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Download full textCenter on Education Policy, 2010
This paper provides information about South Carolina's High School Assessment Program. The purpose of the test is to: (1) Demonstrate students' achievement based on selected South Carolina academic standards; (2) Provide data to state policymakers on student attainment of state education goals to inform educational policy decisions; and (3) Meet a…
Descriptors: High Schools, Exit Examinations, Academic Standards, Program Effectiveness
Winstead, Ann S.; Adams, Barbara L.; Sillah, Marion Rogers – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Today's business climate requires that management recruits not only know the technical aspects of their jobs, but also possess communication, teambuilding and leadership skills. Most business school curricula, however, focus only on technical skills, and do not address the "soft skills" in a formal setting or on a consistent basis. As…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Basic Skills, Skill Development, Business Administration Education
Jackson, Shirley A. – 1980
The National Basic Skills Improvement Program is authorized to provide grants and contracts to enable children to master the basic skills of reading, mathematics, and effective communication. In mid-1978 the South Carolina Legislature established the South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program. In the first half of 1979 an intensive project was…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Brooks, A. DeWayne; And Others – 1985
A discussion is presented of the component in the Educator Improvement Act (mandated by the state of South Carolina) which provides an evaluation procedure for prospective teachers beginning in the freshman year in college and ending during the first year of teaching. A description of the basic skills Educational Entrance Examination includes…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Teachers, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedMeredith, Vana Hutto – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
The history of direct writing assessment and scoring procedures in South Carolina are discussed. The South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program Writing Committee developed writing objectives for students. Holistic and analytic scoring procedures were used. Information on instructional improvement and student deficiencies was distributed to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests, Holistic Evaluation
Peer reviewedElrod, G. Franklin – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1987
A survey completed by 270 vocational teachers identified skills considered prerequisite to success in vocational courses. Important academic skills appear to be (1) basic math, (2) written communication, and (3) measurement. Social skills considered important include (1) getting along with others, (2) taking criticism constructively, and (3)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Individual Needs, Interpersonal Competence, Prevocational Education
Haney, Walt; And Others – 1981
The National Consortium on Testing undertook a case study of South Carolina's competency testing program. The Basic Skills Assessment Act (BSAA) passed in 1978 provided for the Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP). This program seemed a progressive approach because it is keyed to particular educational objectives. It is being implemented…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Minimum Competency Testing
Popham, W. James – 1981
Some minimum competency testing programs were created chiefly as a vehicle to improve the quality of basic skills instruction. In these programs, the tests are used to define instructional targets clearly and, thereby, enhance the quality of instruction. Few testing programs have included readability levels in their test specifications. In 1979…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1983
This guide lists 143 instructional television (ITV) series and 56 instructional radio series approved by the South Carolina State Board of Education as instructional resources. It is designed for use by South Carolina superintendents, district directors of instruction, curriculum writers, principals, and teachers in identifying ITV and radio…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Radio, Educational Television
Sandifer, Paul D. – 1981
Some insights into the development of an eleventh grade test of "adult functional competency" are provided. The evolution of the test from its first mention to its translation into a test item pool is traced. An attempt is made to identify some of the instructional, measurement, and legal implications inherent in various decisions which…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Grade 11, Graduation Requirements, Minimum Competency Testing
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Instructional Technology. – 1986
This guide is designed for use by superintendents, district directors of instruction, curriculum writers, principals, and teachers in identifying and selecting instructional television (ITV) that will aid their schools in meeting specific instructional requirements of the Defined Minimum Program and continuing objectives of the Basic Skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Federal Programs. – 1986
This report presents a summary of South Carolina's utilization of Title I/Chapter 1 funds as an educational resource for educationally deprived children from 1981 through 1985. It also identifies those projects exhibiting the greatest gains in student achievement during 1985. During the five years studied, there were steady decreases in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Relationships between Readiness Characteristics and Basic Skills Achievement of Rural First Graders.
Liu, Jeanne M.; Brinlee, Patricia S. – 1983
The exploratory investigation was guided by four research questions: (1) what are the similarities and differences in the readiness status between rural and urban first graders; (2) what is the relationship between the readiness status and socioeconomic status of rural and urban first graders; (3) what are the similarities and differences in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Mizell, Hayes; McCurley, Betzi – 1980
Results of an attitude survey of 39 selected Black community leaders in South Carolina toward South Carolina's Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) and the Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery (CSAB) are presented. Of the 39 returned questionnaires, 10 were from public school educators, 7 were from school board members, and 13 were from officers…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Basic Skills, Black Attitudes, Black Leadership
MAHAFFEY, JAMES P.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE EVALUATION OF A PROJECT IN READING INSTRUCTION IN A TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IS REPORTED. THE PROJECT WAS AN EXTENSIVE EFFORT TO UPGRADE THE TEACHING OF READING SKILLS AT THE ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR, AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. TEACHERS WERE ORIENTED TO NEW MATERIALS AND NEW APPROACHES FOR TEACHING BASIC READING SKILLS. THE USE OF SELECTED…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Inservice Education
