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Peer reviewedGarner, C. William – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1981
Describes a group education plan for school districts and an individual education plan for the disadvantaged learner, as developed in New Jersey. Elements discussed include formulation of the group education plan and implementation of the individual education plan. (CT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Disadvantaged, Individualized Education Programs, Minimum Competency Testing
Price, Lynn, Ed. – 1980
Guidelines are provided to assist New Jersey local school districts in improving and strengthening their graduation policies in accordance with the new law and regulations. Basic skills proficiency requirements have been enacted in Chapter 241, Laws of 1979. This law requires that students successfully pass tests in reading, writing and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing
Montgomery, Patricia A.; Arrasmith, Dean G. – 1980
The development and implementation of the Dallas Independent School District's Basic Objectives Assessment Test (BOAT) are described. Beginning in 1979, this minimum competency test was administered system-wide to all students in grades 8-12 (except for those enrolled as special education students), and beginning in 1983 it will be used in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Daily Living Skills, Functional Literacy
Peer reviewedDugger, Chester W. – Illinois School Research and Development, 1980
Peoria's efforts with the development and implications of a Minimum Competency Testing (MCT) program are described, including the program model used, numbers of high school seniors and seventh graders who passed the pilot test sequence, and views on the advantages, disadvantages, and effectiveness of the MCT program. (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Grade 12
Download full textMcLean, James E.; And Others – 1982
This document provides background on the development of the Alabama Basic Competency Tests (ABCT). James E. McLean, in "Introduction to the ABCT," discusses the creation of the tests, compares them with the California Achievement Tests, and indicates the ABCT relationship to the Alabama High School Graduation Exam. "Review of Past…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Development
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Research and Assessment. – 1982
This report describes the design of an implementation evaluation of the Massachusetts Basic Skills Improvement Policy, to be conducted during 1982-83. The Policy and Regulations were enacted in 1978-79 when school districts were required to develop basic skills improvement plans. In 1980-81 districts were required to implement their plans.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1980
California's Pupil Proficiency Law requires each local school district to adopt standards of proficiency in the basic skills of reading comprehension, writing, and computation. Students are to be assessed in grades 4-11. Students not making sufficient progress towards meeting the district's standards are to be provided with remedial programs, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Computation, Educational Assessment
Klein, Gerald A. – 1983
The statewide implementation of the Georgia State Board of Education (GSBE) policy for high school graduation requirements was begun in September, 1980. It specifically stated that the GSBE would be responsible for assessing the basic skills, or learner skills, of students enrolled in public schools. It further stated that each local school system…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Daily Living Skills
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1995
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) is a statewide program designed to ensure that all students attending public colleges and universities have the basic reading, mathematics, and writing skills necessary to perform effectively at the college level. All entering first-time freshmen are required to take the TASP test, which has a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1977
California Assembly Bill 3408 requires school districts to adopt their own standards in basic skills, including reading comprehension, writing, and computation. Students must be tested at least once in grades 7-9 and twice in grades 10-11. After June, 1980, students who do not meet standards will not receive a high school diploma. Assembly Bill…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Compliance (Legal)
Hartman, Allan S.; And Others – 1979
To comply with official state regulations, public school districts in Massachusetts must establish minimum standards for reading, mathematics and writing by September 1980, and for listening and speaking by September 1981. The standards must apply to three grade levels: early elementary, late elementary, and secondary. Parents, teachers,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Flippo, Rona F. – 1985
The pattern toward an increase in the number of states using some form of competency testing prior to the certification of educators is substantiated in this paper. Competency testing programs are implemented at three distinct levels: (1) before entrance into a teacher education program near the end of the sophomore year in college; (2) at the end…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Ladders, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Meredith, Vana H. – 1981
The aim of the South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program was to meet legislative requirements, to improve instruction and to integrate instructional sensitivity into the state's educational programs for grades K-12 in the basic skill areas of reading, writing and mathematics. In their task of identifying, compiling and revising educational…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Pipho, Chris – 1980
This guide to legislation and state board of education policy on minimum competency testing is designed to explain the legal basis for minimum competency testing mandates in the various states. Specifically, it explores: the differences between board mandates and state legislation; details of the requirements--subject areas, grade promotion and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Citizen Participation, Educational Legislation
Assessing Basic Skills. Local Leader Guide IV. Locally-Directed Evaluation Handbook. Second Edition.
Wentling, Tim L.; Piland, William E. – 1982
This document, one of 12 guides that have been developed to facilitate evaluation by and for local education agency (LEA) personnel in Illinois, covers assessing basic skills through a set of activities for making professional decisions regarding remediation, individualized learning, and program and course improvements and for making status…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
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