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Marshall, Jon C.; And Others – 1987
Minimum competency testing (MCT) programs for students are growing in popularity and being adopted by many states. In order to determine the extent of the MCT movement, researchers at North Carolina State University surveyed state departments of education in all 50 states. In updating these data for 1986-1987, it was found that 64 percent of the…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
1984
These five papers describe the methods, results, and implications of a multimethod approach to the establishment of standards for the three subject areas of the Alabama High School Graduation Examination (AHSGE). James E. McLean introduces the problems and methods involved by identifying three general approaches to scoring procedures found in the…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Policy, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Garber, Herbert – 1985
In 1984 an evaluation team examined the Maryland Functional Testing Program (MFTP), a statewide competency-based, criterion-referenced testing program that was instituted to limit awarding of high school diplomas to those students who had earned scores above cut scores on a series of achievement tests. This article examines the procedures the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Graduation Requirements, High Schools

Peach, Larry; Reddick, Thomas – 1983
A questionnaire was developed to assess high school principals' attitudes regarding the Tennessee Proficiency Test. The questionnaires were distributed statewide to the 147 public high school principals; 121 principals responded. Questionnaire items dealt with issues such as policy statements, remedial activities, graduation requirements, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Educational Legislation, Graduation Requirements
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1998
This annual report combines the November, January, April, June, and August provincial results in diploma examination courses in the Alberta (Canada) schools. The graphs, tables, and text describe student performance for the entire school year. The report is designed to assist school personnel in identifying patterns of students' achievement in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Earle, Janice – 1986
Maryland is one of the states which recently developed new requirements for high school graduation. A preliminary evaluation of these new state standards has raised a number of issues about graduation standards and their assessment. The Maryland State Department of Education examined statewide policies and guidelines for high schools between 1982…
Descriptors: Credits, Educational Change, Evaluation Methods, Grade 9
Jonas, Edward D., Jr.; Hayes-Wallace, Lamarian – 1986
The effects of failing to pass a high school exit exam were examined for the Georgia Basic Skills Test (GBST). Data were collected on a random sample of students who were tenth graders in 1983 and in 1984. The following issues were studied: (1) impact of failure on self esteem, as measured by the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (P-H);…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1985
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) Exit Level Writing Test is based on eight behavioral objectives that fall under five skill areas. Satisfactory performance on this test is required for high school graduation in Texas. This document, intended for teachers and test developers, presents general testing instructions and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Educational Assessment, Essay Tests, Graduation Requirements
Braungart-Bloom, Diane S. – 1984
The current New Jersey high school graduation law requires that students pass a ninth grade test in reading, writing, and mathematics. Equating the writing test from year to year to be sure that passing scores remain identical, regardless of the test form administered, requires developing a scoring technique. A research study was developed based…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Equated Scores, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1985
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) Exit Level Reading Test is based on ten behavioral objectives that fall under six skill areas. Satisfactory performance on this test is required for high school graduation in Texas. This document, intended for teachers and test developers, presents general testing instructions and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Educational Assessment, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
The Alabama High School Graduation Examination Experience: General Background and Practical Aspects.
Hess, Anne C. – 1985
Thorough planning is required before implementing an examination for a high school diploma. It was decided in 1977 that Alabama educators would establish minimum competencies for grades 3, 6, and 9. The competencies for grade 9 then became the skills to be assessed on the Alabama High School Graduation Examination (AHSGE), first given to eleventh…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, High School Graduates
Koffler, Stephen L. – 1984
This research examined the results from direct and indirect writing assessments to determine the most effective method of discrimination. The New Jersey State Department of Education developed a test for ninth-grade students which was designed to measure the ability to apply writing mechanics to written text and to communicate effectively in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods, Graduation Requirements
Goodwin, David; Muraskin, Lana – 1985
This paper is a combination of two separate essays, both of which examine changes in standards for student and teacher performance in various states over the past two years. Part 1 examines changes in standards for graduation from high school and the introduction or expansion of statewide programs of testing. Changes in the overall units for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Blust, Ross S. – 1986
Beginning in 1983, three educational reforms were undertaken in Pennsylvania to revise high school graduation requirements, test for remedial needs, and set higher standards for teachers and administrators. Revision of graduation requirements involved state and local education officials, professional organizations, and the state legislature. New…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrator Evaluation, Agency Cooperation, Compensatory Education
Bostic, Jeff Q.; And Others – 1987
The public schools reform movement has led to a proliferation of minimum competency testing programs by states. At the 11th/12th grade level, the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS), mandated by Texas House Bill 72, is an exit exam, divided into two sections which measure minimum competencies in math and language skills.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Early Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Exit Examinations
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