Purpose: The authors set out to determine (a) whether African American children's spontaneous spoken language met use criteria for a revised minimal competence core with original and added morphosyntactic patterns at different geographical locations, and (b) whether pass/fail status on this core was differentiated on other criterion measures of…

These papers were presented at the symposium "Using Statewide Basic Skills Tests to Make Promotion Decisions: Political and Psychometric Issues." The development of basic skills testing and the legislative mandate that needed to be implemented for minimum competency testing in Louisiana are discussed by Hugh I. Peck. Rebecca S. Christian…

THE COMBINED RESULTS OF THE STUDIES OF SEVEN METROPOLITAN CENTERS AND 90 SEMI-URBAN AND RURAL TOWNS IN LOUISIANA SHOWED (1) THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED, NUMBER NEEDING AGRICULTURAL COMPETENCIES, EXPECTED NUMBER TO BE HIRED, AND NUMBER OF JOB TITLES, (2) CHARACTERISTICS OF EMPLOYEES SUCH AS AGE, EDUCATION, BACKGROUND, AND SALARY, AND (3)…

This publication provides a basic list of mathematical standards for the State of Louisiana, and indicates at which point each skill should be introduced and mastered in grades 1 through 10. At designated mastery points, students will be expected to respond satisfactorily to criterion-referenced test items designed to assess performance on the…

Completion of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is required for graduation from high school in Louisiana. This bulletin presents the guidelines for a course in CPR and was prepared with the cooperation of the American Red Cross (ARC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). At the conclusion of the course, students will be prepared…

This guide is a consequence of Act 750 of the Louisiana Legislature, which mandated the development and establishment of statewide curriculum standards for required subjects for the public elementary and secondary schools. Ten domains of mathematical content have been identified for use in this guide: (1) Sets; (2) Numeration; (3) Whole Number…

The article describes the modification and implementation in Saint Bernard Parish (Louisiana) of the Adult Performance Level Curriculum with mildly handicapped secondary students. Major skill areas are coordinated with areas of functional competency, with the goal of achieving competency in 42 specific areas of adult life. Field experiences…

To help Louisiana school systems meet state competency based education mandates, the manual presents lists of skills for those moderately, severely, and profoundly handicapped students who are receiving an alternative to a regular placement instructional program and are addressing separate minimum standards. The sequential lists are provided in…

This competency based curriculum guide for elementary and secondary physical education classes was developed and pilot-tested by the Louisiana State Department of Education. The goal of the physical education curriculum is to develop skills, knowledge, and attitudes in the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains. A grade placement chart…

This curriculum guide is based on the Louisiana State Minimum Competencies for Health Education. This guide consists of extensive outlines of major content areas in health education with recommended activities to facilitate learning at specified levels. The content areas are: (1) communicable and noncommunicable disease; (2) consumer health; (3)…

This curriculum guide, dealing with competency-based cooperative office education in the State of Louisiana, consists of 10 chapters on program implementation and 12 instructional units. Covered in the first part of the guide are cooperative office education programs; coordination, program management, and student placement; legal responsibilities;…