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Basic Skills Assessment in South Carolina: How Progressive an Approach to Minimum Competency Testing? National Consortium on Testing Staff Circular No. 8.
Haney, Walt; And Others – 1981
The National Consortium on Testing undertook a case study of South Carolina's competency testing program. The Basic Skills Assessment Act (BSAA) passed in 1978 provided for the Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP). This program seemed a progressive approach because it is keyed to particular educational objectives. It is being implemented…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Minimum Competency Testing
Measuring Achievement at the Primary and Junior Levels: An Analytical Review of Test Instruments Used in Evaluating Pupil Achievement and of Communicating Results to Parents.
Wahlstrom, Merlin W.; And Others – 1977
Evaluation instruments and current practices used in measuring achievement in Ontario, Canada elementary schools were examined. An analytical review of currently available achievement measures was made in relation to the objectives of "The Formative Years", a circular issued on the Ontario Minestry on Education. Results of item analyses…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Case Studies