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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of General Academic Education. – 1989
Raising the level of academic achievement of all students in New Jersey has been a major goal since 1982. As a part of that effort, the focus has changed from the low expectations of the Minimum Basic Skills program to the more rigorous demands of the High School Proficiency Test. This report includes background information on the effort to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Grade 11, High Schools
McCarthy, Martha M.; And Others – 1987
This paper focuses on the teacher competency testing movement that is sweeping the nation. The first section provides an overview of teacher testing programs nationally, including the rationale for such programs, the types of tests used across the states, concerns about current testing programs, test validity studies, and fiscal and legal issues.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, State Standards, Teacher Certification
Spencerport Central Schools, NY. – 1987
During the 1982-83 school year the Spencerport (New York) Central School District began a comprehensive project to study the effective schools research and its implications at all levels of a suburban school system. A leadership planning team (consisting of teachers, principals, and district personnel) participated in a series of workshops and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning
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Logar, Antonette – Journal of Law and Education, 1984
Reviews state requirements for minimum competency testing and discusses past and potential future challenges to such testing. Offers possible solutions. (MD)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Spencerport Central Schools, NY. – 1986
This document is the third annual status report of the Spencerport (New York) More Effective Schools/Teaching Project. Section 1 describes nine documents developed during the project; identifies persons participating in the project; states the applicability of effective schools research to all levels of a suburban school system; and sets forth the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Definitions, Educational Assessment
Rudner, Lawrence M.; And Others – 1987
Designed for policymakers and programs planners involved with the topic of teacher testing, this publication outlines issues involved in teacher testing and describes state-level activities in this area. A question-and-answer section provides general information on major types of teacher tests, prevalence of teacher tests, problems addressed by…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, State Standards
Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1995
This study analyzed documentation from 50 state departments of education concerning high school graduation requirements for students in general and for students with disabilities. Preliminary information reviews research on graduation requirements, research on minimum competence tests, and legal issues and implications. Study findings are then…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Credits, Disabilities, Graduation Requirements
Cooley, William W. – 1991
The Test of Essential Learning and Literacy Skills (TELLS) has been administered to all Pennsylvania students in grades 3, 5, and 8 since 1985. An analysis of results from the 1,505 public elementary schools that served both third and fifth graders between 1986 and 1990 show that in 150 of these schools more than 50 percent of the students scored…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Competence, Elementary Education
Anderson, Beverly; Pipho, Chris – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
An outcome of the excellence movement has been an increase in state control of education, especially through state-mandated testing, as testing has become the preferred means of trying to effect change in education following the popularity of accountability and minimum competency testing. Suggestions for using tests prudently are listed. (DCS)
Descriptors: Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Bodner, Joanne Records; And Others – 1987
The study surveyed the 50 states and the District of Columbia to identify current state policies that regulate graduation requirements and to determine how these policies have been applied to programs for high school special education students. Survey results produced four major findings: (1) all but three states have legislation or state board of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Lewy, Arieh – 1986
To assist low achieving students in the mastery of instructional objectives in major subject areas, the Ministry of Education of Israel published definitions of Minimum Achievement Requirements (MAR) for specific subjects at all grade levels. To examine the feasibility of the MAR approach and to determine whether it contributed to the attainment…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills
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Reitzug, Ulrich C. – Journal of School Leadership, 1991
Administrator competency testing is required in 15 states. Competency testing has traditionally been plagued by ambiguous objectives, questionable validity, an adverse effect on minority group members, and high costs. Offers recommendations for policymakers and for preparation programs. (41 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Certification, Competence
Estes, Gary D.; Demaline, Randy – 1982
On July 8, 9 and 10, 1981 the National Institute of Education (NIE) sponsored a "hearing" on minimum competency testing (MCT). The hearing, which was to clarify issues related to MCT, was modeled after adversarial and judicial evaluation approaches. The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory was responsible for the overall evaluation…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Hearings
Galambos, Eva C. – 1984
An overview is presented of the current status of competency testing for teacher certification. The question of the effect of certification tests on the quality of hired teachers is briefly discussed. Statistics are presented on types of tests used by various states, with particular attention to differences in the cut-off scores for passage of a…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Minority Groups
Melvin, Leland D. – 1983
Recent criticism of public education has led to demands for educational improvement. Responses to this criticism include the development of minimum competency tests (MCTs) and calls for increased academic requirements. This paper reviews a national survey of state graduation requirements that reveals a wide variance in requirements. Eighteen…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Disabilities
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