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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1998
The summary information in this report provides teachers, school administrators, and students with an overview of results from the June 1998 administration of the Social Studies 30 Diploma Examination given in Alberta, Canada. This information is most helpful when used in conjunction with the detailed school and jurisdiction report. The report…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Content Area Writing, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1998
The summary information in this report provides teachers, school administrators, and students with an overview of results from the June 1998 administration of the Social Studies 33 Diploma Examination given in Alberta, Canada. The report first notes that the examination consists of 60 multiple-choice questions worth 60% and four writing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Content Area Writing, Foreign Countries
Vance, Booney; Fuller, Gerald B. – 1983
School psychologists can play a central role in ensuring that handicapped students are treated fairly in minimum competency testing (MCT). Advocacy concerns include protection in the evaluation process as well as access to graduation and/or a high school diploma. In addition to these rights guaranteed by P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1990
Connecticut's Education Enhancement Act provides for a network of support and assessment programs that represent a comprehensive effort to attract and retain highly qualified teachers. The CONNCEPT program is regarded as the foundation piece of the Enhancement Act. The centerpiece of this program is the Connecticut Competency Examination For…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Education Majors, Higher Education
Oregon State System of Higher Education, Eugene. – 1985
This report summarizes findings on 26 National Teacher Examination specialty area tests provided by faculty reviewers from five Oregon institutions of higher education. Reviewers were asked to judge tests on the basis of: (1) whether students at the reviewer's institution would have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge measured in test items;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Preservice Teacher Education
Hipps, Elizabeth Smith; Halpin, Glennelle – 1990
Performance-based accreditation has been adopted by a number of states as a means of assuring that local school systems are maintaining quality education programs. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the amount of variance in burnout among Alabama public school teachers and principals that could be accounted for by stress related to…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction
Martin, Dawn Vincent – 1987
A brief overview is presented of the current status of mandatory testing in the United States, and of some of the problems involved. While the testing of teacher candidates is generally approved, both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association oppose the testing of veteran teachers. It is suggested that leadership…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, National Competency Tests
Merrill, Beverly; Peterson, Sarah – 1986
When the Mesa, Arizona Public Schools initiated an ambitious writing instruction program in 1978, two assessments based on student writing samples were developed. The first is based on a ninth grade proficiency test. If the student does not pass the test, high school remediation is provided. After 1987, students must pass this test in order to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Holistic Evaluation
Capps, Emerson; And Others – 1986
A Texas committee on educational reform held hearings in 1984 on the implementation of career ladder and teacher competency testing plans. These reforms were enacted by the legislature late that year. In the spring of 1984, 1985, and 1986, three surveys were undertaken to determine how teachers felt about these reforms as proposed and later…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Algozzine, Bob; And Others – 1986
The study compared minimum competency test scores of approximately 1,000 learning disabled Florida tenth graders with those of regular class peers and surveyed 200 employers concerning the perceived importance of the competency test skills. Item performance, skill performance, and mastery scores on the State Student Assessment Test-II (SSAT-II)…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, High Schools, Interviews, Job Skills
Pedersen, Katherine, Ed.; Owens, Alison, Ed. – 1986
The purpose of this conference was to discuss the implications on the teaching and learning of mathematics of the system of objectives and assessment instruments that must be generated in order to meet state directives in Illinois. General overall concerns included: (1) the classroom teacher and district administrators may view the testing as…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Curriculum
West Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. – 1983
This report is a summary of the Basic Skills Task Force activities covering the period from August 1982 to June 30, 1983. The Task Force was created by the West Virginia Board of Education in 1982. The report provides information on the historical background of the Task Force, a summary of how it functioned, and recommendations of the Task Force…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Skills, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Skills
Humes, Ann – 1983
This paper, as an illustration of the procedures involved in a cooperative effort, describes a project in which the Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) designed and developed a minimum standards test in collaboration with a large urban school district in California. The activity described focuses on the writing sample included in the test. The…
Descriptors: High Schools, Institutional Cooperation, Interrater Reliability, Minimum Competency Testing
Flippo, Rona F. – 1986
Teacher competency testing for the purpose of screening persons prior to state certification continues to be on the upswing in the United States. Many states have implemented paper-pencil tests, most of which were prepared by Educational Testing Service and National Evaluation Systems. Problem areas to consider when certification tests are used to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, National Competency Tests
ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1984
Educational accountability is central to the reputation of the nation's community colleges. Some community colleges are adopting mastery learning, competency-based education, curriculum tracking, and/or minimum competency-testing as a means of remaining educationally accountable. Mastery learning programs, under which students are required to…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education