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Knight, Karen W.1
Wongbundhit, Yuwadee1
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Administration of Standardized Competency Tests: Does the Testing Environment Make a Difference?
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Wongbundhit, Yuwadee – ERS Spectrum, 1996
To relieve overcrowded, distracting, and uncomfortable testing conditions, the Dade County (Florida) Public Schools began administering the High School Competency Test on two successive Saturdays, instead of on school days. Classrooms were used, and students received free breakfasts and lunches. The new arrangement improved student performance and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Environmental Influences, Grade 11, High Schools
Youth Leadership Broward: A Collaborative School/Business Program.
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Knight, Karen W. – ERS Spectrum, 1995
Describes and evaluates Youth Leadership Broward, a Leadership training program provided for approximately 50 outstanding Broward County (Florida) juniors each year. Funded primarily by business, YLB is an eight-month program of structured activities that increases participants' knowledge of current issues and community resources and helps develop…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Grade 11, High Schools, Leadership Training