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Peer reviewedArcher, Edith L.; Dresden, Judith H. – Education and Urban Society, 1987
Describes statewide results on minimum competency testing (MCT) programs newly implemented in Texas, and discusses initial efforts to predict the impact of a specific statewide MCT program on retention and graduation in Houston. Suggests that the new MCT requirements, by discouraging high risk students who previously might have stayed in school,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Graduation Requirements, High Risk Students
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1985
This document lists the objectives for the Texas educational assessment program in mathematics. Eighteen objectives for exit level mathematics are listed, by category: number concepts (4); computation (3); applied computation (5); statistical concepts (3); geometric concepts (2); and algebraic concepts (1). Then general specifications are listed…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Mathematics Achievement
del Refugio Robledo, Maria; Cortez, Albert – Intercultural Development Research Association Newsletter, 1983
Although the results of minimum competency tests need to be interpreted with caution, data on the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) for 1980-82 clearly indicate the inadequate results of remedial programs for minority students in Texas. Secondary analysis of the data shows that overall performance on exit level math and reading tests…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Blacks, Compensatory Education, Grade 9
Peer reviewedBernstein, Laura – Teacher Education and Practice, 1991
Describes a University of Texas project for increasing the pool of future minority teachers. Academically knowledgeable secondary students who lacked skills for coping with minimum competency testing were given "The Effective Test Performance Study Guide" to help prepare for standardized testing. Results indicate the guide contributed to…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, College Bound Students, Competency Based Teacher Education
Peer reviewedHeger, Herbert K.; Engelhardt, Jon M. – Teacher Education and Practice, 1991
Describes the development of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) tests which predict student success in mathematics on the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) and readiness for college mathematics. Institutions wishing to expand ethnic diversity in teacher education must help minority students prepare for tests like the TASP. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Basic Skills, College Bound Students
