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The Relationship of a Basic Competency Education Program to Overall Student Achievement: A State Perspective.

Hess, Anne C.; Lockwood, Robert E. – 1986

The effect of a basic competency education program on the achievement of high, average, and low-achieving students was examined for the Alabama Basic Competency Education program (BCE). California Achievement Tests scores in reading, mathematics, and language were examined for 3 years prior to initiation of the BCE program and for 3 years…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing

Determining Directions for a State Testing Program: Finding Out What People Want.

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Hoffman, Lee McGraw; Rachal, Janella – 1985

A variety of adults were surveyed on alternative strategies for the State of Louisiana's minimum competency testing program. Both individual and group interviews were conducted with teachers, local school district supervisors and program administrators, parents, and state board of education members. Participants discussed what a state testing…

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Alternative Assessment, Attitude Measures, Boards of Education