Descriptor
Source
| Journal of Negro Education | 1 |
Author
| Bostic, Jeff Q. | 1 |
| Brown, William J., Jr. | 1 |
| Busch, John Christian | 1 |
| Flippo, Rona F. | 1 |
| Gray, Mary W. | 1 |
| Jaeger, Richard M. | 1 |
| Marshall, Jon C. | 1 |
| Taylor, Ann | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 6 |
Location
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Florida | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| College Level Academic Skills… | 1 |
| National Teacher Examinations | 1 |
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 1 |
| Texas Educational Assessment… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textMarshall, Jon C.; And Others – 1987
Minimum competency testing (MCT) programs for students are growing in popularity and being adopted by many states. In order to determine the extent of the MCT movement, researchers at North Carolina State University surveyed state departments of education in all 50 states. In updating these data for 1986-1987, it was found that 64 percent of the…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Brown, William J., Jr. – 1985
Several of the major considerations involved in implementing a statewide testing program are discussed. The test results provide information which influences the educational enterprise in matters of curriculum, instruction, guidance, and accountability. Tests to be used in an assessment program must be developed by the administering agency when…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Busch, John Christian; Jaeger, Richard M. – 1986
This study examined the contribution of five categories of variables to the standard-setting recommendations of a representative sample of 241 judges recommending standards for the General Knowledge and Communication Skills Tests of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) for the state of North Carolina. It was based on the assumption that…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adults, Cognitive Dissonance, Educational Attitudes
Peer reviewedGray, Mary W.; Taylor, Ann – Journal of Negro Education, 1989
Evaluates the factors that affect student performance on the mathematics portion of the Florida standardized test designed to measure student competency at postsecondary institutions. Finds that remedial courses have a negative effect on test scores, and recommends articulation programs, admissions requirement evaluation, and curriculum assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), Black Students, College Preparation
Flippo, Rona F. – 1985
The pattern toward an increase in the number of states using some form of competency testing prior to the certification of educators is substantiated in this paper. Competency testing programs are implemented at three distinct levels: (1) before entrance into a teacher education program near the end of the sophomore year in college; (2) at the end…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Ladders, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
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
