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Klein, Gerald A. – 1983
The statewide implementation of the Georgia State Board of Education (GSBE) policy for high school graduation requirements was begun in September, 1980. It specifically stated that the GSBE would be responsible for assessing the basic skills, or learner skills, of students enrolled in public schools. It further stated that each local school system…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Daily Living Skills
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1985
The mathematics learning objectives contained in this volume and the measurement specifications are congruent with Texas law. These objectives are provided for teachers and test developers involved with the preparation of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests. Beginning with the 1985-86 school year, the TEAMS tests will…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 7
Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1977
California Assembly Bill 3408 requires school districts to adopt their own standards in basic skills, including reading comprehension, writing, and computation. Students must be tested at least once in grades 7-9 and twice in grades 10-11. After June, 1980, students who do not meet standards will not receive a high school diploma. Assembly Bill…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Compliance (Legal)
Mangino, Evangelina; And Others – 1988
This newsletter is part of an effort to improve mastery of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS). Responses of teachers to a survey in the Spring of 1987 concerning their beliefs and facts about the TEAMS are reported, along with clarifying facts about this criterion referenced test. Teaching to the TEAMS is advisable because…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1987
This booklet interprets and summarizes the results of the Connecticut Statewide Basic Skills Proficiency Test as administered to ninth graders in October, 1986. The test measures basic skills in reading and mathematics, and basic writing skills in the language arts. The test is used to identify students who require further remediation in order to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 9, High Schools, Language Tests
Hartman, Allan S.; And Others – 1979
To comply with official state regulations, public school districts in Massachusetts must establish minimum standards for reading, mathematics and writing by September 1980, and for listening and speaking by September 1981. The standards must apply to three grade levels: early elementary, late elementary, and secondary. Parents, teachers,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Smith-Moore, Cathy; Bowden, Barbara – 1983
The Alabama High School Graduation Examination (AHSGE) was given to eleventh graders for the first time in October 1983. In April, 1983, an instructional validity survey was conducted concurrently with the piloting of the AHSGE to determine if seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students were being taught the skills tested on the AHSGE.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements, Language Arts, Mathematics Skills
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1984
This guide describes the background of the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) program, objectives, and tests. It is designed to assist school personnel in reading and comprehending the student information contained in student performance data included in TABS reports. TABS is a criterion-referenced measure for assessment of student…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives
Ramsbotham, Ann; And Others – 1980
The legislative history and provisions, implementation, and intended use of 12 state-mandated programs are described. Florida's program was mandated in 1971. The other states (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) initiated programs after 1975; most are in their…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Wise, Arthur E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Reason and evidence provide little, if any, justification for the belief that minimum competency testing will help poor students to learn or poor teachers to teach. (Author)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Policy, Minimum Competency Testing, State Standards
Turlington, Ralph D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1979
Compares the results of the first and second years of testing in the Florida minimum competency program to show that the program is working. (IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Descriptions, State Programs
Johnson, Carl I. – 1986
This booklet describes the test development process used to upgrade New Jersey's basic skills competency test, the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT). Ninth-grade students in New Jersey public schools must pass this test of reading, writing, and mathematics skills in order to receive a state endorsed high school diploma. Test development…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, High Schools
National 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
Peer reviewedSmartschan, Glenn F. – Clearing House, 1983
Describes the five-year effort of the Allentown, Pennsylvania School District to develop districtwide final examinations to test the mastery of course objective in its secondary schools. (FL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Content, School Districts
Mid-Atlantic Teacher Corps Network, Philadelphia, PA. – 1979
The conference's keynote address is presented by Bernard C. Watson. Papers include: Vantage from the State Department of Education, by Robert G. Scanlon (Pennsylvania); Minimum Competency: As the Public Sees the Question, by Jacqueline Grennan Wexler; Minimum Competency Testing (MCT): A Tripartite Response from the Profession, by W. James Popham;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bureaucracy, Community Attitudes, Educational Policy
