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Peer reviewedAlgozzine, Bob; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1987
The mathematics performance of 1,098 learning disabled (LD) Florida tenth graders on the Florida State Assessment Test-II was evaluated. LD students tended to perform better on skills requiring literal use of numbers and worse on skills requiring application of mathematical knowledge. Employers' ratings supported the importance of skills tested.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Employer Attitudes, Grade 10, High Schools
Peer reviewedAnderson, Lorin W.; Anderson, Jo Craig – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1981
Development of the mathematics functional literacy test (MFLT) is described, issues of predictive and content validity are discussed, and implications for educational policy are presented. Ten basic skill areas identified by the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics were used as the basis for the development of the MFLT. (RL)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Policy, Functional Literacy, High Schools
Download full textMinnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1996
"The Graduation Rule - 3501" was created in three stages and governs the Basic Standards in Reading and Mathematics (1996), the Basic Standards in Written Composition (1997), and the Profile of Learning (1998). This document contains the first of these three parts comprising Chapter 3501. "Basic Standards" are the basic…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, High Schools, Limited English Speaking, Mathematics
Strasler, Gregg M.; And Others – 1981
The Competency-based Middle School Program (grades 6-8) and the Competency-based Secondary School Project (grades 9-11) were funded by the South Carolina State Department of Education under the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title IV-C. These programs were to provide instruction based on the principles of mastery learning in helping middle…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Citizenship Education, Compensatory Education, Competency Based Education
