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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
The Writing Skills Committee of the New Jersey Department of Education determined that the Eleventh-Grade High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) writing test should be based on contemporary discourse theory that is process oriented and is firmly rooted in real world application of students' skill and knowledge as writers. The committee identified two…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Grade 11, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing
Download full textKlassen, Peter T. – 2001
This report discusses the results of the College Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) at the College of DuPage (Illinois). The CAAP is a national exam that assesses general learning in six areas: critical thinking, science reasoning, writing skills, essay writing, reading, and mathematics. Based on data from a total of 3,322 students tested…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, General Education, Mathematics Skills
Gentile, Nicholas, Comp. – 1985
One of a series in reading, writing, and mathematics intended to acquaint teachers with the skills tested in each content area on the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test, this booklet on writing presents material that can be used in lesson planning, skills review, and practice testing. Following a report of the writing committee convened to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Content Area Writing
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1988
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) is an instructional program designed to ensure that all college students in Texas have the reading, math and writing skills necessary to perform effectively in college courses. One component of the TASP is a diagnostic test of reading, math and writing skills. Answers to the following questions about the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Basic Skills, College Bound Students, College Programs
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1979
A discussion of the nature and scope of basic skills training introduces a series of recommendations for the improved effectiveness of this training based on a survey of California community colleges. The first sections of this report discuss issues of community college responsibility for basic skills training, its priority as an institutional…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
