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Mandell, Muriel; And Others – 1980
Intended to help secondary school students prepare for the New York Board of Regents competency tests in writing, this manual will enable students to use writing for effective communication of their needs and enjoyment of the pleasure of permanent self-expression. The first portion of the manual provides several introductory lessons and writing…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Graduation Requirements, Minimum Competency Testing
Download full textWood, Peter H.; Bennett, Thomas L. – 1994
Questions about the effectiveness of efforts to increase scores on minimum-competency tests and the appropriateness of their use were answered by teachers, education students, and administrators in Ohio, Georgia, and Texas. The first questionnaire was completed by 59 current teachers and 152 education students, who were asked if 30 listed…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Faculty, College Students, Education Majors
Kennedy, Robert; Buckner, John – 1989
The Minimum Performance Test (MPT), Metropolitan Achievement Test, Sixth Edition (MAT6), and the new standards required by the 1983 Quality Education Act and their impact on teachers in Arkansas were assessed. A sample of 103 elementary school teachers from 39 school districts indicated that the tests and standards generally met with favorable…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Gentile, Nicholas, Comp. – 1985
One of a series in reading, writing, and mathematics intended to acquaint teachers with the skills tested in each content area on the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test, this booklet on writing presents material that can be used in lesson planning, skills review, and practice testing. Following a report of the writing committee convened to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Content Area Writing
Cohen, Paul, Comp. – 1985
One in a series of reading, writing, and mathematics subject booklets offered to acquaint teachers with the skills tested in each content area on the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test, this booklet on reading presents material that can be used in lesson planning and preparation of materials to ensure coverage of all skills throughout the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Critical Reading, Evaluation Criteria, Grade 9
Burgess, Sandra E. – 1988
The systematic learning program developed and implemented at Columbia Heights Elementary School (CHES) in San Antonio (Texas) in 1986-87 and 1987-88 is described. CHES is located in a low socio-economic neighborhood made up of 99% Mexican Americans and was identified as having one of the lowest quartile test scores in the state in 1986. Forty-two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Curriculum
