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Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1978
Rasch model statistics and domain-referenced test development methods were used in the Virginia Basic Learning Skills (BLS) testing programs and the Graduation Competencies testing program in order to increase the fairness and effectiveness of those programs. Mastery of each of the 83 objectives in reading and mathematics for grades one through…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textChynoweth, Judith K. – 1989
This document reports how the Council of State Policy and Planning Agencies (CSPA) Academy process helped nine states develop workplace literacy initiatives involving their governors' offices, the Job Training Partnership Act system, and the educational system. The states were Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Change Agents
Sherron, Ronald H. – 1978
A statwide evaluation study of Adult Basic Education (ABE) in Virginia was conducted during the 1977-78 school year and its findings compared to those of a 1970-71 study. The program factors addressed include the following: actions taken on the 1970-71 recommendations; student personnel services; instructional program; curriculum design; the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students
