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Merkel-Keller, Claudia – 1989
The State of New Jersey has proposed moving its competency test of basic skills from the 9th to the 11th grade, in order to allow for more content learning, more maturity, and more test-taking skills on the part of students. Since vocational students are more likely than other students to score low on the basic skills competency test, having the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, High School Students, High Schools, Integrated Curriculum
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
The Reading Skills Committee of the New Jersey Department of Education determined that the Eleventh-Grade High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) reading test should be based on contemporary theories defining reading as a process and that requisite reading skills could best be identified in terms of text and tasks. The purpose of the test is to assess…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Grade 11, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
The Writing Skills Committee of the New Jersey Department of Education determined that the Eleventh-Grade High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) writing test should be based on contemporary discourse theory that is process oriented and is firmly rooted in real world application of students' skill and knowledge as writers. The committee identified two…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Grade 11, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing