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Kajander, Ann; Holm, Jennifer – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2022
In 2019, the Ontario Ministry of Education announced a mandatory mathematics examination for all newly licensed teachers in the province. The following winter, after a brief pilot and a few months during COVID of testing, a court case declared the mathematics examination unconstitutional, and it has been paused since January 2021. This paper…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Academic Standards, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
Layng, Joe; Redding, Sam – Center on Innovations in Learning, Temple University, 2016
This field report is the seventh in a series produced by the Center on Innovations in Learning's League of Innovators. The series describes, discusses, and analyzes policies and practices that enable personalization in education. This report introduces sessions from the "Conversations with Innovators" event held at Temple University,…
Descriptors: Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Measurement Techniques, Academic Standards
Center on Education Policy, 2010
This paper provides information about New Mexico High School Competency Examination (NMHSCE), a minimum competency test. Its purpose is to meet a state mandate. It will be replaced by the Grade 11 Standards Based Assessment/High School Graduation Assessment (SBA/HSGA) in spring 2011 as the state's high school exit exam. The NMHSCE was administered…
Descriptors: High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing, Exit Examinations, Minimum Competencies
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Hagerty, Nancy; Prescott, Nancy – Clearing House, 1979
This satire about a school for animals lampoons the idea that students of varying abilities and talents can be fairly judged by a single set of proficiency standards developed by teachers. (SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competencies
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Seymour, Dorothy Z. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Contends that the imposition of competence standards might compensate for the climate of permissiveness that allowed students to graduate from high school without having developed high school level skills in the basics. (DD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competencies
Poggio, John P.; And Others – 1982
Alternative group judgment approaches to setting minimum competency standards were compared. Replication of results was possible for eight different tests (reading and mathematics, across four grade levels). The Kansas Competency Based Tests in reading and mathematics were administered statewide to students in grades two, four, six, and eight.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Minimum Competencies
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Garcia, Cara L. – Reading Improvement, 1981
Discusses the following issues raised by competency-based education (CBE): (1) defining competency, (2) nonequivalent levels of competency, (3) monitoring student progress, (4) competency testing, (5) grouping for instruction, and (6) the legal implications of competency testing. Presents guidelines to reading teachers considering employment in a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competencies
Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE), Tallahassee, FL. – 1995
This report offers advice on the issues to be considered and the steps to be taken when implementing a high school graduation test. The research was conducted, specifically, to address problems with Mississippi's high school exit test. An external panel, developed by Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE), reviewed data obtained…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, High Schools, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
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Tuman, Myron C. – Journal of General Education, 1979
Presents arguments by Robert Lowe and Matthew Arnold on the 19th century British "Payment by Results" Plan, whereby schools received funds for students who passed minimal competency tests. Emphasizes that the Victorian experience produced acrimonious teachers with low morale and encourages contemporary minimal testing advocates not to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational History
Girrbach, Charmaine J.; Claus, Richard N. – 1982
The Board of Education of the School District of the City of Saginaw requested the Department of Evaluation Services to review the literature relative to competency testing, especially for the elementary grades. This review on competency testing programs and competency based education (CBE) covers several areas. The emphasis on educational…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Utz, Robert – Action in Teacher Education, 1981
An annotated bibliography concerning proficiency development in schools identifies sources which focus on the identification and development of basic skills. Topics explored include: (1) issues and definition in proficiency development; (2) assessing the state of proficiency development; and (3) instructional techniques and programs. (JN)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competence, Competency Based Education
Sudlow, Robert E. – 1984
Essential to the definition of an effective school is an operational definition of minimum academic mastery as the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and concepts that enable the student to be demonstrably successful in the next grade level in the same school or in any other school in the United States. An effective schools program, such as the one…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hardy, Roy A. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1984
To determine to what extent competencies to be measured by the Alabama High School Graduation Examination were being taught in the Alabama public schools, a survey was conducted of teachers of grades 7, 8, 9, and 10. Competencies that were not being taught are identified and possible explanations are outlined. (Author/EGS)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Evaluation Criteria, Graduation Requirements
Crosier, Robert – North Central Association Quarterly, 1982
Examines the problem that some high school graduates lack basic skills. Cites declining test scores, facts about illiterate graduates, and causes of public nonconfidence in education. Explores the conversion of minimum competency theory into functional programs, citing considerations related to minority students, test results, record keeping,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Responsibility, Illiteracy
Sudlow, Robert E. – 1985
Although the topic of effective schools is a popular one among today's educators, researchers, and publishers, there still is no commonly agreed upon definition of an effective school. One definition given by Ronald Edmonds and Lawrence Lezotte is notably precise, measurable, attainable, and easy to determine. They defined an effective school as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
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