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Download full textCEDEFOP Flash, 1993
The procedures currently used in the 12 European Community (EC) member countries for certifying the employment qualifications of graduates of full-time vocational education and training programs and/or apprenticeship programs were compared. The comparison, which was based on information obtained from 12 national studies of EC members' education…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Educational Certificates, Employment Qualifications
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Testing Programs. – 1991
The reference group summaries for the data from the October 1991 Comprehensive Assessment Reports for New York State are presented in two separate booklets, Part 1 and Part 2. The purpose of the reference group summaries is to enable school administrators to compare the data for their schools and school districts with those for the various…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
California State Univ. and Colleges, Los Angeles. Office of the Chancellor. – 1984
In May 1983 the California State University (CSU) introduced the Entry-Level Mathematics (ELM) examination as part of its basic skills assessment process for first-time freshmen and undergraduate transfers. The exam is intended to provide students and counselors with information on the levels of mathematical competency possessed by entering…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Degree Requirements, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods
Goodison, Marlene – 1985
The Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST), was developed at Educational Testing Service at the request of the National Teachers Examination Policy Council. The battery of three tests is designed to provide objective, standardized measures of basic proficiency in reading, mathematics, and writing. The steps in the test development process of this…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Criterion Referenced Tests
Fox, Karen; Humm, William, Ed. – 1980
This booklet offers a census of course offerings and enrollments in social studies in junior and senior high schools in Illinois. It is part of a series of reports surveying statewide basic curriculum data. Data were collected in 1977 from 459 public junior high schools and 704 public high schools. The document is intended for use by school…
Descriptors: Courses, Declining Enrollment, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1985
Pennsylvania's "Testing for Essential Learning and Literacy Skills" (TELLS) program was instituted during the 1984-85 school year, to identify reading and mathematics problems early in a student's school career. This document describes the intent and legislation behind TELLS, the implementation of the test, population tested, properties…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Sherron, Ronald H. – 1978
A statwide evaluation study of Adult Basic Education (ABE) in Virginia was conducted during the 1977-78 school year and its findings compared to those of a 1970-71 study. The program factors addressed include the following: actions taken on the 1970-71 recommendations; student personnel services; instructional program; curriculum design; the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students
