[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR668.142] [Page 513-514] TITLE 34--EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 668--STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents Subpart J--Approval of Independently Administered Tests; Specification of Passing Score; Approval of State Process Sec. 668.142 Special definitions. The following definitions apply to this subpart: Assessment center: A center that-- (1) Is located at an eligible institution that provides two-year or four-year degrees, or qualifies as an eligible public vocational institution, i.e. a ``postsecondary vocational institution;'' (2) Is responsible for gathering and evaluating information about individual students for multiple purposes, including appropriate course placement; (3) Is independent of the admissions and financial aid processes at the institution at which it is located; (4) Is staffed by professionally trained personnel; and (5) Does not have as its primary purpose the administration of ability-to-benefit tests. Computer-based test: A test taken by a student on a computer and scored by a computer. Disabled student: A student who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment. General learned abilities: Cognitive operations, such as deductive reasoning, reading comprehension, or translation from graphic to numerical representation, that may be learned in both school and non- school environments. Non-native speaker of English: A person whose first language is not English and who is not fluent in English. Secondary school level: As applied to ``content,'' ``curricula,'' or ``basic verbal and quantitative skills,'' refers [[Page 514]] to basic knowledge or skills generally learned in the 9th through 12th grades in United States secondary schools. Test administrator: An individual who may give tests under this subpart. Test item: A question on a test. Test publisher: An individual, organization, or agency that owns a registered copyright of a test, or is licensed by the copyright holder to sell or distribute a test. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1091(d))