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New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1982
The New York Regents Competency Testing Program has been designed to assure that all students develop adequate skills in reading comprehension, writing, and mathematics before graduation from high school. In this booklet, information is provided on two elements of the Regents Competency Testing Program: diploma standards and screening tests.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Handicap Identification
Download full textOregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1978
This document contains Modules 6 and 7 of a series designed to familiarize users with Oregon minimum standards for public schools. Both modules focus on graduation requirements and each module begins with a performance indicator that indicates the important information and competencies to be taught in the module. Both supply study guides to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives
Pliska, Ann-Maureen – 1994
Among the recent changes to existing Pennsylvania state education regulations was the change from Carnegie units, or time spent in the classroom, as a requirement for graduation to mastery of student learning outcomes as a requirement for graduation. Once the changes became law, school districts became responsible for designing outcomes that fit…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Support, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Task Force on Education for Economic Growth. – 1983
A 50-state survey of mathematics, science, and computer education initiatives was undertaken to identify the number and diversity of responses states have made in response to the national crisis in precollege mathematics and science education. Descriptions of these initiatives (obtained from questionnaires, telephone interviews with state…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Guides, Educational Improvement
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1986
The Grade 12 Diploma Examination Program, an integral part of high school diploma requirements, is intended to develop and maintain excellence in educational standards through certification of academic achievement. It consists of course-specific examinations that are based on the prescribed Program of Studies for Senior High Schools for the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Chemistry, English
McCarson, Carole S.; Sweigert, Ray L., Jr. – 1983
The Georgia State Department of Education administers criterion-referenced tests to all fourth-, eighth-, and tenth-grade students enrolled in public schools throughout Georgia. The testing program was initiated in the spring of 1976 with the administration of criterion-referenced tests in reading, mathematics, and career development to students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1987
This paper outlines some initiatives taken to change and improve senior high school programs and diploma requirements in Alberta, Canada, as originally stated in the June 1985 policy statement, "Secondary Education in Alberta." It is intended to assist educational groups planning to revise a senior high school program. It also presents…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Selection (Students), Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Klein, Gerald A. – 1983
The statewide implementation of the Georgia State Board of Education (GSBE) policy for high school graduation requirements was begun in September, 1980. It specifically stated that the GSBE would be responsible for assessing the basic skills, or learner skills, of students enrolled in public schools. It further stated that each local school system…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Daily Living Skills
Hills, John R.; King, F. J. – 1978
The 1977 edition of the Florida Functional Literacy Test is a 117-item multiple-choice measure of 13 mathematics and 11 communication skills required for minimal acceptable performance for students to graduate from state high schools. A student must pass at least half of the skills in mathematics and communications and get 70 percent of the items…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Functional Literacy, Graduation Requirements
Rubino, Thomas J.; White-Stevens, Lillian – 1981
Based on a state board of education program to individualize graduation requirements, called the Program Completion Alternative, this guide discusses how and why New Jersey school districts ought to develop a variety of ways for students to meet state and local requirements; outlines the alternative education programs made possible by the new…
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Dropout Prevention, Financial Support, Graduation Requirements
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2005
This Technical Assistance Bulletin is to be utilized by districts and schools to design and implement their components of the Rhode Island High School Diploma System (Diploma System) as required by the RI Board of Regents' "Regulations Regarding High School and Ensuring Literacy for Students Entering High School" (Regents' Regulations)…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Restructuring, Graduation Requirements, Problem Solving
PDF pending restorationOklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Office of Accountability. – 1994
This curriculum review presents and comments on state and county trends in the curriculum offerings of Oklahoma secondary schools. For comparison, it provides the secondary level curriculum offered by each secondary school in the state. Vocational education offerings are not included. The state mandates four units of English, two of mathematics,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
The New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) consists of reading, writing, and mathematics sections and must be passed as one of the requirements for a high school diploma. This report includes a series of tables summarizing grade 10 test results statewide for April 11-13, 1989. The results for 6,352 10th graders are given separately for…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
Results for grade 11 are presented for the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) administered on April 11-13, 1989. The HSPT is a requirement for a New Jersey high school diploma. Data are provided for 3,018 11th graders who took the HSPT for the first time or who did not pass one or more parts when they first took the test in grade 9.…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
Results for grade 12 are represented for the April 11-13, 1989 administration of the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT), a requirement for high school graduation for New Jersey students. The test is initially given in grade 9. Data are provided for 762 12th-grade students who were taking the test for the first time or were repeating…
Descriptors: Grade 12, Graduation Requirements, High School Seniors, High Schools
