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The Assessment of Competency in Reading and Mathematics Using Community Based Standards

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Fillbrandt, James R.; Merz, William R. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1977

A high school district employed multiple matrix sampling to establish cutting scores on reading and mathematics competency tests. Entry-level job holders in the working community were tested with subtests of the intact test. Generalizations were made from the results; performances of the high school and the community groups were compared.…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Cutting Scores, Entry Workers

How Beginning Teachers Use Test Results in Critical Education Decisions.

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Hall, Bruce W.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1985

Beginning teachers in Florida were surveyed as to the weight they assigned to the results of teacher-made tests, district-wide standardized tests, and statewide minimum competency assessment tests in making major educational decisions. The results suggested that greatest weight was placed on the statewide assessment tests. (Author/GDC)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing