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Bratton, Samuel E., Jr. – Tennessee Education, 1981
Raises philosophical and technical questions about the Tennessee minimum competency testing program, including: what subject and skills are basic; who determines what competencies are minimal; what should be the consequences of failure; who is responsible for remediation of failing students; do or should skills being taught match skills being…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHinchman, Kathleen – Journal of Reading, 1985
Reviews the Test of Practical Knowledge, a multiple choice test of "functional competency," noting that the test's task requirements are confounded by such factors as intelligence, achievement, social knowledge, and reading ability. (HOD)
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Minimum Competency Testing, Multiple Choice Tests, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedTchudi, Stephen; Williams, Carole – English Journal, 1983
Offers opposing views on the value of mass testing in English. (JL)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Minimum Competency Testing
Haenn, Joseph F.; And Others – 1984
The Maryland State Department of Education issued a request for proposals to develop a score reporting system for the Maryland Functional Testing Program. RMC Research Corporation conducted a literature review of extant literature and developed a national survey of non-norm-referenced test score reporting practices. This comprehensive analysis of…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Information Utilization, Minimum Competency Testing, Scores
Download full textMyerberg, N. James – 1982
Project Basic is a program developed by the Maryland State Department of Education to assure that students attain basic skills in a variety of areas. Two levels of tests are given in grade 7 to monitor progress, and in grades 9 to 12 to determine whether each student has met the state minimum competency level. Students must pass the higher level…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Tests
Peer reviewedFagan, Edward R. – English Education, 1985
Offers different perspectives of the conference topics that were discussed at the 1984 meeting of the International Federation for the Teaching of English (IFTE): language and English teacher education, language and competence, language and tests, language and schooling, language and technology, and language and technological overkill. (HOD)
Descriptors: Conferences, English Instruction, English Teacher Education, Global Approach
Pullin, Diana – 1982
There is no current evidence that Minimum Competency Testing (MCT) used to deny high school diplomas has enhanced equal educational opportunities for minority students. Test results, largely indicate that MCT requirements impact disproportionately on black students. Black students' scores may reflect a long history of racial discrimination in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Court Litigation, Educational Malpractice
Merkel-Keller, Claudia – 1992
New Jersey has taken steps to improve vocational education programs and services in response to two state reports and the measurement and evaluation requirements of the reauthorized Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-392). Among state initiatives is the Occupational Competency Project, a study of 100…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
