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Download full textValencia, Richard R.; Aburto, Sofia – 1993
A persistent problem in U.S. educational research has been how to explain the continuing low performance on standardized tests by certain racial and ethnic minority-group students, such as Chicanos. This chapter identifies abusive practices stemming from standardized testing that help to shape school failure among Chicano students, and discusses…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
McCoy, Kay R. – 1991
Drawing from studies conducted at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) between 1989 and 1991, this report offers a profile of developmental students at PGCC and an analysis of the remedial education needs of fall 1990 first-time students. The first section of the report reviews findings from a number of statewide and institutional studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College Role
PDF pending restorationScott, Hugh J. – 1979
Concerns and objections regarding minimum competency testing (MCT) are raised. The tests are criticized for their tendencies to: (1) deny variability in growth, development, and intelligence; (2) expose rather than constructively examine underachievers; (3) divert scarce personnel and financial resources to test administration; (4) ignore…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests
Katz, Ellis – 1982
The major issues currently faced by policy makers in education at the state level are identified and discussed in this report. The information included is drawn from questionnaire and interview responses provided by state-level coordinators of the State Education Policy Seminars (SEPS) (sponsored by the Education Commission of the States and the…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Disabilities, Educational Attitudes, Educational Finance
Hawisher, Margaret F. – 1979
An annotated bibliography on minimum competency testing is arranged by subtopics: overview; basic skills; compensatory education; competencies; cost effectiveness; curriculum; district programs; graduation requirements; handicapped students; legal aspects; readiness; reading; writing; state programs; teacher education; tests; math; and testing.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Competency Based Teacher Education
Gorth, William Phillip; Perkins, Marcy R. – 1979
The status of minimum competency testing programs, as of June 30, 1979, is given through descriptions of 31 state programs and 20 local district programs. For each program, the following information is provided: legislative and policy history; implementation phase; goals; competencies to be tested; standards and standard setting; target groups and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Court Litigation, Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
Garcia, Nilda, Comp.; Ortega, Jaime, Comp. – 1980
Covering the Bi-regional Conference on the Education of Hispanics which was held February 14-16, 1980, in San Antonio, Texas, this text is a verbatim report of selected papers presented. Presentations in the post-secondary sessions deal with the Hispanic variable in higher education (five papers); program and professional development and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Selection, Bilingual Education, Desegregation Effects
Airasian, Peter W.; And Others – 1978
The justification of minimal competency programs relative to perceived educational problems, the focus on individual pupil certification and sanctioning, and the lack of clear resolution on many technical problems, give rise to a number of policy issues critical to minimal competency testing programs which are tied to graduation. Three program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Cost Estimates
Pipho, Chris – 1980
The movement towards state-mandated minimum competency testing peaked in 1977-1978. Activity now centers on implementation: most programs will be implemented by 1980-81. To initiate programs, twenty-four states have used the state board approach, 20 enacted legislation, and six have passed both board and legislation mandates. Only Maine, Kansas,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Board of Education Role, Disabilities, Educational Trends
Jones, Thomas N., Ed.; Semler, Darel P., Ed. – 1983
The chapters in this book contain a comprehensive reference to recent state appellate and federal court decisions affecting the operation and governance of public elementary and secondary schools. The chapters are: (1) "The Use of School Facilities by Student Groups for Religious Activities," (2) "Denial of Standard Diploma to…
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Creationism, Curriculum Development
Nelson, Valerie I.; Ujakowich, Roberta A. – 1980
This report presents results of a study addressing two questions: (1) the role of certificates, licenses, diplomas, and other creditials in a decentralized vocational education system of public and proprietary schools, community colleges, union apprenticeships, the military, and correspondence schools and (2) the role that certification can play…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Career Education, Competence
McGhehey, M. A., Ed. – 1981
This volume is a collection of 21 papers concerning law and education presented by speakers of widely divergent points of view at the annual convention of the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE). The opinions expressed in the papers are solely those of the authors and do not represent any policy determination of NOLPE. The…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Copyrights
