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Wise, Arthur E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Reason and evidence provide little, if any, justification for the belief that minimum competency testing will help poor students to learn or poor teachers to teach. (Author)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Policy, Minimum Competency Testing, State Standards
Brooks, A. DeWayne; And Others – 1985
A discussion is presented of the component in the Educator Improvement Act (mandated by the state of South Carolina) which provides an evaluation procedure for prospective teachers beginning in the freshman year in college and ending during the first year of teaching. A description of the basic skills Educational Entrance Examination includes…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Teachers, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Taylor, Bob L. – North Central Association Quarterly, 1979
Summarizes and supports the position of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Project Committee, which favors a state-provided educational framework of goals, funding, and monitoring technical assistance, and the establishment by local school districts of their own instructional programs that meet individual needs rather than…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements
Peer reviewedGray, Kenneth C.; Wang, Dan-Shang – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1989
A pilot test of 29 (78 percent) first-year trade and industrial (T&I) teachers who took the Connecticut Competency Examination for Prospective Teachers compared their scores with those of general education majors. Only 21 percent of the T&I teachers passed, suggesting the need for better basic skills preparation in T&I teacher…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Teachers, Minimum Competency Testing, Postsecondary Education
Dorsey, William R., Jr. – 1984
The second round of litigation in the case of Debra P. v. Turlington has required the Federal courts to consider the question whether the Florida statute which requires public high school graduates to demonstrate the "ability to successfully apply basic skills to every day life situations" as measured by the State Student Assessment…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Court Litigation, Court Role, Due Process
Sava, Samuel G. – Graduate Woman, 1978
Although strongly supported by those aware of the movement, the "Back to Basics" approach in education is not clearly defined. Problems in interpreting the concept, determining basic competencies, and implementing such a program on a statewide basis are explored. (JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Affective Behavior, Basic Skills, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedTirozzi, Gerald N.; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1985
Three statewide assessment programs in Connecticut developed in response to the State Board of Education's goals and objectives are described. These include: (1) the Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress; (2) the Educational Evaluation and Remedial Assessment Program; and (3) the Connecticut Mastery Testing Program.
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textAntes, Richard L. – 1985
This monograph on developing and implementing admission testing for prospective teachers includes information on: (1) competency assessment activities in 31 selected states, the basic skills assessed, and time of testing--prior to admission and/or certification; (2) competency test development; (3) competency testing for admission into teacher…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Higher Education
Walsh, Dianne, Comp. – 1981
This monograph was developed to assist teachers in identifying more precise ways to select materials to use in promoting basic skills development. It is meant to be used primarily by teachers of third and fifth grade pupils who must achieve the skills measured in the State Assessment Test required by Florida. Examples are provided of test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Resources, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedPipho, Chris – Social Education, 1978
State standards for minimum competencies deal mainly with reading, writing, and mathematics. Testing is primarily a state function. Many programs include identification of students who need remedial assistance. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Graduation Requirements
Fisher, Thomas H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements
Hathaway, Walter E. – 1981
More than thirty states, as well as numerous local school districts, have adopted some form of student minimum competency program. Such programs vary widely in their purposes which range all the way from instructional and curriculum planning to deciding whether students are promoted from grade to grade. Thus far, there has been little actual…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Legislation
Chafin, Ann E. – 1983
The problem of setting standards has always been an issue in the educational community. This paper offers an outline of one state's procedure for setting a passing score for a competency-based test in mathematics. The Maryland Functional Mathematics Test (MFMT) becomes a graduation prerequisite for the graduating class of 1987. The procedures used…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Graduation Requirements
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The writing objectives and the measurement specifications presented in this document are congruent with the Texas State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum. The objectives are provided for teachers and for test developers involved with the preparation of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests. As of 1985-86 academic…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Assessment, Grade 1
Thomas, Hollie B. – 1981
A study was conducted to assess the impact of the Florida State Student Assessment Test (FSSAT) (Functional Literacy Test) on the enrollment in secondary-level vocational education courses. The 67 school districts in Florida were grouped according to population density into three levels of urbanization (low, medium, and high). Ten percent of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Enrollment Influences, Functional Literacy
