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Principals' Attitudes toward Minimum Competency Testing.

Stronge, James H. – Spectrum, 1985

Alabama's public high school principals support the concept of minimum competency testing for students but are reluctant to allocate time and money to this effort at the expense of other curricular endeavors, according to a recent survey. (PGD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Graduation Requirements, High Schools

Use of a Computerized Adaptive Testing Model for ESOL/Bilingual Entry/Exit Decision Making: A Preliminary Study.

Gross, Susan; Stevenson, Jose W. – Spectrum, 1986

Presents the preliminary results of a comparison of Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) and conventional testing of English competency for students with limited English proficiency. The CAT procedure, which uses computers and a measurement theory known as Item Response Theory (IRT), provides several benefits that traditional paper and pencil…

Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Testing