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Florida's Minimum Competency Program: A Survey of Teachers' Opinions.

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Palmer, Princess; And Others – High School Journal, 1983

Investigated compensatory education teachers' opinions/attitudes toward the Florida minimum competency program. Compensatory education, math, and English teachers from semi-rural (N=67) and urban (N=200) areas were surveyed by questionnaires mailed to their homes. Results focus on value of the approach, program implementation, and unanticipated…

Descriptors: Competency Based Education, English Instruction, Mathematics Education, Minimum Competency Testing

Competency Testing--Some Technical Considerations.

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Appelbaum, Mark I. – High School Journal, 1979

This article discusses some of the technical aspects of competency testing with attention to the psychometric and decision theory aspects, specifically, instrument validity, the establishment of cutting scores, and the cost-benefit analysis of program decisions. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cost Effectiveness, Cutting Scores, Decision Making