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Download full textWashington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1988
This report from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction responds to a directive from the Washington State Legislature to provide information on the progress of the development and field testing of minimum procedural standards and model evaluation programs for teachers. It contains a draft of the proposed minimum procedural standards for…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Field Tests
Chew, Charles R. – 1981
Competency in the three skills areas of reading, writing, and mathematics is a requirement for high school graduation in the state of New York. The writing competency requirement consists of two tests: the Preliminary Competency Test in Writing, given to students in the eighth or ninth grade, and the Regents Competency Test in Writing, given to…
Descriptors: Competence, Evaluation Methods, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1981
This bulletin describes the technical adequacy of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination and includes discussions on establishing test reliability, test validity, passing scores, and protecting the test from cultural or ethnic bias. Chapter I describes the development of the examination: (1) development, identification, and validation of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grading, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
The Impact of High-Stakes Test Results on Teachers' Instructional and Classroom Assessment Practices
McMillan, James H. – Online Submission, 2005
This study investigates relationships between teachers' receipt of high-stakes test score results of their students and subsequent changes in instructional and classroom assessment practices the following year. The sample consisted of 722 elementary, middle, and high school teachers. The results indicate that most teachers reported using the…
Descriptors: Test Results, Scores, Formative Evaluation, Minimum Competency Testing
NJEA Review, 1980
The New Jersey State Department of Education is implementing a program to evaluate every school on its basic skills instruction, improvement plans, and legal compliance. Unsatisfactory schools face labeling and a comprehensive program review. This article outlines the state plan and the New Jersey Education Association's objections to it. (SJL)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Basic Skills, Classification, Educational Improvement
Dittmer, Allan E. – 1978
The minimum competency movement's rationale can be reduced to four problem-laden propositions: the state through its schools owes every child an education; a high school graduate should be at least minimally competent; schools should be held accountable for seeing to it that every child meets this standard; and to assure this, every child must be…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
Earle, Janice – 1986
Maryland is one of the states which recently developed new requirements for high school graduation. A preliminary evaluation of these new state standards has raised a number of issues about graduation standards and their assessment. The Maryland State Department of Education examined statewide policies and guidelines for high schools between 1982…
Descriptors: Credits, Educational Change, Evaluation Methods, Grade 9
Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1993
This report reviews literature pertaining to testing accommodations for students with disabilities. It draws on such information as empirical studies conducted by the Educational Testing Service and the American College Testing Program as well as policies for state assessment programs. The report addresses policy and legal considerations,…
Descriptors: Certification, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary School Students
Byrne, Carolyn D. – 1979
In 1978 the New York State Board of Regents initiated action to establish statewide high school graduation standards for reading comprehension. The process began by measuring the readability levels of materials used in core courses and materials that adults normally read (newspapers, news magazines, and feature magazines). To do this,…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Graduation Requirements
Haigh, John A. – 1996
This document presents a collection of materials on school performance in Maryland, especially as demonstrated in the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) and the Independence Mastery Assessment Program (IMAP) for some special needs students. The MSPAP is a testing program administered to third, fifth, and eighth grade students…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Developmental Disabilities
Pratzner, Frank C. – 1987
A study examined state-level policies and practices regarding competency testing of vocational education teachers. Data on the use of competency tests in determining which candidates are admitted to and graduated from vocational teacher education programs were collected from a mail survey of 740 beginning vocational teachers, and data regarding…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Stapleton, Julia A. – 1987
Software and computer management systems that enable educators to manage the monitoring of student progress in acquiring skills for the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) and other standardized tests used in New Jersey schools are described in this study. Focus is on the data collection components for student skill proficiency using the computer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Computer Managed Instruction
Bowman, Harry L.; Petry, John R. – 1988
In 1988 a study was conducted to determine the validity of candidate teacher licensure examinations for use in Tennessee under the 1984 Comprehensive Education Reform Act. The Department of Education conducted a study to determine the validity of 11 previously unvalidated or extensively revised tests for certification and to make recommendations…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
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School and government officials, system administrators and other policymakers offer a variety of reasons for engaging in high stakes testing: to monitor student performance, to measure teacher and/or school effectiveness, to ensure accountability, etc. Some of these reasons are good; others not. But the best reason--one that is never offered,…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, High Stakes Tests, Role of Education, Educational Assessment
Syfrett, Evelyn E. – 1984
Florida state legislation has mandated the evaluation of its compensatory education programs. The Florida Accountability Act of 1976 called for minimum basic skills testing in grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 (subsequently amended to grade 10). In 1977, the Florida Compensatory Education Act mandated remedial programs for students performing below the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
