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Haney, Walt – Notes from Workshop Center for Open Education, 1979
Stresses the need for examining the minimum competency testing movement in terms of: (1) the relationship between the goals of the curriculum and the content of such tests; (2) the concept of remediation; (3) the issue of discrimination; (4) open v secure (secret) testing: (5) the impact of standardized testing practices on early education. (GC)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Standardized Tests
Wakefield, Dara – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2007
In this article, the author presents the story of Hope--an education student who, despite many successes, was consistently unable to pass the reading portion of a screening test (Praxis I) that is a prerequisite to student teaching in her home state of Georgia. Hope's only trouble was the fact that she was a slow reader due to attention deficit…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Standardized Tests, Screening Tests, Academic Aptitude
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Behuniak, Peter, Jr. – Educational Leadership, 1980
Three-fourths of the states have mandated some form of testing. Problems are discussed and practical recommendations about implementation are offered. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Standardized Tests
Martin, David S. – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1980
Reviews the possible dangers of mandated competency testing and suggests some alternatives. (JM)
Descriptors: Educational Problems, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Cantrell, D. Dean – 1980
Fear of poor teaching and low national test scores have spawned a back to basics movement and a shift from the use of tests as predictors and models to that of assessment and achievement. This movement may have positive impact on the teaching of English, which previously has not lent itself well to standardized testing. Although many English…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Farr, Roger; Olshavsky, Jill Edwards – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Because the skills tested on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are higher order skills than those of basic literacy, teaching basic literacy will not necessarily improve SAT scores. The National Assessment of Educational Progress, which does test literacy, indicates that students do possess basic literacy skills. (IRT) Aspect of National…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy
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Linn, Robert L. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1983
Four considerations that enhance the instructional importance of tests are content match, use of feedback, a flagging function, and the increasing tendency to attach sanctions and rewards to standardized test results. These sanctions are apt to force greater attention to the other three characteristics, strengthening the links between instruction…
Descriptors: Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Measurement Objectives, Minimum Competency Testing
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Shostak, Arthur B. – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Predicts that the availability of computers and demands for competency testing could drastically alter the character and uses of standardized testing by the end of the century. Warns administrators to begin preparing for the future in order to prevent misuse of the new computer capabilities. (PGD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Oriented Programs, Futures (of Society), High Schools
Dilworth, Mary E.; Perry, V. Y-Tessa – 1984
Teacher certification issues are considered from the perspective of blacks in the profession. It is argued that teacher certification tests mandated by states threaten to reduce significantly the number of new minority teachers and seriously harm the historically black institutions of higher education that train teachers. The development of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Black Colleges, Black Teachers, Court Litigation
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Tchudi, Stephen; Williams, Carole – English Journal, 1983
Offers opposing views on the value of mass testing in English. (JL)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Minimum Competency Testing
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Hale, Geoff – Economics, 1988
Offers the Southern Examining Group chief examiner's personal assessment of the successes and problems encountered during the first year of the British General Certification of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination. Discusses both coursework and the examination itself. Concludes that if administrative problems can be overcome, the GCSE will…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Change, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries
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Franzosa, Susan Douglas – Contemporary Education, 1984
This paper describes the philosophic assumptions underlying the movement towards minimum competency testing. Definitions of such concepts as scientific educational management, what is worth knowing, and the knower are explored. (DF)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Philosophy
Resnick, Daniel P.; Resnick, Lauren B. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Steps can be taken in the areas of curriculum, testing, and tracking to raise educational standards for all students. Specifically, local and state authorities should cooperate to tighten course requirements, tie standardized examinations to the curriculum, and institute a demanding common curriculum in the years before high school tracking. (MJL)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Alley, Janet; And Others – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1982
Parents are interested in testing, but they need information about what types of tests are given to their children, what tests measure, and how tests can be used constructively. Standardized tests are the particular concern of parents because they believe testing is an integral part of education. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Wise, Arthur E. – Elementary School Journal, 1985
Focuses on how state policies affect the teacher-learner relationship in classrooms. Particular attention is given to standard setting as implemented through testing mechanisms. With respect to students, test-based standards as well as test-based instructional processes are examined. With respect to teachers, test-based standards for professional…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
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