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Download full textSantilli, Frank G.; Fisher, Maurice – 1985
The study was designed to determine the variables which may be strong indicators of possible failure or difficulty on the minimum competency test (MCT) for 88 handicapped seniors (learning disabled, mildly retarded, and emotionally disturbed). Fifty-six Ss had not successfully passed the MCT prior to their senior year, while the comparison group…
Descriptors: Disabilities, High School Seniors, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Div. of Special Education. – 1980
The paper presents guidelines to assist Virginia's local education agency (LEA) personnel, particularly teachers, administrators, counselors, and test providers, in the implementation of the minimum competency program for handicapped students. An introduction traces the history of graduation requirements, outlines revised graduation eligibility,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Graduation Requirements, Individualized Education Programs, Minimum Competencies
Jaeger, Richard M., Ed.; Tittle, Carol Kehr, Ed.
Addressing often neglected broad issues, rather than the pragmatics of test development and administration, this Conference on Minimum Competency Achievement Testing was organized around six topics: (1) social and philosophical roots, uniqueness among testing movements, and policy issues; (2) legal, curricular, and social-demographic consequences;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Curriculum
