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Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Div. of Special Education. – 1980
The paper presents guidelines to assist Virginia's local education agency (LEA) personnel, particularly teachers, administrators, counselors, and test providers, in the implementation of the minimum competency program for handicapped students. An introduction traces the history of graduation requirements, outlines revised graduation eligibility,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Graduation Requirements, Individualized Education Programs, Minimum Competencies
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Educational Testing. – 1981
Intended for use by school administrators, guidance counselors, teachers, and proctors, this manual contains general information on Regents examinations and competency tests. Specifically, the regulations and procedures for ordering, administering, and rating these examinations are described. Information is also included about the competency…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Graduation Requirements, Minimum Competency Testing, Scoring
Sandifer, Paul D. – 1981
Some insights into the development of an eleventh grade test of "adult functional competency" are provided. The evolution of the test from its first mention to its translation into a test item pool is traced. An attempt is made to identify some of the instructional, measurement, and legal implications inherent in various decisions which…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Grade 11, Graduation Requirements, Minimum Competency Testing
Carter, David G., Sr. – 1979
Proficiency, or competency, testing is a recent attempt to meet the public demand for accountability. But instead of placing the responsibility on the educational organization, competency testing appears to be a sophisticated approach to holding students and teachers accountable. Although some form of student assessment is needed, it is not yet…
Descriptors: Accountability, Competency Based Education, Court Litigation, Due Process
Myerberg, 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
Wildemuth, Barbara M. – 1983
This brief overview of minimum competency testing and disabled high school students discusses: the inclusion or exclusion of handicapped students in minimum competency testing programs; approaches to accommodating the individual needs of handicapped students; and legal issues. Surveys of states that have mandated minimum competency tests indicate…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Legal Problems
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Testing Programs. – 1983
Intended for use by school administrators, guidance counselors, teachers, and proctors, this manual contains general information on Regents examinations and competency tests. Specifically, the regulations and procedures for ordering, administering, rating, and reporting results of these examinations are described. Information is also included…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Disabilities, English (Second Language), Graduation Requirements
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Testing Programs. – 1986
This manual, accompanying the New York State Regents Examinations and Competency Tests, is intended for use by school administrators, guidance counselors, teachers, and proctors. Regents examinations measure the quality of instruction and learning that has taken place in high schools, and provide information for educational and vocational decision…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1987
General guidelines for administering the Grade 12 Diploma Examinations for June 1987 in Alberta, Canada, include shipping dates of the tests, a schedule for returning examinations, securing test materials, and handling walk-in candidates. Additional information includes what to do about students who arrive late, violation of examination rules,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Examiners, Foreign Countries, Graduation Requirements
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1987
This bulletin contains general guidelines on the Diploma Examinations Program required for all grade 12 students for the 1987-88 school year in Alberta, Canada. The grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program is an integral part of the high school diploma requirements and is intended to develop and maintain excellence in educational standards through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
Marshall, Jon C.; And Others – 1987
Minimum competency testing (MCT) programs for students are growing in popularity and being adopted by many states. In order to determine the extent of the MCT movement, researchers at North Carolina State University surveyed state departments of education in all 50 states. In updating these data for 1986-1987, it was found that 64 percent of the…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Baenen, Nancy R.; And Others – 1981
During the spring of 1980, Texas tested all of its ninth graders for the first time as part of a legislatively-mandated competency program. This forced all Texas districts which already had established programs to decide whether to drop, modify, or retain them. The political, economic, and practical information which was important within the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment, Graduation Requirements
Price, Lynn, Ed. – 1980
Guidelines are provided to assist New Jersey local school districts in improving and strengthening their graduation policies in accordance with the new law and regulations. Basic skills proficiency requirements have been enacted in Chapter 241, Laws of 1979. This law requires that students successfully pass tests in reading, writing and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing
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Pinkney, 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
1984
These five papers describe the methods, results, and implications of a multimethod approach to the establishment of standards for the three subject areas of the Alabama High School Graduation Examination (AHSGE). James E. McLean introduces the problems and methods involved by identifying three general approaches to scoring procedures found in the…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Policy, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
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