Urges educators to make the Ohio Proficiency Tests work for their program rather than against it. Claims that by placing the learner outcomes of the test into an inquiry-based context, it is possible to structure classrooms so that teachers do not compromise teaching and learning but students still do well on the tests. (NH)

This manual keys school television programs to the Arts Education portion of the North Carolina "Teacher Handbook: Competency-Based Curriculum," and provides teachers with a guide to educational television programming according to competencies specified by the State of North Carolina in the area of arts education. Materials are divided into five…

This is one of three publications prepared by the Ohio State Board of Education to assist schools in implementing a competency based education program, as required by the 1983 revised minimum standards for elementary and secondary schools. This document provides assistance in planning and implementing an effective instruction/intervention…

To assist special education teachers to develop individualized programs of instruction for students unable to benefit fully from a regular school program, this curriculum guide provides behavioral objectives for six elementary and secondary curricular areas, including basic skills, personal and social awareness, living in the environment, career…

This statewide revised Standard Course of Study, mandated by North Carolina's Elementary and Secondary School Reform Act of 1984, provides a detailed, integrated curriculum plan for all subjects at all grade levels. An initial section provides an introduction ("Notes") to the users of the "North Carolina Competency-Based…

This report presents a comprehensive plan to improve teaching and learning in New York State's public and private schools. After surveying school improvement efforts since 1977, characteristics of New York education, and the state Board of Regents' recent goals review, the report states the regents' goals underlying this action plan. These…