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Madaus, George F. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1986
This reply to William A. Mehrens argues that test validity is the central issue in discussing the appropriate role of tests. It states that the procedures used to establish the validity of tests are inadequate because they depend primarily on content validity and not on construct and criterion validity. (JAZ)
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Cutting Scores, Decision Making
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Stedman, Carlton H. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1984
Teacher education will probably continue to receive specific attention in the competency testing area. Professional educators need to apply the best knowledge and practice available if testing is to become a valuable and valid part of the teacher certification process. (CJB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Predictive Validity, Teacher Education
Beach, Joyce – 1983
The implementation of any competency testing program must take into consideration the due process clause and the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Examples of the violation of the due process clause would be to implement a testing program without adequate notice or to cover material not taught. Instructional validity must be…
Descriptors: Career Education, Court Litigation, Due Process, Equal Protection
Haney, Walt – Notes from Workshop Center for Open Education, 1979
Stresses the need for examining the minimum competency testing movement in terms of: (1) the relationship between the goals of the curriculum and the content of such tests; (2) the concept of remediation; (3) the issue of discrimination; (4) open v secure (secret) testing: (5) the impact of standardized testing practices on early education. (GC)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Standardized Tests
Weitman, Catheryn J. – 1985
The current popularity of teacher testing allows for content, criterion, and construct validity to be assessed, as pertaining to achievement levels on basic knowledge examinations. Teacher competency is a complex issue that is inaccurately confused with or identified as measures derived from academic testing. The problems in addressing the…
Descriptors: Minimum Competency Testing, National Competency Tests, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Selection
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Stronge, James H. – Clearing House, 1984
Discusses the arguments for and against minimum competency testing, noting that the same issues are used to support both positions. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Test Validity
Smith, Jack E.; Merchant, Sharon – Training and Development Journal, 1990
A competency exam can help determine whether a training program has been effective only if it can pass the test of content validity. Seven steps for ensuring validity are developing learning objectives, outlining content, establishing format, constructing test items, evaluating validity, administering the exam, and analyzing results. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Content Validity, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Evaluation
Beach, Joyce – 1982
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has had a competency-based vocational instructor approval process for more than two and one-half decades. Perhaps the most important element in this process has been the vocational competency testing. Although some say that Massachusetts is out of step, others feel that Massachusetts has a well-established testing…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Court Litigation, Due Process, Equal Protection
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Phillips, S. E. – Journal of Law and Education, 1991
Examines issues of curricular and instructional validity, criticism of diploma-sanctioned tests, teaching the test, and the role of the courts in new solutions. Contends diploma tests may ensure that students are given the opportunity to learn those skills essential to becoming a productive member of society. (209 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing
Newkirk, Thomas – 1979
This criticism of writing competency tests questions both the efficacy of a test developed by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the reliance of individual states on the products of private testmakers. The paper suggests that a hidden curriculum is being developed by independent and semi-independent organizations that…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Minimum Competency Testing, Student Evaluation, Test Validity
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Mueller, Siegfried – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1983
Instructional validity indicates that a district is testing what is taught. Minimum standards of fairness in pursuing educational equity are proposed. The standards include efforts to remediate students who fail competency tests, use instructional validity studies; present an adequate opportunity to learn, make an appropriate use of results, and…
Descriptors: Educational Discrimination, Equal Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Remedial Programs
Bratton, Samuel E., Jr. – Tennessee Education, 1981
Raises philosophical and technical questions about the Tennessee minimum competency testing program, including: what subject and skills are basic; who determines what competencies are minimal; what should be the consequences of failure; who is responsible for remediation of failing students; do or should skills being taught match skills being…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Secondary Education
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Guthrie, John T. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Concludes that valid reading tests are needed for adults and should be designed differently than tests for academic or school-related reading. (AEA)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Job Performance, Minimum Competency Testing
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Lott, Winsor – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1983
The Florida Court decision reaffirms a state's right to impose a diploma sanction when competency tests are valid. Testing specialists now have a precedent for demonstrating curricular and instructional validity. Competency testing programs are a useful method for implementing instructional improvements. (DWH)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Change, Equal Education, Graduation Requirements
Nations, Alfred – Tennessee Education, 1981
Discusses two reasons why the state of writing performance may worsen when, beginning in 1983, Tennessee high school students must pass a proficiency test as a condition for graduation; reasons are the objective nature of the test and the language performance objectives which the test proposes to measure. (NEC)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Functional Literacy, Grammar, Minimum Competency Testing
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