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Prakash, Madhu Suri – 1985
The consequences of the minimum competency testing movement may bring into question the basic assumptions, goals, and expectations of our school system. The intended use of these tests is the assessment of students; the unintended consequence may be the assessment of the school system. There are two ways in which schools may fail in the context of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedGallagher, James J. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
Educational researchers must rely on their informed judgments and assume responsibility in setting minimum competency standards to meet the public demand for quality education. There are both advantages and disadvantages of implementing, as well as not implementing, a minimum competency program. (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Decision Making, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Researchers
Minter, Mary; And Others – 1978
Administrative and technical problems were encountered in carrying out a minimum competency program for high school students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. The history of required minimum competency testing was reviewed briefly, and the process of clarifying and operationalizing the requirements was described within the Austin…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Equivalent Scores, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Lerner, Barbara – 1979
The charge that minimum competency testing provides diagnosis without treatment is refuted. The movement has made no attempt to dictate course content or teaching methods; it leaves treatment decisions to individual teachers. Treatment can be defined only in relation to a problem. The problem, as minimum competency advocates implicitly define it,…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Diagnostic Tests
Ramsbotham, Ann; And Others – 1980
The legislative history and provisions, implementation, and intended use of 12 state-mandated programs are described. Florida's program was mandated in 1971. The other states (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) initiated programs after 1975; most are in their…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Download full textLewis, Ronald H. – 1979
The concepts of competency can be conceptually separated into two dimensions: minimum competency testing (MCT) and competency based education (CBE). One of the major weaknesses of the MCT movement is the growing reliance on single test scores as indicators of the total capability of students. Minorities do not reject the idea of competence, but…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Educational Needs
PDF pending restorationTuckman, Bruce W.; Nadler, Frederick F. – 1979
The concern that minimum competency testing programs allow minimum performance levels to be accepted as the maximum was investigated, using reading and mathematics achievement test data in one state. State and local school district standards were defined as the number of students falling below each standard, thus needing remediation. Test results…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Feldmesser, Robert A. – 1978
After reviewing three current approaches to handling students who fail to meet minimum competency standards, the author proposes a new approach to minimum competency testing. The three common reactions are: (1) doing nothing to help failing students; (2) denying students their high school diplomas; and (3) requiring students to take remedial…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Civil Liberties, College Role, Competency Based Education
