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Cook, Jerome W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Describes the implementation of a minimum competency testing program in North Boone Senior High School in Poplar Grove (Illinois). Includes eight questions to be asked in planning for such a program. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Minimum Competency Testing, Secondary Education
Sava, Samuel G. – Graduate Woman, 1978
Although strongly supported by those aware of the movement, the "Back to Basics" approach in education is not clearly defined. Problems in interpreting the concept, determining basic competencies, and implementing such a program on a statewide basis are explored. (JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Affective Behavior, Basic Skills, Educational Objectives
Bregman, Susan – Independent School, 1979
An overview and critique, with special reference to independent schools, of the minimum competency testing movement as a solution to the political and educational furor over declining student achievement. (SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to sixth-grade students on the MPT are included. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1978
The second of two task forces formed to consider the graduation requirements of Hawaii's public education system came to several conclusions and made several recommendations regarding improving the existing program. Among the task force's concerns were making sure graduation requirements were linked to the state department of education's…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Certificates, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Lombardi, Alice D. – 1979
This experimental curriculum bulletin, published by the Board of Education of the City of New York, contains lists of mathematics performance objectives necessary for pupil competency at each level (K-9). A short introduction explaining how the objectives should and should not be used, and a memorandum to community school board presidents,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Mathematics
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to eighth-grade students on the MPT are reviewed. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Hoegl, Juergen K. – 1983
Minimal competency testing of students can be an effective tool for improving educational quality if applied appropriately with adequate safeguards. The failure of academic standards through grade inflation, a policy of social promotion rather than academic promotion, and weak curricula has reduced public confidence in education and encouraged…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Back to Basics, Competency Based Education
Gourley, Robert N. – 1979
This guide outlines a model for competency-based education (CBE) as well as procedures for administration of CBE programs. The model includes the following elements--publicly determined and displayed student learning outcomes, curricular changes, life role related outcomes, integrated learning experiences, and individualized instruction.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Administrator Guides, Competency Based Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1993
Information is presented regarding the administration of the North Carolina Minimum Skills Diagnostic Testing Program. This testing program, mandated by the state's basic education program under the Secondary School Reform Act of 1984, checks the necessity for remediation by determining a student's mastery of specific objectives and diagnoses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests
Popham, W. James – 1978
Guidelines for setting performance standards for minimum competency testing are suggested. Because qualitative judgments are involved, certain options should be considered, such as periodic reviews and necessary revisions of standards; use of experience-based rather than arbitrary standards; and thorough consideration of standards, even if the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Cutting Scores
Spady, William G. – 1981
The instructional delivery system of traditional school practice consists of fixed time, single opportunities for learning a vague-referenced, variable, and private curriculum. While a minimum competency testing program ensures that academic standards are criterion-referenced, fixed, and public, the time allotted for learning may still be fixed.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Credits
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Glass, Gene V. – 1977
The logical and psychological bases for setting cutting scores for criterion-referenced tests are examined; they are found to be intrinsically arbitrary and are often examples of misdirected precision and axiomatization. The term, criterion referenced, originally referred to a technique for making test scores meaningful by controlling the test…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores
Haigh, John A. – 1996
This document presents a collection of materials on school performance in Maryland, especially as demonstrated in the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) and the Independence Mastery Assessment Program (IMAP) for some special needs students. The MSPAP is a testing program administered to third, fifth, and eighth grade students…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Developmental Disabilities
Gorth, William Phillip; Perkins, Marcy R. – 1979
To portray the status of minimum competency testing programs nationwide; as of June 30, 1979, on-site visits were conducted with directors of all 31 state programs and 20 local district programs. Most programs were developed since 1976; 14 state and 13 local programs are fully implemented. The state board of education mandated 16 state programs;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Court Litigation, Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
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