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Peer reviewedPinkney, H. B. – Clearing House, 1980
Two years after the implementation of Florida's Educational Accountability Act, which mandates statewide competency testing in reading, writing, and arithmetic, the author cites the advantages of the program, refutes criticisms of it and reviews the challenge to it in Federal District court, the Debra P. V. Turlington case. (SJL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Black Students, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBuckendahl, Chad W.; Impara, James C.; Plake, Barbara S. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2002
Proposed an accountably model that addresses the challenges of allowing school districts to choose the specific strategies they use to measure student performance and evaluated this model using data from multiple sources for all school districts in Florida. Findings identify three strategies that would be useful for this type of accountability…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Download full textBosworth, Brian – Complete College America, 2010
Since President Obama took office, he has repeatedly called for the United States to significantly improve its postsecondary education performance. One goal in particular has gained wide attention: the President's declaration that in an ever more competitive global marketplace, the United States must once again lead the world in college…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Needs Assessment and Planning. – 1995
As part of its dropout prevention efforts, the state of Florida offers currently enrolled high school students the opportunity to earn a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. This new graduation option for at-risk students makes frequent use of computer-assisted instruction, operates a counseling component, integrates vocational…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Manikas, William J. – Manpower, 1975
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Job Placement, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Hills, John R.; And Others – 1987
The 1986 scores from the Statewide Student Assessment Test-II, a minimum-competency test required for high school graduation in Florida, were placed on the scale of the 1984 scores from that test using five different equating procedures: (1) linear method; (2) Rasch model; (3) three-parameter item response theory (IRT)--concurrent method; (4)…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Cost Effectiveness, Equated Scores, Feasibility Studies
Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc., Jacksonville, FL. – 1980
Designed to assist students in understanding solid waste resource recovery, this teaching aid package aims to get students involved in practical activities that require participation, observation, and interpretation. Provided in this package are definitions, methods, causes and effects, costs, and benefits of resource recovery presented in the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Energy, Environmental Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Community Colleges. – 1988
In May 1987, the Florida State Board of Community Colleges authorized the formation of a task force to study articulation processes, programs, and activities currently in place; to identify current and potential problem areas; and to recommend further studies and the appropriate agencies to conduct them. Drawing from existing data and the findings…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Articulation (Education), College Admission, College Transfer Students
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1983
A brief introduction states the purpose of and summarizes the five presentations made at a Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Regional Exchange (SEDL/RX) Project conference and notes that the SEDL/RX publication, "Evaluation of Educational Software: A Guide to Guides," was produced for use as a reference guide by participants…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1967
THIS SURVEY EXAMINED THE RELATIONSHIP OF FLORIDA TO STATES OF SIMILAR SIZE CONCERNING SERVICES AND SIZE OF STAFF FOR THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN DURING 1965-1966 IN THESE SEVEN AREAS--SPEECH HANDICAPPED, SPECIAL LEARNING PROBLEMS (INCLUDING EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED, NEUROLOGICALLY IMPAIRED, BRAIN DAMAGED, SOCIALLY MALADJUSTED, AND…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1966
ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF FLORIDA'S SYSTEM OF JUNIOR COLLEGES ARE DESCRIBED. EIGHTY-TWO PERCENT OF THE STATE'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES LIVE WITHIN COMMUTING DISTANCE OF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND INCREASING PERCENTAGES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOWER DIVISION, VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL, OR ADULT EDUCATION AT ONE OF THE 29 COLLEGES.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advanced Placement, Articulation (Education), College Administration
Florida Developmental Disabilities Planning and Advisory Council, Tallahassee. – 1974
The directory identifies resources which provide services to cerebral palsied, epileptic, and mentally retarded citizens of Florida. Listed are names and addresses of Divison of Retardation facilities; private agencies such as the Florida Association for Retarded Children, the Epilepsy Foundation of America, and United Cerebral Palsy of Florida;…
Descriptors: Agencies, Cerebral Palsy, Community Resources, Community Role
Cutter, Virginia M. – 1974
A research project investigated the dissemination practices of nine State education agencies (SEA) in order to identify useful techniques which could be adopted by other groups seeking to implement change. Interviewers conducted site visits in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania; local…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Information Dissemination
Florida State Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education, Tallahassee. – 1972
This report represents an effort by the Council to review the data and give recommendations for vocational education programs in Florida. Detailed are the findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the 1972 year. Objectives by which programs were evaluated included: (1) the State's goals and priorities as set forth in the State Plan, (2) the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annual Reports, High Schools, Postsecondary Education
NEUBAUER, G.W. – 1966
A VOCATIONAL PROGRAM RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT WAS DEVELOPED TO COORDINATE, ENCOURAGE, AND ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF STUDIES TO IMPROVE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. INITIAL TASKS INVOLVED COMPILATION OF VOCATIONAL RESEARCH, IDENTIFICATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES, ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEM AREAS,…
Descriptors: Developmental Tasks, Educational Problems, Evaluation, Information Dissemination
