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Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Despite demonstrated success of a graduation competency testing policy in Tatnall County (Georgia), a judge ruled that the policy violated due process because the school district could not show that the items on the test were actually taught in the schools. (WD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
National Black Child Development Inst., Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
This document presents papers from a conference called in 1983 to discuss the possible effects of the Onmibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 on the enforcement of civil rights laws affecting the education of black children, and to chart specific recommendations to guide the work of the National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Civil Rights, Educational Change
Download full textLewis, Ronald H. – 1979
The concepts of competency can be conceptually separated into two dimensions: minimum competency testing (MCT) and competency based education (CBE). One of the major weaknesses of the MCT movement is the growing reliance on single test scores as indicators of the total capability of students. Minorities do not reject the idea of competence, but…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs
PDF pending restorationScott, Hugh J. – 1979
Concerns and objections regarding minimum competency testing (MCT) are raised. The tests are criticized for their tendencies to: (1) deny variability in growth, development, and intelligence; (2) expose rather than constructively examine underachievers; (3) divert scarce personnel and financial resources to test administration; (4) ignore…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests
