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Hudson, Sally; Veal, Ramon – 1979
This report discusses a plan to help Georgia school systems develop their own evaluation instruments for student writing. The report indicates that the use of actual writing samples in assessing writing skills can be valid, reliable, and economical. It includes attachments with sample writing scores from a school, the purposes and statistics that…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Minimum Competency Testing, Secondary Education, Writing (Composition)
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Purnell, Rosentene B. – College Composition and Communication, 1982
Discusses the results of a survey to gather information on the state of the art of testing writing proficiency at the college level. According to the results, many respondents did note positive side effects of the unprecedented growth in testing, particularly its influence on the direction of writing curricula. (HTH)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Testing
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Murphree, Carolyn – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1985
Suggests that those who feel the need for competency testing in their program should find or construct a test that reflects the faculty's expectations, locate a coordinator to put the test into the curriculum, and find ways to bring the marginal student up to expectations. (EL)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Educational Needs, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
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Free, Mary G. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1981
Discusses the growing interest in competency testing in writing at the college level, the growing dependence on minimal essays as the norm for "correct" composition, and the resulting decline in grace and style in college composition. (Author/HTH)
Descriptors: College English, Higher Education, Literary Styles, Minimum Competency Testing
Stansbury, Donald; Palitz, Merriem – 1983
Beginning with the fall semester, 1983, California required all community colleges to test their students on minimal writing competency before being granted an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree. This guide explains the ways in which students at Bakersfield College may complete this requirement (i.e., by initial placement into…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria, Minimum Competency Testing, Student Evaluation
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Gorrell, Donna – Research in the Teaching of English, 1983
Reports on the steps undertaken and the discoveries made by the English department of Illinois State University in its development of a valid, reliable measure of student competency in freshman composition. (HOD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Blackall, Donna – 1991
When the state legislators of Illinois mandated a full-scale statewide assessment program in reading/language arts, the Illinois Association of Teachers of English (IATE) made its stand clear: that tests for Illinois students must be created, designed, and executed by Illinois English/language arts educators, and that a writing sample was an…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Minimum Competency Testing, Politics of Education
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O'Shea, Judith – English Quarterly, 1987
Argues that writing apprehension can be dispositional, but that it can also arise in response to elements in the writing situation. Discusses the elements in timed writing competence tests that can trigger writing apprehension and hinder effective writing. (JK)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Test Anxiety, Writing (Composition)
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Freedman, Sara Warshauer; Robinson, William S. – College Composition and Communication, 1982
Discusses the design and scoring of the writing proficiency exam conducted at San Francisco State University. Explains the program's counseling system for those students who do not pass the proficiency exam. (HTH)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Merrill, Beverly; Peterson, Sarah – 1986
When the Mesa, Arizona Public Schools initiated an ambitious writing instruction program in 1978, two assessments based on student writing samples were developed. The first is based on a ninth grade proficiency test. If the student does not pass the test, high school remediation is provided. After 1987, students must pass this test in order to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Holistic Evaluation
Humes, Ann – 1983
This paper, as an illustration of the procedures involved in a cooperative effort, describes a project in which the Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) designed and developed a minimum standards test in collaboration with a large urban school district in California. The activity described focuses on the writing sample included in the test. The…
Descriptors: High Schools, Institutional Cooperation, Interrater Reliability, Minimum Competency Testing
Cronnell, Bruce – 1980
Experiences with competency testing at the elementary level in the area of English language are presented, as well as suggestions for improving the quality of competency tests. In order to modify curricula and requirements to meet the demands of assessment and to ensure sufficient student instruction, the following suggestions are made: (1)…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English Instruction, Language Arts, Language Skills
Alloway, Evans – 1979
The holistic procedure used to score 2,800 student papers in the New Jersey Writing Project is described in this booklet. Characteristics are given of papers that received high, middle, and low scores. It is noted that (1) papers receiving high scores were characterized by a clear understanding of and a direct approach to the assignment, a…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Grading, Holistic Evaluation, Minimum Competency Testing
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Testing Programs. – 1986
This manual, accompanying the New York State Regents Examinations and Competency Tests, is intended for use by school administrators, guidance counselors, teachers, and proctors. Regents examinations measure the quality of instruction and learning that has taken place in high schools, and provide information for educational and vocational decision…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing
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Wise, Steven L., Ed.; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1988
Six papers on the use of partial credit item response theory score models in applied measurement settings are presented. These applications include the scoring of medical certification examinations using computer-based patient simulations, narrative writing tests, and educational diagnosis. (TJH)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation, Educational Diagnosis
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