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Peer reviewedEricson, David P. – American Journal of Education, 1984
Explores the many meanings of the minimal competency testing movement and the more recent mobilization for educational excellence in the schools. Argues that increasing the value of the diploma by setting performance standards on minimal competency tests and by elevating academic graduation standards may strongly conflict with policies encouraging…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textWilson, Bruce L.; Corbett, H. Dickson – 1991
Effects of assessment on curriculum and instruction were studied in an investigation that considered local educators' reactions to statewide minimum competency testing, the instructional effects of implementing these tests, and variations within each state. The two states examined were Pennsylvania, a low-stakes situation with relatively minor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1989
The 11th annual report from the New Jersey Basic Skills Council provides information on the level of basic skills (verbal, computation, and elementary algebra) among freshmen admitted to New Jersey's public colleges and universities. Proficiency levels are estimated from performance on the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
New 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
Direct linkBishop, John – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
Most other nations have a very different approach to measuring academic achievement at the end of high school and signaling that information to universities and other interested parties. In Australia, Denmark, England, Scotland, Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and many Canadian and German provinces, for example, high school exit…
Descriptors: Minimum Competency Testing, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Attendance
Bishop, John H.; Mane, Ferran; Bishop, Michael; Moriarty, Joan Y. – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2001
In this article, the authors looked at the effects of one old-style educational reform--higher course graduation requirements--and five standard-based reforms--(1) school report cards; (2) rewards for school improvement; (3) sanctions for failing schools; (4) minimum competency examinations; and (5) hybrid minimum competency exam…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Minimum Competency Testing
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1988
This document contains 22 tables of statistical data comprising reference group summaries for the data included in the October 1988 New York State Comprehensive Assessment Reports. School administrators can compare the data for their schools and school districts with those for various reference groups in New York. Sections A through E include…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Class Size, Dropout Rate
