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Download full textTell, Christine A.; McDonald, David – 2002
This study explored the relationship between Oregon high school students' performance in a standards-based system and their subsequent performance in the first year of college. Findings from 6,082 students from the Oregon University System and 12,519 from Oregon community colleges led to the conclusion that the 10th grade benchmark performance may…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Benchmarking, College Freshmen
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1989
This publication presents the current approval status of the 45 colleges and universities in North Carolina that offer programs leading to initial and advanced-level teacher certification. It also includes information on the current status of the two teacher education consortia which offer teacher education programs in North Carolina. Included in…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Policy, Higher Education, Schools of Education
Peer reviewedBishop, John H. – Education Next, 2004
Highlights a promising innovation, Michigan's college scholarship program for students who perform well on state tests. The scholarships are based on students' performance on an external exam that reflects the state's recommended curriculum. Georgia also has the merit-based Hope scholarship program. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Exit Examinations, High Schools
Bull, Barry L. – 1985
In an attempt to gain some understanding of the actual results of the State of Washington's certification policies and the institutions approved under those policies, data were collected on students who received first teaching certificates from public teacher education institutions. Data were gathered on 1,540 students from Central Washington…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
McCabe, Robert H. – 1987
Florida's Commissioner of Education recently appointed a task force to review current standards for the College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) and the effect of raising the levels of passing scores that are proposed for 1989. There is now a sufficient history of the CLAST to provide an understanding of the program's benefits and liabilities.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Criterion Referenced Tests, Ethnic Groups
Danzig, Arnold B. – 1985
This paper examined some of the issues surrounding the Arizona Teacher Proficiency Examination (ATPE), including the rationale for teacher testing, the Arizona approach to testing, and selected student outcomes. Arizona moved from Legislative directive in April 1980, to the implementation of the Arizona Teacher Proficiency Examination in June…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Legislation, Higher Education
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1995
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) is a statewide program designed to ensure that all students attending public colleges and universities have the basic reading, mathematics, and writing skills necessary to perform effectively at the college level. All entering first-time freshmen are required to take the TASP test, which has a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
Griffith, Susan R. – 1988
A state-mandated outcomes assessment test for certification of teachers has been administered in Texas since 1986. At Southwest Texas State University, which produces the most certified teachers in the state, the assessment showed that its students were not also among the best. In response to this situation, a presidential committee conducted…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
New Jersey Basic Skills Council, Trenton. – 1991
This report presents Fall, 1991 results of the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Testing which tests incoming college students and evaluates collegiate remedial courses. A summary of the findings notes that freshmen recorded poorer results on every section of the test compared to 1990 results, that in verbal skills 42 percent lacked…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
State Univ. System of Florida, Tallahassee. – 1988
The sixth annual report of the State University System (SUS) of Florida to the State Board of Education presents information on Florida's progress toward excellence in education. It follows the Indicators of Excellence Program implemented in 1983. Indicators of Florida's progress for 1986-87 include: pass rates on the College Level Academic Skills…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1984
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1983
The Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE) is based upon selected competencies that have been identified as minimal entry-level skills for prospective teachers. A description is given of the four subtests which make up the FTCE: (1) writing--essay on general topics; (2) reading--multiple choice "cloze" procedure on general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques, Minimum Competency Testing
