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Download full textPage, Reba Neukom – 1983
The symbolic function of curricular debate, as it is manifested in the minimum competency testing movement (MCT), is investigated. Curricular debate necessarily reflects the demands of the society in which it arises. The topics that are addressed spring from this milieu and the language in which issues are couched must be appropriate to it.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development
Archer, Edith L.; Leverette, Harry – 1985
The Functional Academic Skills Tests (FAST) was developed to measure the basic skills of mathematics, reading, and writing in teachers employed by the Houston, Texas, Independent School District. The three content domains were drawn from the Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST). These sets of skills, or proficiencies, were amplified by supporting…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Tests
