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Cervero, Ronald M. – Adult Education, 1980
Researchers reanalyzed the original Adult Performance Level Test survey data for the test's validity and reliability, and they concluded that (1) the test is not content valid because it assumes that functional competence can be logically defined and adult success accurately measured; and (2) the test is a valid measure of verbal, writing, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Factor Analysis, Functional Literacy
Thompson, Dan – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979
One of the developers of Cabrillo Unified School District's Basic Proficiency Monitoring System outlines basic principles for designing and implementing such a system: believe in the process, concentrate on the fundamentals, keep it simple and inexpensive, and always follow up. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPinkney, H. B. – Clearing House, 1980
Two years after the implementation of Florida's Educational Accountability Act, which mandates statewide competency testing in reading, writing, and arithmetic, the author cites the advantages of the program, refutes criticisms of it and reviews the challenge to it in Federal District court, the Debra P. V. Turlington case. (SJL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Black Students, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education


