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Peer reviewedGillespie, Ellen B.; Lieberman, Laurence – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
Minimum competency testing in Louisiana emphasizes individual needs (as delineated in the indiviualized education program) regardless of special education classification. Nine format/procedural modifications are allowed on the Basic Skills Test, including braille editions and extended time. Test administration and score reporting may also be…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Posante, Rebecca – 1981
Policy-making problems being faced in Louisiana regarding the testing of handicapped students within a state mandated minimum competency testing program are dealt with. The decision-making process is complicated by the fact that two groups (staff administering the test and staff administering programs for the handicapped) with differing…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peck, Hugh I. – 1981
The Basic Skills Testing program in Louisiana was implemented due to a legislative mandate for minimum competency testing. The program began in grade two, adding a grade each year through grade twelve. Basic Skills Tests are being phased in to replace State Assessment. State Assessment will continue in the areas of science, social studies, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
