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Two State Minimum Competency Testing Programs and Their Effects on Curriculum and Instruction.

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Wilson, Bruce L.; Corbett, H. Dickson – 1991

Effects of assessment on curriculum and instruction were studied in an investigation that considered local educators' reactions to statewide minimum competency testing, the instructional effects of implementing these tests, and variations within each state. The two states examined were Pennsylvania, a low-stakes situation with relatively minor…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education

Development of a Set of Curriculum Materials for the Implementation of an Instructional Strategy for Teaching Basic Mechanical Skills in Exploratory Vocational Agriculture Classes. Final Report.

Scanlon, James A. – 1983

A project was conducted to develop a set of curriculum materials for use in implementing an instructional strategy to teach mechanical skills in secondary level exploratory vocational agricultural programs in Arkansas. The specifics of the project were to field test and refine an empirical method for developing and implementing an instructional…

Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration

Developing and Disseminating a Curriculum in English Language Survival Skills for Pre- and Non-Literate Speakers of Other Languages. Final Report.

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Gaul, Patricia Reitz – 1982

This special demonstration project was undertaken to field test and disseminate a curriculum entitled Emergency English for Refugees (EER). Designed to meet the immediate English language needs of pre- and non-literate adult refugees and immigrants, the EER is a 26-unit competency-based English-as-a-second-language (ESL) curriculum that deals with…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Communication Skills, Competency Based Education