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Download full textNational Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1981
Barbara Jordan served as the hearing officer for three-day adversary evaluation hearings about the pros and cons of minimum competency testing (MCT). This report is the complete transcript of the first day of proceedings. James Popham and George Madaus presented the opening arguments for the pro team and con team, respectively. Michael Scriven,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hearings, Minimum Competency Testing, Test Bias
Thomas, William R. – 2003
This report, based on a survey completed by testing directors in states that are members of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), describes the status of online testing in SREB states. Overall, SREB states are paying limited attention to online testing. Only Virginia is moving systematically to implement online testing. By spring 2004, all…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Online Systems, Standardized Tests
Eads, Gerald M., II; And Others – 1986
The purpose of this research was to develop and test a method of identifying groups of students participating in a mandated statewide norm-referenced testing program who have undergone highly specific training in preparation for, or coaching during, test administration. The implementation of the analysis procedure was intended not only to identify…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Goodness of Fit, Grade 11, Grade 4
Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1993
The requirement that home schooled students score at or above the 40th percentile on a nationally standardized test runs counter to several widely accepted principles of measurement. A single score should not be used alone in decision making, and there is no evidence that this is a valid use of the test. In addition, the 40th percentile is not an…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Catterall, 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
Jaeger, Richard M., Ed.; Tittle, Carol Kehr, Ed.
Addressing often neglected broad issues, rather than the pragmatics of test development and administration, this Conference on Minimum Competency Achievement Testing was organized around six topics: (1) social and philosophical roots, uniqueness among testing movements, and policy issues; (2) legal, curricular, and social-demographic consequences;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Curriculum
