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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the H.A.N.D.S? Program
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Breneman, Charity B.; Heidari, Khosrow; Butler, Sarah; Porter, Ryan R.; Wang, Xuewen – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
The purpose of this project was to determine the effectiveness of the Helping Administer to the Needs of the Student with Diabetes in Schools (H.A.N.D.S.?) continuing education program in improving the level of experience and competence in performing services associated with diabetes care. This program is a live course for school nurses providing…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Diabetes, Continuing Education
On the Implementation of the CBEST.
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Pusey, Mary Ann – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1985
This paper describes the California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST), the educator response to it, and its effect at the district and individual levels. Questions are raised regarding the implications that implementation of present policy have for future students and teachers in California. (MT)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Preservice Teacher Education, Testing Problems
The Competency Test's Impact on Teachers' Abilities.
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Tanner, David E. – Urban Review, 1995
Examines whether teaching candidates who passed a basic competency screening test also possessed a level of general academic aptitude significantly higher than those who did not pass. Findings from 293 teachers who took the California Basic Educational Skills Test and had Scholastic Aptitude Test scores available show that requiring minimum…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Educational Research, Minimum Competency Testing, Secondary Education
Is State Legislation a Catalyst for Change?
Evans, Martha Coffin – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Analysis of changes in the graduation requirements, credit requirements, and curriculum in high school English in California since the adoption of minimum competency testing by state law during the 1976-77 legislative session suggests that statewide legislative mandates can have significant impact on school district programs and priorities. (PGD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Agents, Educational Change, English Curriculum
Heading Off Legal Challenges to Local Minimum Competency Programs.
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Christie, Samuel G.; Casey, John A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1983
One of the major concerns of the California school district represented in this case study centered on the possible legal problems associated with minimum competency testing (MCT). The responses of the district to the California law regarding MCT, and to six potential problem areas, are documented. (LC)
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Court Litigation, Field Tests
An Oxymoron for Competency-Based Educators.
Popham, W. James – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979
When designing competency based education programs to meet state requirements, California educators would do well to select only a small number of highly significant competencies per basic skill area, for which they can devise on-target instruction and valid competency measures. (SJL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education
The Counselor and the Minimum Competency Controversy.
McMahon, Mary M; Dobbin, John E. – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1978
Describes what is happening in California regarding minimum competency testing and what the counselor's role will be in this area. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Counselor Role, Equivalency Tests