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Gourley, Robert N. – 1979
This guide outlines a model for competency-based education (CBE) as well as procedures for administration of CBE programs. The model includes the following elements--publicly determined and displayed student learning outcomes, curricular changes, life role related outcomes, integrated learning experiences, and individualized instruction.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Administrator Guides, Competency Based Education
Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1993
Information is presented regarding the administration of the North Carolina Minimum Skills Diagnostic Testing Program. This testing program, mandated by the state's basic education program under the Secondary School Reform Act of 1984, checks the necessity for remediation by determining a student's mastery of specific objectives and diagnoses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests
Brossell, Gordon; Hoetker, James – 1979
Technical problems involved in obtaining scores for essays written by teacher candidates are addressed. The rating procedure assures that each essay is read by three raters specially trained for the task. Ratings range from "1" for incompetent or unacceptable to "4" for outstanding. The score assigned to each essay will be the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods
Gorth, William Phillip; Perkins, Marcy R. – 1979
To portray the status of minimum competency testing programs nationwide; as of June 30, 1979, on-site visits were conducted with directors of all 31 state programs and 20 local district programs. Most programs were developed since 1976; 14 state and 13 local programs are fully implemented. The state board of education mandated 16 state programs;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Court Litigation, Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
Gorth, William Phillip; Perkins, Marcy R. – 1979
This resource document represents the integration of both practice and theory related to minimum competency testing (MCT), and is largely based on information collected in a nationwide survey of MCT programs. Chapter 1, To Implement or Not to Implement MCT, by Marcy R. Perkins, presents a definition of MCT and a discussion of the perceived…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competence, Diffusion, Elementary Secondary Education
1978
The work performed by New Jersey's Minimum Basic Skills Advisory Committee in studying the state's remedial programs is described. The committee's findings are summarized, as are its recommendations for enhancing program effectiveness. Descriptions of data collection activities involve interviews with representative school districts, major…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Educational Needs
Anderson, Barry D. – 1977
Little is known about the costs of setting up and implementing legislated minimal competency testing (MCT). To estimate the financial obstacles which lie between the idea and its implementation, MCT requirements are viewed from two perspectives. The first, government regulation, views legislated minimal competency requirements as an attempt by the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness
Gorth, William Phillip; Perkins, Marcy R. – 1979
The status of minimum competency testing programs, as of June 30, 1979, is given through descriptions of 31 state programs and 20 local district programs. For each program, the following information is provided: legislative and policy history; implementation phase; goals; competencies to be tested; standards and standard setting; target groups and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Court Litigation, Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
