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Peer reviewedLeMahieu, Paul; Leinhardt, Gaea – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1985
The concept of overlap between instruction and assessment is defined. The influence of tests on teaching and the teacher as curricular content decision maker is described. A model of how awareness of this overlap can move curriculum practice into alignment with an assessment system is presented. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Standardized Tests
Peer reviewedGreer, Rachel D. – Action in Teacher Education, 1986
As the use of competency testing of teachers has increased, the issue of the effect of standardized testing on minority groups at all educational levels has resurfaced. Several programs designed to raise standards and increase test scores are described. (MT)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedBowers, John J. – Theory into Practice, 1991
Examines factors contributing to increasing acceptance of and dependence on state and local educational testing. Factors examined include the accountability movement, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, National Assessment of Educational Progress, growth in statewide and local assessment, and minimum competency testing. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing
Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1985
Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh initiated an education reform package, "Turning the Tide: An Agenda for Excellence in Pennsylvania Public Schools" in October 1983. The statewide competency testing program which followed was "Testing for Essential Learning and Literacy Skills (TELLS), and it tested reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 8
Kauffman, John D. – 1979
Two reports on the current status and future trends of state assessment programs are presented. Among the results summarized for 1977-1978 and also presented in chart form for the 41 states which administer testing programs are: 19 programs are mandated by state legislatures; 22 programs test all students in the grades or ages assessed;…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Educational Trends
