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Download full textEducational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Test Collection. – 1991
The 32 tests described in this bibliography cover grades K-12 and are used to assess minimum competency in individual subjects such as mathematics, reading, or writing, or other basic academic areas. Several of the tests are state minimum competency examinations which students must pass in order to graduate. This document is one in a series of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Diagnostic Tests
Peer reviewedRamsden, Don; Thompson, Mary – British Journal of Special Education, 1986
The historical background, development, and selection of criteria for the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in Britain are described, and provisions for candidates with special education needs are outlined. The desire to retain the integrity of examination standards while responding to the needs of handicapped candidates is…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Graduation Requirements
Peer reviewedFox, Karen F. A.; And Others – Social Education, 1979
Discusses issues and implication underlying the graduation competency testing movement in the social studies. Presents advantages and disadvantages of commercially and locally developed tests and outlines steps in selecting competencies and preparing tests. (KC)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment, Graduation Requirements
Fremer, John – The Researcher, 1978
Issues associated with minimum competency testing are discussed: the national, state, and local context for MCT program development; MCT's potential impact; the use and development of MCT programs; and reactions to the testing programs. Presently, the federal role is described as limited to providing information, research support, and technical…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Ashburn, Elizabeth A.; Fisher, Robert L. – 1984
Participants in this conference of educators, convened to consider methods of evaluating teacher education students, focused upon the relationship between candidate quality and teacher effectiveness. Questions under consideration included: (1) pre-admission field experiences students should demonstrate; (2) optimum scores on aptitude and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Grade Point Average, Graduation Requirements
