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Porter, John W. – 1978
The most important aspect of competency-based education is clearly linked to Bloom's mastery learning model: the establishment of behaviors which ought to be learned and adequately performed by public school students. The main components of competency based education are: (1) establishment of student standards; (2) student testing; and (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1978
A variety of viewpoints were represented in this symposium for chief state school officials and senior staff of state departments of education. Russell Vlaanderen, Education Commission of the States, opened with a national overview: "The Policy Implications of Minimum Competency Testing: The Case of the Standardized Student." Attorney…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Conference Reports
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Bauer, Ernest A.; And Others – 1979
The reading portion of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) was equated to the reading comprehension subtest of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) using the Rasch Model. Both tests were administered to 366 low achieving fourth grade students. MEAP was treated as both a 95-item test and a 19-item (number of objectives…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives