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Factors Related to Competency Test Performance for High School Learning Disabled Students.
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Hall, Julia; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1985
This study explored some factors associated with learning disabled high school students who passed the North Carolina Minimum Competency Test on the second administration. Factors examined include reading score on the first competency test, intelligence quotient, locus of control, mother's education, teacher support, student/teacher ratio, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Failure, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
An Examination of the Relationship between Minimum Competency Test Performance and Dropping Out of High School.
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Griffin, Bryan W.; Heidorn, Mark H. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1996
The relationship between performance on tests of minimum competency (MCT) required for high school graduation and dropout behavior was studied with 76,664 Florida students. Results indicate that MCT failure increases the likelihood of leaving school only for students doing well academically, but not for minority students or those doing poorly.…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Tests, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Research
A Method for Early Identification of Students Likely to Fail a Minimum Competency Exit Level Test: Early Prediction of Scores on the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS).
Bostic, Jeff Q.; And Others – 1987
The public schools reform movement has led to a proliferation of minimum competency testing programs by states. At the 11th/12th grade level, the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS), mandated by Texas House Bill 72, is an exit exam, divided into two sections which measure minimum competencies in math and language skills.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Early Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Exit Examinations