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Popham, W. James – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1983
The need for improved accountability has led to more competency-based testing. This provides test makers with the opportunity to have greater impact on the curriculum. Several strategies are suggested for measurement-based instructional improvement. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Quality
Geisinger, Kurt F. – 1992
At present, states have no consistent manner in which limited-English-proficient (LEP) students are assessed on statewide or district-level minimum competency examinations. In some states, LEP students need to take the same minimum competency examinations under the same rules as other students to graduate or be promoted. Competency tests have the…
Descriptors: Graduation, High School Students, High Schools, Limited English Speaking
Dyer, Henry S. – 1980
This handbook aims to help parents become more familiar with the testing that goes on in their community schools. The first two chapters provide general background on testing, giving the reason and scope of educational testing today, and highlighting the fundamentals of the testing-measurement process. Chapters 3 and 4 consider the various…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs, Measurement
Haney, Walt; Madaus, George – 1978
The enthusiasm for competency testing poses a contradiction, for it comes at a time when questions and criticisms are being increasingly raised about tests and their use. In three sections, this paper explores the competency testing movement: 1) main features and basic issues in the competency testing movements; 2) observations on the politics of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Quality
Scott-Skillman, Thelma; Halliday, Karen – 1991
Assessment testing in California's community colleges (CCC) helps to identify entering students' goals and skills level and to ensure that the students are properly advised of appropriate courses and programs. The California Education Code requires that all assessment instruments be approved by the Office of the Chancellor of the California…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation, Minimum Competency Testing
Funk, Gerald W. – 1979
A project continued activity to improve the occupational competency assessment program for evaluating and certifying vocational education teachers. Development of new testing was continued by Temple University, The Pennsylvania State University, and University of Pittsburgh. Workshops for test developers were conducted to ensure standardization of…
Descriptors: Competence, Examiners, Minimum Competency Testing, Occupational Tests
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 20 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: predictors of primary grade reading achievement; factor analysis of the WISC-R to distinguish disabled readers at three grade levels; a process model for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Larson, Gordon A.; And Others – 1981
Adult educators in the state of New Jersey have expressed concern about the adequacy of the 1978 General Educational Development (GED) test. Based on these concerns research was conducted in the use and applicability of the current GED test. The project investigated whether the existing GED test was meeting the needs of the large majority of GED…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs
Wise, Arthur E.; Darling-Hammond, Linda – 1983
This paper focuses on ways in which one state policy for improving education--standard-setting through testing mechanisms--affects the classroom teacher-learner relationship. That uniform policy-making is problematic is clear from observations of 43 Mid-Atlantic school district teachers. Responding to three types of standards, 45 percent found…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Improvement