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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Operations, Research, and Evaluation. – 1979
Results are summarized of New Jersey's Minimum Basic Skills reading and mathematics tests which were administered to all state public school students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11, in March, 1979. These results are also briefly compared to the results of the 1977-1978 testing program. Almost 300,000 students are reported to have taken these tests,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11
Download full textRoth, Rod; Hanner, Austin – 1982
This paper presents the legal rationale for using the National Teacher's Examination (NTE) validation procedure, which was used in Arkansas to determine cut-off scores for teacher certification. A review is given of the decision, by the United States Supreme Court, upholding use of the NTE by South Carolina in that state's teacher certification…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Higher Education, Job Analysis, Minimum Competency Testing
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1984
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1983
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
American Friends Service Committee, Columbia, SC. Southeastern Public Education Program. – 1978
The first part of this report is a question-and-answer survey of minimum competency legislation, testing programs, and remedial programs. It includes the questions of both the educator and the lay person. Topics include: minimum competency tests, the debate over minimum competency programs, what happens after testing, and what citizens should look…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
Kapes, Jerome T.; Welch, Frederick G. – 1985
Procedures for establishing the cutoff scores for the occupational competency exams administered to individuals graduating from Pennsylvania vocational teacher education programs were reviewed. A total of 595 National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) Exams administered in 43 occupations or trades at three colleges between the…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Policy, Error of Measurement, Evaluation Criteria
