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University of Iowa handbooks for new students, 1960-1968
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characterize writings in the social studies. The test also includes items testing for knowledge of sources of information and for special study and learning skills needed in college. Test 4. Natural Sciences This test is designed to draw as heavily upon the student's science background as upon his ability to comprehend the content of the reading passages. The passages and their accompanying questions were prepared to assess the student's understanding of the methods of science, the processes by which scientists develop new understandings and insights, and the steps in arriving at conclusions and generalizations. This test will also include items testing for knowledge of sources of information. Composite Score Your composite score is determined by adding your scores on the four tests and converting this sum into a percentile rank. The four tests described above constitute the basic test battery and are given to all freshmen and transfer students entering the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Engineering, Nursing, and Pharmacy and the Dental Hygiene program. Where Do I Stand? To find out where you stand, fill in the chart on page 10 according to the following directions: 1. Make a dot, according to the numbers in the placement test section of the admission statement which you will receive, on each vertical line. 2. Connect the dots with a line. This makes a "profile" of your own test scores. By studying the line you can tell whether your scores are high or low, and on which tests you did best. The black line that runs horizontally across the middle of the chart shows how your profile would look if you were average among college-bound students on all of the tests. A line running straight across the chart at the number 75 level would show how your profile would look if you were consistently better than 75 per cent of the college-bound students who completed the tests. By noting these numbers you can tell what per cent of students made lower scores than you did on the tests. How Should I Interpret These Results? Now that you know what each of the tests measure, look at your scores carefully. In looking at them, first ask yourself, "What is the general state of my educational development?" This can be answered quickly by looking at the vertical line, "Composite." Your score on this line is the average of your scores on the four tests. It shows at one glance where you stand educationally. By comparing your own profile with the line running horizontally across the middle of the chart, you can tell whether your educational development is higher than, about equal to, or lower than that of the average student enter- 8
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characterize writings in the social studies. The test also includes items testing for knowledge of sources of information and for special study and learning skills needed in college. Test 4. Natural Sciences This test is designed to draw as heavily upon the student's science background as upon his ability to comprehend the content of the reading passages. The passages and their accompanying questions were prepared to assess the student's understanding of the methods of science, the processes by which scientists develop new understandings and insights, and the steps in arriving at conclusions and generalizations. This test will also include items testing for knowledge of sources of information. Composite Score Your composite score is determined by adding your scores on the four tests and converting this sum into a percentile rank. The four tests described above constitute the basic test battery and are given to all freshmen and transfer students entering the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Engineering, Nursing, and Pharmacy and the Dental Hygiene program. Where Do I Stand? To find out where you stand, fill in the chart on page 10 according to the following directions: 1. Make a dot, according to the numbers in the placement test section of the admission statement which you will receive, on each vertical line. 2. Connect the dots with a line. This makes a "profile" of your own test scores. By studying the line you can tell whether your scores are high or low, and on which tests you did best. The black line that runs horizontally across the middle of the chart shows how your profile would look if you were average among college-bound students on all of the tests. A line running straight across the chart at the number 75 level would show how your profile would look if you were consistently better than 75 per cent of the college-bound students who completed the tests. By noting these numbers you can tell what per cent of students made lower scores than you did on the tests. How Should I Interpret These Results? Now that you know what each of the tests measure, look at your scores carefully. In looking at them, first ask yourself, "What is the general state of my educational development?" This can be answered quickly by looking at the vertical line, "Composite." Your score on this line is the average of your scores on the four tests. It shows at one glance where you stand educationally. By comparing your own profile with the line running horizontally across the middle of the chart, you can tell whether your educational development is higher than, about equal to, or lower than that of the average student enter- 8
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