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Download full textPipho, Chris – 1977
The issue of minimal competency testing for high school graduation and grade to grade promotion as a method of emphasizing the teaching of basic skills and guaranteeing that the high school diploma will "mean something" has received widespread legislative attention in recent years. In this report, data pertaining to the enforcement of minimal…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
McLean, James E.; And Others – 1982
This document provides background on the development of the Alabama Basic Competency Tests (ABCT). James E. McLean, in "Introduction to the ABCT," discusses the creation of the tests, compares them with the California Achievement Tests, and indicates the ABCT relationship to the Alabama High School Graduation Exam. "Review of Past…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Development
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1987
From March through October of 1986, 44,453 students took the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) at the 30 New Jersey public colleges and 11 participating independent institutions of higher education. Designed to provide data for summary reports to the Board of Higher Education and to help colleges place already admitted…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Higher Education, Language Skills
1978
The work performed by New Jersey's Minimum Basic Skills Advisory Committee in studying the state's remedial programs is described. The committee's findings are summarized, as are its recommendations for enhancing program effectiveness. Descriptions of data collection activities involve interviews with representative school districts, major…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Educational Needs
Minnesota State Board of Teaching, St. Paul. – 1991
The Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) of reading, mathematics, and writing are three separate tests designed to measure basic proficiency in these areas. In response to a mandate from the State Legislature, the Minnesota Board of Teaching adopted these tests, developed by the Educational Testing Service. An evaluation of the 3 years of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Beginning Teachers, Chi Square, Comparative Testing
Fox, Karen; Humm, William, Ed. – 1980
This booklet offers a census of course offerings and enrollments in social studies in junior and senior high schools in Illinois. It is part of a series of reports surveying statewide basic curriculum data. Data were collected in 1977 from 459 public junior high schools and 704 public high schools. The document is intended for use by school…
Descriptors: Courses, Declining Enrollment, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1988
Details are provided to the New Jersey Board of Higher Education on the level of basic skills among freshmen admitted to the state's public colleges/universities. Levels of proficiency are estimated from performance on the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT). Categories reflect performance of students tested at the campuses of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Higher Education, Language Skills
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
