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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1988
This document sets forth detailed curriculum objectives and an associated three-phase promotion testing program for grades 3, 6, and 8 for public schools in the state of North Carolina. The program was administered for the first time in 1986. The 1987 testing program began with administration of the California Achievement Tests (CAT). Students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Education
Corbett, H. Dickson; Wilson, Bruce L. – 1987
The reactions of local educators (teachers, principals, and central office personnel) to the initiation of statewide mandatory minimum competency tests and the effects of implementing these testing programs were studied. Variations among school districts within two states were considered. Items from a survey of individual educators were combined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Testing
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1987
Bob Algozzine et al. studied Florida's minimum competency testing as a requirement for high school graduation and wrote a report titled "Analysis of Basic Skill Competencies of Learning Disabled Adolescents," from which this one-page summary was prepared. The study sample included 938 regular class students and 1,098 learning-disabled…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
Shepard, Lorrie A.; And Others – 1987
The Texas Examination of Current Administrators and Teachers is a basic literacy test that was administered to 202,000 practicing educators in March 1986. An in-depth case study was undertaken to examine the effects of the test as an instrument of educational reform and policy making. The two-year study involved 10 separate data-collection phases…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Content Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Collin County Community Coll., McKinney, TX. – 1988
The Software Development Program described in this report was developed at Collin County Community College as a pilot associate degree program for the State of Texas. Drawing from an employer needs assessment and a DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process, the two-year associate in applied science (AAS) program was developed to train scientific…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986
Mathematics learning objectives and specifications for third graders, which are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum," are presented. They are designed for use by teachers and test development specialists involved with the preparation of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computation, Educational Objectives, Geometry
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1983
Results of this survey indicate that three important ways to improve high school student achievement are to increase daily attendance, improve study skills, and increase required courses. Two-thirds of the school district administrators responding rated increasing attendance as highly important. Almost half strongly favored increasing required…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Task Force on Education for Economic Growth. – 1983
Following an argument for improving the quality of public education to further the nation's economic growth, current educational deficiencies are analyzed and an action plan presented. Methods for implementing the following recommendations are outlined: (1) governors, state legislators, boards of education, educators, and business leaders should…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Trends
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1982
Guidelines are presented for use by school personnel in reviewing and improving locally developed proficiency tests used in meeting the requirements of the California Pupil Proficiency Law. The guide is organized in three main chapters on test construction, test validation, and test documentation. The test construction chapter focuses on issues…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Legislation
Mangino, Evangelina; And Others – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS), a criterion-referenced test, was mandated by the Texas legislature in 1984 to be instituted beginning with the school year 1985-86. This is the first report of TEAMS, which replaces the formerly used Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS), by the Austin Independent School District…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Florida State Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Tallahassee. – 1988
In response to a legislative mandate, this report assesses the validity of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) and offers recommendations for increasing the passing rate of students. Section I summarizes the Florida State Legislature's interest and intent in establishing CLAST an achievement test--measuring skills in computation,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation
California State Univ. and Colleges, Los Angeles. Office of the Chancellor. – 1984
In May 1983 the California State University (CSU) introduced the Entry-Level Mathematics (ELM) examination as part of its basic skills assessment process for first-time freshmen and undergraduate transfers. The exam is intended to provide students and counselors with information on the levels of mathematical competency possessed by entering…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Degree Requirements, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1987
This report presents tables summarizing test results statewide for ninth-grade students who took the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) in April, 1987. The HSPT consists of reading, writing, and mathematics sections, and must be passed as one of the requirements for a high school diploma. Data include percent passing, mean score, and…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Mathematics Tests
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1987
This report summarizes test results statewide for tenth-grade students who took the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) in April, 1987. The HSPT consists of reading, writing, and mathematics sections, and must be passed as one of the requirements for a high school diploma. The tenth-grade students who were tested consisted of students…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Mathematics Tests
Halpin, Glennelle; Akers-Adams, Sue – 1985
The purpose of this paper is to report on the processes followed and the modifications made to the Alabama state minimum competency testing program for exceptional students, as well as to provide results for exceptional students tested through spring 1985. A committee of lay citizens and professional educators identified basic competencies in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Exceptional Persons, Graduation Requirements
