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Performance of Handicapped Students on the North Carolina Minimum Competency Test.
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McKinney, James D. – Exceptional Children, 1983
Analysis of minimum competency testing administered in 1973 to handicapped students in North Carolina demonstrated the need to devise an acceptable alternative for students with little chance of success. The unknown effects of test modifications for different handicaps was found to be another problem. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing, State Standards
Teacher Competency Testing: What Are Special Education Teachers Expected to Know?
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Ramsey, Roberta S.; Algozzine, Bob – Exceptional Children, 1991
A survey of 46 states found that about half the states are using or studying special education teacher competency tests. The paper analyzes survey results by specific content areas being tested, including basic knowledge, identification and characteristics of special needs students, processing skills, assessment, learning theory, teaching…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level, Minimum Competencies