Determining college performance of allied health students.

Background: The need to find methods to reduce attrition rates in allied health programs has caught the attention of legislators and administrators of higher education institutions.

Methods: A quantitative method design was used to investigate academic achievement in college as a function of high school achievement, high school performance, aptitude, and proactive measures taken by students. College transcripts and a survey were used to collect data.

Decision making in determining eligibility of culturally and linguistically diverse learners: Reasons given by assessment personnel.

Assessment personnel from the southern borderlands area of Texas participated in analyzing one of four different hypothetical cases. Respondents were expected to defer making eligibility decisions due to language proficiency, environment, culture, or lack of data. When data were lacking, the investigators proposed that respondents would recognize the need for additional information and defer making a decision.