In compliance with the new Constitution of Virginia, standards of quality were adopted by the State Board of Education and enacted by the General Assembly. These standards and objectives deal with administrative and teaching personnel, programs (elementary, secondary, kindergarten, special education, vocational education, and continuing…

This handbook, which lists and discusses representative performance objectives for secondary school English, is intended for use by high school teachers in planning units and lessons, for consideration by departments revising or rewriting an existing curriculum, and for discussion by preservice teachers in college methods classes and by groups of…

This fourth volume in the series "Pathways to Practice" presents the heart of the Southern Regional Education Board's Nursing Curriculum Project, which was designed to (1) develop a set of assumptions about societal systems that impinge on the environments of nursing, (2) determine broadly the future direction of health care delivery patterns, (3)…

In the fall of 1975, a committee on the use of English was appointed by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois to determine the nature of the writing problem in the college, to assess its significance, and to make recommendations for the improvement of student writing. As part of their work, the committee obtained…

Political and educational consequences of standard setting for criterion-referenced tests are discussed. Suggestions for setting standards are given. (JKS)

Describes the way that the Diagnostic English Test (DET), a writing skills laboratory, and a basic journalism course combine to monitor, correct, and improve journalism student writing ability while keeping journalism program standards at a consistent level. (RL)

Considers the notion that "standards" of English instruction and literacy are declining to be a false diagnosis. Offers evidence to refute such a "decline theory." (RL)

Once a school with many serious problems, Chicago State University (CSU) has greatly improved under the leadership of its first Black president, Benjamin H. Alexander. Some of the problems he faced at CSU, an urban predominantly Black campus, include possible loss of accreditation, poor morale, faculty integration, and low academic standards. (JMD)

A new two-track system of higher education is being laid down in the U.S., suggests this vice-president of the Danforth Foundation. The two tracks are occupied by institutions that are narrowly academic or traditional, and by those that may be described as broadly educational or nontraditional. The differences and implications of the trends are…

A survey was conducted of 51 universities to determine the English standards for foreign graduate students. Information is presented on English examinations and required test scores, use and acceptability of interviews for determining English proficiency, standards within English departments, English requirements for teaching assistants, and…

Declining academic standards will not improve unless institutions of higher education reject the new form of relativism, which continues to be the prevailing educational philosophy. Examples of declining standards are reported, and educational philosophies and the phenomena which encourage the persistence of the current ideology are examined. (JMD)

While many teachers view the current trend in education toward more formal methods of assessment with considerable anxiety, there seems to be little coherent expression of the part that assessment should play, and the form it should take. Outlines an approach to assessment that seems appropriate and supports educational requirements in a primary…

Twenty-two elementary schools were studied to identify factors related to school success in raising reading and math achievement of disadvantaged and low-achieving students. Discusses effects of administrative leadership in instruction, coordination of instructional programs throughout the school, and policy regarding academic standards. (Author)

Advocates a return to teaching standard written English and setting high standards for all students. (MKM)

The article is concerned with the school education of young adults who leave and go directly into employment, combined where possible with part-time further education. (ABM)