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Download full textColorado State Community Coll. and Occupational Education System, Denver. – 1996
A survey was conducted of Colorado secondary career and technical programs in 1995 to gauge how the state has responded to mandates of the Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990. Results were reported for the first three of nine standards developed by a statewide committee in 1992. The three standards require secondary programs…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Evaluation Methods, Job Skills
McCaslin, N. L.; Headley, W. Scot – 1993
A national study examined the system of performance measures and standards that had been approved in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands in response to the 1990 Perkins Act. Descriptive survey and content analysis research methods were used to develop summary sheets categorizing the types of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Legislation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Colorado State Community Coll. and Occupational Education System, Denver. – 1996
A survey was conducted of Colorado postsecondary career and technical programs in 1995 to gauge how the state has responded to mandates of the Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990. Results were reported for the first three of nine standards developed by a statewide committee in 1992. The three standards require postsecondary…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods
Grummon, Phyllis T. H. – Centerfocus, 1997
Assessing students for workplace readiness requires that schools know what skills and knowledge students need to succeed at work and how to foster their acquisition. Having seen that the educational systems of global competitors provided them with a significant advantage over the United States, policymakers have attempted to address some…
Descriptors: Competence, Education Work Relationship, Educational Certificates, Educational Legislation
Fiske, Kristin J.; Todd, Saralee S. – 1994
This handbook documents assessment strategies that are in current use, have potential for duplication, or are in the testing and development stages, and that hold promise for more accurate assessment of limited English proficient (LEP) individuals in vocational programs. The handbook was developed as a result of a research and demonstration…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Cloze Procedure, English (Second Language)
Rahn, Mikala L.; Holmes, Patricia – Centerpoint, 1999
This monograph provides a status report on issues related to accountability, including standards and assessments, data systems, and the role of incentives for schools, teachers, and students in improving student achievement. Using information gathered from the literature and interviews with state administrators of vocational education, this paper…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Needs
