Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Academic Achievement | 3 |
| Minimum Competency Testing | 3 |
| Scores | 3 |
| Academic Failure | 1 |
| Accountability | 1 |
| Achievement Gains | 1 |
| Achievement Tests | 1 |
| American Indians | 1 |
| Basic Skills | 1 |
| Black Students | 1 |
| Classification | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| California Achievement Tests | 1 |
| Comprehensive Tests of Basic… | 1 |
| Metropolitan Achievement Tests | 1 |
| National Education… | 1 |
| Otis Lennon School Ability… | 1 |
| Stanford Achievement Tests | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full text
Direct linkPhelps, Richard P. – Online Submission, 2020
This review critiques the highly-praised and influential 2001 study, "Getting Tough? The Impact of High School Graduation Exams," which concluded that "minimum competency," or high school "graduation exams," had no effect on student achievement. The review compares the test classifications of "Getting…
Descriptors: High School Students, Exit Examinations, Academic Achievement, Minimum Competencies
Peer reviewedSmith, Malbert, III; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
The degree to which it is possible to identify, from data in their cumulative folders, students likely to fail a high school competency test is investigated. Results indicated that some predictor variables could be used to identify those likely to fail Senior High Assessment of Reading Progress and the Test of Proficiency in Computational Skills.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Educational Diagnosis, Mathematics Achievement
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Research and Testing Services. – 1987
In 1987, the administration of North Carolina Competency Tests to public school sophomores resulted in 94.4% passing the reading test and 90.6% passing the mathematics test. Rates were similar to rates for the 1986 sophomores, but were higher than rates for juniors in the 1978-1983 period. The 1987 passing rate in mathematics was lower than for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Black Students, Disabilities
