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Florida Department of Education, 2020
Throughout the years, career and technical education (CTE) has focused on teaching technical competencies and related academic skills that prepare students to enter and advance in a variety of career fields and postsecondary education. Program and course descriptions are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that the technical and academic skills…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Ciereszko, Ana Alejandre – New Directions for Higher Education, 1987
State-imposed educational reforms, including mandatory entry and exit testing, have had a major impact on Florida institutions of higher education. The use of the College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Assessment
Thurlow, Martha L. – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that examined the use of accommodations in state assessment by students with disabilities and explored several related factors. A survey of states indicated 12 states (Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and West…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Age Differences, Alternative Assessment
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Egley, Robert J.; Jones, Brett D. – Rural Educator, 2004
This study examines how rural elementary school administrators perceive the effects of high-stakes testing in comparison to suburban and urban elementary administrators. High-stakes testing had a greater impact, both positively and negatively, on rural administrators than on their counterparts in suburban and urban schools. Specifically, the…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Test Results, Testing Programs, Testing