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Good News from Florida: Our Minimum Competency Program Is Working.

Turlington, Ralph D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1979

Compares the results of the first and second years of testing in the Florida minimum competency program to show that the program is working. (IRT)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Descriptions, State Programs

How Testing is Changing Education in Florida.

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Turlington, Ralph D. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1985

Testing programs enacted by the state legislature are changing and improving Florida's educational system in five areas: (1) setting standards for students; (2) making schools more accountable; (3) creating growth through competiton; (4) evaluating educational programs; and (5) assuring the competency of educators. (BS)

Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Competency Based Education, Competition