Recommendations and guidelines developed by the American Historical Association for certification requirements for history teachers in secondary schools are presented. The guidelines are based on the conviction that teachers of history must be well versed in history. Requirements proposed in history and closely related subjects constitute one-half…

Written in a question-answer format, this report describes the impact of the Austin Independent School District graduation requirement on students. (1) What are the minimum competency requirements (MCR) for graduation? Students must demonstrate reading and mathematics competencies at the 9.0 grade equivalent. (2) How many 1984-85 graduates have…

The analysis of a film is proposed as an alternative for one of the two required text analyses in the French examination for the Higher School Certificate in Australia. This entails the addition of film courses to the general curriculum. (Text is in French.) (TL)

Describes the development of an assessment procedure for the Central New York external high school diploma program which emphasizes two categories of competence: minimum general skills and individual skills in occupational/vocational, advanced academic, or specialized areas. The 8-step system includes counseling, testing, and individualized…

Some important developments in the United States since the founding of Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, in 1832 are briefly traced, and the role of colleges in preparing graduates to meet future challenges that are difficult to predict is addressed. The philosophy of education that has been followed by Gettysburg College since its founding…

This section of Montgomery County Public Schools' Program of Studies series provides the curricular framework for high school physical education courses. An introduction describes the formulation, use, state and federal government influences, and graduation requirements of the countywide curriculum. The physical education program is outlined in…

Competency testing for either graduation from high school, or as a method for assessing whether a student should advance to a higher grade level, is the focus of this annotated bibliography. Included are annotations that relate to accountability, competency testing, program descriptions where competency testing is utilized, general testing…

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND CURRICULUMS IN THE LOS ANGELES CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM INSURE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, ECONOMIC COMPETENCY, CREATIVITY, DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL VALUES, GOOD HUMAN RELATIONS, AND HEALTH. GRADING, TRANSFERS, HOMEWORK, CREDIT, AND SPECIAL POLICIES ARE DISCUSSED. THE CURRICULUM IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH…

THE STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS OF AVERAGE ABILITY WHO ENROLLED AS FRESHMEN IN A CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGE DURING AN 11-YEAR PERIOD. THE SUBJECTS WERE THOSE WHO (1) SCORED IN THE MIDDLE 20 PERCENT OF NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE NORMS ON A COLLEGE APTITUDE TEST AND (2) EARNED IQ SCORES FROM 90 TO 110 ON…

Mastery of sixteen "life skills" tasks will be a Seattle Public Schools graduation requirement beginning in 1981. Five forms of the Minimum Competencies Performance Test, which will be used to measure mastery of those tasks, are presently being developed and field tested. This report presents the results of the analysis of the first…

This booklet is intended to aid local school districts in Oregon as they work to develop and improve their educational programs in keeping with the competency-based high school graduation requirements established by Oregon's revised minimum standards for public schools. The booklet consists of six chapters that focus in turn on state requirements…

This publication examines the competency-based education (CBE) movement in Oregon, which resulted in the adoption of new Minimum State Requirements for Graduation in 1972 and the subsequent adoption of competency-based Minimum Standards for Oregon Public Schools in 1974. It first discusses the general characteristics of CBE and then suggests some…

It has often been suggested by economists and other social scientists that the educational system may conveniently be viewed as a production process. The primary output of this process is an increase in the student's stock of knowledge and skill, and the inputs to the process including the student's time (the productivity of which depends upon a…

A national survey was conducted of the humanities or general education courses required or recommended in the occupational curricula of community and junior colleges. Responses to a four-page questionnaire mailed to the president of every two-year college known to the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges totaled 336. Copies of the…

Described is a travel program, which is an alternative to traditional classroom instruction. The authors discuss why to develop a travel program, describe how it works, and list procedures for avoiding liability. They conclude that travel can provide a high degree of understanding necessary for survival in a turbulent world. (KC)