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Gorce, Martin Joseph; Taylor, Bob L. – 1983
The objective of the study was to determine whether Competency-Based Testing (CBT) schools altered their curriculum differently than Non-Competency-Based Testing schools (NCBT), and, if so, what selected factors were identified as contributing to the differences among the responses secondary schools made to CBT. The data from 410 member high…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Elective Courses
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1989
This booklet answers frequently asked questions about the Exit Examination that students in South Carolina must pass before they receive a high school diploma. As provided for by the Education Improvement Act of 1984, the State Board of Education adopted the South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) objectives in 1985 as the basis for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Exit Examinations
Download full textCatterall, James S. – 1990
Since the mid-1970s, at least 20 states have instituted standardized tests that must be passed before students can receive a high school diploma. This paper draws on data collected in four states to explore some of the lasting effects of competency test legislation. Of particular interest is student awareness of these tests. A survey of 733…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Asian Americans, Black Students, Educational Change
