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Macchiarola, Frank J. – 1979
This document provides a brief review of the New York State Basic Competency Tests (BCT), Preliminary Competency Tests (PCT) and Regents Competency Tests (RCT), together with a summary of the results of the tests administered in New York City in Spring, 1979. Test requirements for 1979, 1980, and 1981 are outlined, as well as administrative…
Descriptors: English, High School Students, Junior High School Students, Mathematics
Fasenmeyer, Mary Sarah – 1980
The decay in the quality of education is due to a breakdown in authority the schools have over students and educational processes. Emphasis must be placed on the school's power to determine minimum competencies through periodic evaluation, and, if necessary, to prescribe remedial education or grade repetition. Schools should have special reading…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Mastery Learning, Minimum Competencies
Download full textHuynh, Huynh; Saunders, Joseph C., III – 1979
The Bayesian approach to setting passing scores, as proposed by Swaminathan, Hambleton, and Algina, is compared with the empirical Bayes approach to the same problem that is derived from Huynh's decision-theoretic framework. Comparisons are based on simulated data which follow an approximate beta-binomial distribution and on real test results from…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Cutting Scores, Grade 3, Mastery Tests
Nassif, Paula M.; And Others – 1980
The statistical parallelism of a pair of tests equated by the P-value method was investigated, as well as the relationship between their raw scores and scores transformed by linear equating. Data were obtained from eight sections of the 1980 New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Program; specifically, the reading and mathematics tests for each of grades…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores, Hypothesis Testing, Minimum Competency Testing
Higgins, Scottie; Hockenberry, Cathe – 1979
State and federal policy issues regarding graduation requirements for handicapped students are explored. After a historical review of such issues as school attendance laws and the competency based testing movement, the effect of state and federal legislation is discussed. State action regarding minimum competency testing is charted and four policy…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Graduation Requirements
Herrington, Anne J. – 1979
A writing competency exam has been developed at a Vermont state college as a uniform method of judging attainment of a specified minimum standard for writing. The test was designed to meet four primary criteria: to judge student ability to create discourse, to yield specific evaluative information, to involve all academic divisions in test design…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Minimum Competency Testing
Carter, David G., Sr. – 1979
Proficiency, or competency, testing is a recent attempt to meet the public demand for accountability. But instead of placing the responsibility on the educational organization, competency testing appears to be a sophisticated approach to holding students and teachers accountable. Although some form of student assessment is needed, it is not yet…
Descriptors: Accountability, Competency Based Education, Court Litigation, Due Process
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1977
This chart prepared by the Maryland State Department of Education describes reading goals for children in each school grade. It prescribes general goals for each grade level and includes specific activities at which students are expected to be competent. The general goals for each grade are: the ability to utilize a variety of reading materials,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Smedman, M. Sarah – 1978
Competency testing in composition fixes goals that convey to students, teachers, parents, and the general public inaccurate notions about the nature of composition and what competency in writing comprises. The trend toward competency testing comes from the public's realization that many high school and college graduates are functionally…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, English Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Spofford, Timothy – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1978
This article reviews the development of, and controversy behind, minimum competency testing at the state and national levels. (WI)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Educational Trends, Graduation Requirements, Minimum Competency Testing
Pipho, Chris – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Discusses and presents a summary outline of state activity in minimum competency testing as of March 15, 1978. (IRT)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedTaylor, Ross – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
A distinction is made between the terms basic skills and minimum competence. The impact of minimum competency requirements is discussed through its affect on the scope and structure of current mathematics curricula, and the assessment instruments needed for valid measures of mathematical competence. (JT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Carlock, LaNeta L. – American Vocational Journal, 1977
Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska, developed a series of minimum competencies in seven areas as standards for their graduates. One of the seven areas, consumerism, covers money management, credit, insurance, taxes, buying decisions, and consumer protection. (BM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Daily Living Skills
Peer reviewedReys, Robert E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
Pragmatic questions and critical issues related to tests of minimal competence in mathematics are raised. (JT)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Montague, Elaine C.; King, Richard A. – Educational Technology, 1985
Compares two surveys--one of school administrators and one of computer experts--on perceptions of priorities among computer competencies for school administrators. Analysis includes importance of computer literacy; programing, application, hardware/software, and resource acquisition skills; and awareness of training needs. Experts were found to be…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Microcomputers
