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PDF pending restorationPeach, Larry; Reddick, Thomas – 1983
A questionnaire was developed to assess high school principals' attitudes regarding the Tennessee Proficiency Test. The questionnaires were distributed statewide to the 147 public high school principals; 121 principals responded. Questionnaire items dealt with issues such as policy statements, remedial activities, graduation requirements, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Educational Legislation, Graduation Requirements
Download full textCorbett, H. Dickson; Wilson, Bruce L. – 1987
The reactions of local educators (teachers, principals, and central office personnel) to the initiation of statewide mandatory minimum competency tests and the effects of implementing these testing programs were studied. Variations among school districts within two states were considered. Items from a survey of individual educators were combined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Testing
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Educational Testing. – 1978
New York state high school principals and superintendents were surveyed regarding their evaluations of the statewide minimum competency testing program for high school graduation. Program data were also supplied by the principals. It was concluded that: (1) 85 percent of eleventh grade students had completed the basic competency test graduation…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Testing
Frahm, Robert; Covington, Jimmie – 1979
An examination of the current status of minimum competency testing is presented in a series of short essays, which discuss case studies of individual school systems and state approaches. Sections are also included on the viewpoints of critics and supporters, teachers and teacher organizations, principals and students, and the federal government.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment
Catterall, James S. – 1990
Since the mid-1970s, at least 20 states have instituted standardized tests that must be passed before students can receive a high school diploma. This paper draws on data collected in four states to explore some of the lasting effects of competency test legislation. Of particular interest is student awareness of these tests. A survey of 733…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Asian Americans, Black Students, Educational Change
Hoffman, Lee McGraw; Rachal, Janella – 1985
A variety of adults were surveyed on alternative strategies for the State of Louisiana's minimum competency testing program. Both individual and group interviews were conducted with teachers, local school district supervisors and program administrators, parents, and state board of education members. Participants discussed what a state testing…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Alternative Assessment, Attitude Measures, Boards of Education
