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Students Assess Themselves.
Koeppel, Mary Sue – Wisconsin Vocational Educator, 1982
Self-assessment is one answer to the problems that arise when vocational placement tests are not used. Advantages of this system are (1) students obtain evaluation without the trauma of entrance examinations; (2) students are aware of needed competencies; and (3) students will seek courses to prepare them for success. (JOW)
Descriptors: College Admission, Evaluation Methods, Minimum Competency Testing, Postsecondary Education
The Performance of Beginning Trade and Industrial Instructors on State-Mandated Basic Skills Tests: The Connecticut Experience.
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Gray, Kenneth C.; Wang, Dan-Shang – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1989
A pilot test of 29 (78 percent) first-year trade and industrial (T&I) teachers who took the Connecticut Competency Examination for Prospective Teachers compared their scores with those of general education majors. Only 21 percent of the T&I teachers passed, suggesting the need for better basic skills preparation in T&I teacher…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Teachers, Minimum Competency Testing, Postsecondary Education
Basic Skills Competency Testing Programs in Multicampus Systems.
Marion, Paul – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1979
Summarizes the basic skills testing programs of Pennsylvania State University, City University of New York, University System of Georgia, and the state of New Jersey. Discusses the use of test results, remedial courses offered, administration of the programs, and program evaluation. (JM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educationally Disadvantaged, Minimum Competency Testing, Multicampus Colleges
Development of a Procedure for Competency Testing in Vocational Home Economics Education.
Felstehausen, Ginny; And Others – Journal of Vocational Home Economics Education, 1987
The authors developed competency tests to document students' achievement of essential competencies in food and nutrition classes. Procedures included (1) developing the item pool; (2) determining validity and reliability; and (3) field testing. The study confirmed that it is possible to develop multiple-choice test items for essential competencies…
Descriptors: Competence, Foods Instruction, Home Economics, Minimum Competency Testing
The New Darwinism of Basic Learning.
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Wharton, Clifton R., Jr. – Change, 1979
Conflicting definitions reveal the diversity of motives and goals in the back-to-basics movement. Dealing with the problem must include consideration of the impact of television, the realization that basic and nonbasic education are complementary, and the need for coordination of K-12 and postsecondary education. (JMF)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Coordination, Curriculum Evaluation
Many Visions, Many Aims, One Test.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
According to newly released Third International Mathematics and Science Study data, American children may score low on international comparisons because teachers are trying to teach them too many topics. Surprisingly, Florida's minimum competency testing program has not increased low-achievers' dropout rate. A recent "American…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Dropout Rate, Education Work Relationship
A Study of Factors Influencing Student Performance in Mathematics on the Florida College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST).
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Gray, Mary W.; Taylor, Ann – Journal of Negro Education, 1989
Evaluates the factors that affect student performance on the mathematics portion of the Florida standardized test designed to measure student competency at postsecondary institutions. Finds that remedial courses have a negative effect on test scores, and recommends articulation programs, admissions requirement evaluation, and curriculum assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), Black Students, College Preparation