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Peer reviewedJeffery, Chris – English in Australia, 1986
Provides background information on the McGaw report, which addresses literacy assessment in secondary education. Presents the Western Australian Education Department's view of literacy. Describes the guidelines and assessment procedures in the Department's investigation of the McGaw report's implications. Discusses the 1986 school trials that…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Development
Montgomery, Patricia A.; Arrasmith, Dean G. – 1980
The development and implementation of the Dallas Independent School District's Basic Objectives Assessment Test (BOAT) are described. Beginning in 1979, this minimum competency test was administered system-wide to all students in grades 8-12 (except for those enrolled as special education students), and beginning in 1983 it will be used in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Daily Living Skills, Functional Literacy
