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Elford, George – 1977
A number of significant policy issues related to the use of competency tests in basic skills as a requirement for high school graduation are discussed. Issues contributing to the interest in this practice include test score decline, the widespread offering of electives in high school, the complaints of employers about the skill level of high…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Graduation Requirements
Pipho, Chris – 1979
This chart summarizes the following categories of information about various states' minimum competency testing activities: (1) name of state; (2) legislation or ruling which requires testing; (3) name of organization which sets standards; (4) grade levels assessed; (5) skill areas assessed; (6) use of standards and of test results; and (7) other…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Idaho State Board of Education, Boise. – 1977
Implementation of the Proficiency Testing Program, adopted by the Idaho State Board of Education, is explained in the districts coordinator's manual. The tests are described as administered on a district optional basis to ninth grade students in the basic skills areas of reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics. Criterion referenced tests are…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedKraetsch, Gayla A. – Community College Review, 1980
Focuses on: (1) the findings of studies of the characteristics and prevalence of underprepared college students; (2) the status of the basic skills movement and of state-level basic skills testing programs in each state; and (3) responses community colleges must make to deal with underprepared students. (AYC)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges, Educationally Disadvantaged
Meredith, Vana H.; And Others – 1983
The primary purpose of the 1983 Statewide Testing Program was to assess the achievement of 4th, 7th, and 10th grade students in South Carolina public schools. The results from the Statewide Testing Program provide educators with information which facilitates the decision-making process at the State, district, and school levels. Besides the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Disabilities, Educational Planning
Download full textAustin Independent School District, TX. – 1982
Designed for parents of kindergarten and elementary school children in Austin, Texas, this brochure explains the structure and function of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. A question and answer format is used to provide information on the scope and purposes of the tests, grade level differences in testing, meaning and accuracy of the scores, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Flynn, Timothy M. – 1990
Adults in four North Carolina counties were surveyed to determine public attitudes about the high school minimum competency test (MCT) that determines which students receive a diploma. The interview form consisted of 18 questions with 5-point Likert response scale. Four additional questions requested specific responses. Interviewers were seven…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Basic Skills, Community Attitudes
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The reading objectives and the measurement specifications cited in this document are congruent with the Texas State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum. The objectives are provided for teachers and for test developers involved with the preparation of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests. As of 1985-86 academic year,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Assessment, Grade 1
Matter, M. Kevin; Ligon, Glynn – 1984
This paper describes the development of the Basic Educational Skills Test (BEST) in the Austin Independent School District. In 1982 future options for the AISD minimum competency program, which requires all students to meet minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics before graduation, were evaluated against legal and local criteria. It…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1982
The California Assessment Program (CAP) presents the Survey of Basic Skills report for grades 3 and 6 of an Alameda County elementary school for 1982. This report begins with an overview of school and district achievement and progresses to more detailed information related to performance in specific skill areas and scores for different groups of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Mappus, L. Lynne; And Others – 1981
Designed to be a tool for curriculum and instructional development consistent with assessment of the state objectives in reading, this teaching and testing guide provides a summary of the skills that should be considered instructionally and how each objective is tested. Information is included on state objectives for reading teachers for grades 1,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Educational Objectives, Instructional Development
San Diego City Schools, CA. Evaluation Services Dept. – 1983
During the 1982-83 school year, students in the San Diego City School District in grades 3,6, and 12 were tested as part of the state-mandated California Assessment Program (CAP). The purpose of the CAP and the Districtwide Testing Program was to measure achievement in the basic skills. Matrix sampling (the procedure whereby students take only a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1982
The New York Regents Competency Testing Program has been designed to assure that all students develop adequate skills in reading comprehension, writing, and mathematics before graduation from high school. In this booklet, information is provided on two elements of the Regents Competency Testing Program: diploma standards and screening tests.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Handicap Identification
McCarson, Carole – 1981
The Georgia Criterion Referenced Tests (GCRT), tests of basic skills, administered to Georgia students in grades four, eight, and ten measure competency in reading and mathematics. Results are reported for students in Atlanta and throughout the state. The reading and mathematics objectives were organized into skill areas. Atlanta students scored…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Bureau of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1981
The "Education Evaluation and Remedial Assistance" section 10-14n of the Connecticut General Statutes, requires that the State Board of Education administer an annual statewide proficiency examination in basic reading, language arts, and mathematic skills to all ninth-grade students. This report describes the development of the test and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Grade 9, Junior High Schools
