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Peer reviewedKrathwohl, David R. – Educational Leadership, 1983
The National Teacher Evaluation Program has developed a competency test for teachers that is the result of extensive consultation with the profession, pretesting, and review. Plans for the future of the test are detailed. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Standards, Teacher Certification
Peer reviewedFielding, David W.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1981
The licensing body in British Columbia, the College of Pharmacists, has initiated a program of competency assessment to help define educational needs and to provide a basis for licensure renewal. The development and implementation of the first assessment conducted during 1977-78 is described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Certification, Competence, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986
Mathematics learning objectives and specifications for third graders, which are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum," are presented. They are designed for use by teachers and test development specialists involved with the preparation of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computation, Educational Objectives, Geometry
Download full textWard, Martha S. – 1996
High stakes testing has been in place in North Carolina since the late 1970s with highly visible, nationally norm-referenced tests administered to all students in several grades, as well as minimum competency testing as part of high school graduation requirements. A current back-to-basics movement has resulted in cuts to the testing program. A new…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Codes of Ethics, Educational Policy
