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Weil, Kathryn – 1986
The New Mexico High School Proficiency Examination (NMHSPE) assesses the extent to which New Mexico students have mastered the skills and knowledge specified on the New Mexico Basic Skills Plan. The test includes an objective portion and a writing assessment. A student passing both sections receives a diploma endorsement from the State Department…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Grade 10, Grade 11
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
The New York State Regents Competency Testing Program is described. Competency tests have been developed in the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics, for two purposes: (1) to identify those students who need remedial help; and (2) to assure that students receiving high school diplomas have acquired adequate competence in these areas.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements
Download full textNew Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1988
The New Jersey Basic Skills Assessment Program was created to determine the status of basic skills preparedness of freshmen entering public colleges and universities and to offer data to help colleges place freshman students in appropriate courses. The New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) is a 3-hour-and-20-minute examination…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1979
A discussion of the nature and scope of basic skills training introduces a series of recommendations for the improved effectiveness of this training based on a survey of California community colleges. The first sections of this report discuss issues of community college responsibility for basic skills training, its priority as an institutional…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
Taylor, Scott – 1979
A survey was conducted in Massachusetts in October-November 1978, to determine the public's attitude toward the educational objectives proposed as part of the state's Basic Skills Improvement Policy. The objectives involved standards for graduation from high school, and covered reading, writing, listening, speaking, and mathematics. Three samples…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
