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Coad, Cynthia P. – ESP Journal, 1984
Presents the history of the development of instruments to test both English proficiency and limited-English-proficient candidates to determine those most likely to successfully complete a machine shop training program. Lists the competencies required at the time of enrollment and provides samples of the tests. (SED)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, English (Second Language), Job Training, Language Tests
Bridges, Jean Bolen – 1986
In 1972, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia instituted the Regents' Testing Program (RTP) to provide systemwide information on the status of student competence in reading and writing and to provide a uniform means of identifying those students who fail to attain minimum levels of competence in these areas. Since 1972, some…
Descriptors: Accountability, Essay Tests, Graduation Requirements, Higher Education
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Developed as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT), these item specifications for sixth grade language arts are designed to provide an overview of the general content and format of test items used to measure instructional objectives. Each item specification contains the following information: objective identification number; grade…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
Download full textConnecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1987
This booklet interprets and summarizes the results of the Connecticut Statewide Basic Skills Proficiency Test as administered to ninth graders in October, 1986. The test measures basic skills in reading and mathematics, and basic writing skills in the language arts. The test is used to identify students who require further remediation in order to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 9, High Schools, Language Tests
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
Office of Refugee Resettlement (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1988
This document is the result of a national Mainstream English Language Training workgroup. Guidelines and suggestions are presented, in five chapters, for English Language Training (ELT) programs. Chapter one deals with the scope and design of particular ELT programs, taking into account the clients to be served, the needs of the service locale,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Core Curriculum, Cost Effectiveness
