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Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Replies to the immediately preceding article. The author contends that the cause of incompetence resides more in the overall ambience of disaffection in the nation than in the schools. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedReys, Robert E.; Kasten, Margaret B. – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
False premises upon which many legislated programs for minimal competency testing are based are identified and discussed. (JT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Curriculum, Educational Philosophy
Peer reviewedNorton, James R. – Contemporary Education, 1979
Evaluation of student minimal competency should be based partly on national concerns, partly on local concerns, and partly on the needs of the learner. Evaluation must be built into all levels. (JMF)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Curriculum, Educational Objectives
Download full textKoffler, Stephen L. – 1983
This study examined the curricular validity of the New Jersey Basic Skills test, a minimum competency test administered to all public school students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11 to measure basic skills in reading and mathematics. Based on examinations of a Modified Caution Index, there were differences in the usual response patterns for both reading…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Court Litigation, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Howard, Eugene R. – 1977
Competency based education (CBE) programs can increase pupil motivation, provide the opportunity to individualized instruction, and enable the school to communicate better to the pupil and the public what pupils are learning in school, according to the author. But he lists eight traps that lie hidden in the CBE movement, including further…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Curriculum
Klein, Karen – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
This review of recent research on minimum competency testing requirements focuses on the impact of such requirements on school curricula and on the processes of selecting which competencies are to be tested, determining cutoff scores, and ensuring test validity and reliability. (JBM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Criteria, Curriculum
Egge, Donald E. – 1979
This paper describes Oregon's experiences with state performance requirements. It explains that these requirements cover three areas: budgeting on a program basis, providing a schooling environment designed to meet student needs through a systematic management process, and setting learning performance standards for students, including graduation…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Competency Based Education, Curriculum
Jelinek, James John, Ed. – 1979
This collection of conference presentations includes "The Curriculum Field--A View" by Alice Miel, "The State of the Curriculum: Frills, Fads, and Alternatives" by Robert S. Zais, "Lifelong Learning: Significance for Curriculum Development" by Norman V. Overly, "Education of the Gifted and Talented: A Look Around…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Development, Basic Skills, Capitalism
Hawisher, Margaret F. – 1979
An annotated bibliography on minimum competency testing is arranged by subtopics: overview; basic skills; compensatory education; competencies; cost effectiveness; curriculum; district programs; graduation requirements; handicapped students; legal aspects; readiness; reading; writing; state programs; teacher education; tests; math; and testing.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Competency Based Teacher Education
