al. cit.
10. Participating colleges included California Community Colleges, UCLA, University of Louisville, University of North Alabama, University of Texas System, California State University and the University of Washington.