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Download full textHunter, Charles M.; Williams, Joseph – 1983
This paper examines the major influences of state minimum standards of pupil proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics; state curriculum guides; basic skills testing; and a state-funded compensatory/remedial program on public schools in Louisiana since 1980. The state testing program is described in some detail. Its influence in the home is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment
Kauchak, Donald – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Observing that an undesirable byproduct of competency testing for teacher certification has been a nationwide decrease in the number of Blacks entering teaching, this article analyzes Louisiana data on race of National Teacher Examinations takers and declining percentages of Blacks entering the profession. (MJL)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Teachers, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Carlson, Robert E. – 1985
Prospective teachers in many states must pass a competency test prior to receiving an initial teaching certificate. Because of the high stakes associated with them, educator competency tests can play a major role in modifying the nature of teacher training programs. To investigate the nature and extent of such changes, deans and faculty at teacher…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Higher Education
Reed, Rodney J. – 1987
This report presents the results of a survey of Louisiana and North Carolina college students and education officials to ascertain their perceptions regarding the use of minimum competency testing programs and to determine the effects of such programs on black students. Questionnaire and interview data were collected between September 1985 and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations
Hoffman, Lee McGraw; Rachal, Janella – 1985
A variety of adults were surveyed on alternative strategies for the State of Louisiana's minimum competency testing program. Both individual and group interviews were conducted with teachers, local school district supervisors and program administrators, parents, and state board of education members. Participants discussed what a state testing…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Alternative Assessment, Attitude Measures, Boards of Education
