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Southeastern Public Education Program, Columbia, SC. – 1982
In 1978, the South Carolina state legislature passed Act 631, resulting in the mandated Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) to improve the quality of instruction in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. This report is the documentation of a 1-year Southeastern Public Education Program project, the Basic Skills Assessment…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
The System-Wide Evaluation Project in Ottawa Board of Education High Schools. Research Report 86-04.
Wightman, Margaret – 1986
This report describes the procedures of a systemwide testing program established by the Ottawa, Ontario, education board to evaluate high school student performance in selected courses. The project was initiated in response to a directive from trustees, who were concerned about variation of academic standards among students in relation to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Planning, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Methods
Lindsay, Carl A.; And Others – 1976
A project was conducted in Pennsylvania to determine what changes might improve the effectiveness of the State's adult basic education (ABE) program. Northcutt's construct of functional competency adult performance level (APL) and Mezirow's program evaluation model provided the basis for the project's two components: APL assessment and program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment
