so conscientiously to provide for a better test for NNS students. We are not pleased that
such a system exists since we think that the reading and writing tasks involved in the
ARE, like those on many other such examinations, do not coincide especially well with
the types of reading and writing that the students do in their academic programs. Additionally,
we wonder at the use of resources on testing that most students eventually pass.
At GSU, the University of Florida, and San Diego State University, most students eventually
pass. One implication is that we need to find a more efficient way to recognize
and to help the 8 to 10% who can be admitted to a university but who cannot do well
on writing examinations, in their academic courses, or both.