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)

The Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge (SEEK) program of the City University of New York provides special services to economically disadvantaged students. Graduation data for SEEK students are compared to those for students who were eligible for SEEK, denied admission by random procedures, and entered the college anyway. (Author/GDC)

One would not buy an automobile, a television set, or a gallon of paint without expecting some type of guarantee in return. Public school systems have a similar right to expect a certain level of performance from the graduates they hire from teacher-training institutions. Describes the teacher warranty program, its objectives and prerequisites to…

Competency-based graduation requirements provide students with a meaningful diploma, reduce illiteracy, and provide a system of quality control for schools. (Author)

Students graduating from Westside High must meet hour and competency test requirements. The seven competency tests are in reading, writing, mathematics, democratic process, problem-solving, oral communication, and consumerism. (IRT)

Discusses two conflicting concepts of correcting and grading high school graduation examinations in French: "mathematical" grading of complex exercises versus objective grading of reduced segments. Recommends higher valuation on goal-orientation as against extreme objectivity. Students' performance must be evaluated individually. Various concrete…

Results of a survey of Georgia high school students in the vocational curriculum on what they thought about minimum graduation requirements are summarized. Among the opinions were that the student who completes the twelfth grade should be able to read, write, and calculate at or close to that level. Seventy-five percent thought that paid…

The authors review the background of competency-based education (CBE), discuss its merits and drawbacks, and cite recommendations from the National Association of Secondary School Principals. (DS)

Presents the Association for Science Education (ASE) position regarding the desired preparation students should have obtained in science prior to leaving school. (SL)

The National League for Nursing's Division of Research presents its annual report on admissions, enrollments, and graduations in practical, diploma, associate degree, baccalaureate degree, and graduate programs in nursing. Data were obtained from State boards of nursing, schools of nursing, and a survey of colleges and universities. (MF)

Describes the development of a criterion referenced minimum-competency test in reading which was normed by community job holders and based on the ability to answer questions about items taken from a newspaper. (MKM)