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Download full textRachal, Janella; Hoffman, Lee McGraw – 1985
In the Louisiana Basic Skills Testing (BST) program, initiated in 1982, criterion-referenced tests of language arts and mathematics were administered to all second grade students. Longitudinal data over three years tracked four cohorts of students to address when retention appears to be most effective and whether a combination of repeated…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Grade Repetition, Longitudinal Studies
Hoffman, Lee McGraw – 1984
In 1984 the Louisiana State Superintendent of Education directed the Bureau of Evaluation to conduct a study of alternative testing strategies for the State, keeping in mind the possibility that retaining the current testing program was an alternative to be considered. The Bureau designed a study calling for the involvement of four distinct…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Hoffman, Lee McGraw; Rachal, Janella – 1985
A variety of adults were surveyed on alternative strategies for the State of Louisiana's minimum competency testing program. Both individual and group interviews were conducted with teachers, local school district supervisors and program administrators, parents, and state board of education members. Participants discussed what a state testing…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Alternative Assessment, Attitude Measures, Boards of Education
