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Peer reviewedWatts, Doyle – Clearing House, 1979
Competency testing is only one component of competency-based education (CBE); the others are: educational objectives, instructional process, remedial instruction, and program evaluation/reconceptualization. To implement only competency testing may result in disillusionment with the entire concept of CBE, which seeks to improve programs, not fail…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Formative Evaluation
Bucko, Richard L. – Spectrum, 1986
Reviews historic approaches to grade retention, what research does and does not show about retention, and some factors to weigh when considering retention. Focuses on models developed by H. Wayne Light and Laurence Lieberman. Includes a sample elementary school promotion policy and a sample retention referral form. (IW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Holmes, Wendell P., Jr. – American School Board Journal, 1986
Describes 11 effective steps taken by the Duval County (Florida) school board to improve the academic achievement of minority students, as measured by the Stanford Achievement Test. Programs include eliminating social promotion, developing tests of essential skills and minimum skills, involving the family, and helping with personal problems. (IW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Community Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
