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Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Elementary and Secondary Education. – 1983
This is one of three publications prepared by the Ohio State Board of Education to assist schools in implementing a competency based education program, as required by the 1983 revised minimum standards for elementary and secondary schools. This document addresses the assessment requirement, with emphasis on defining, comparing, and contrasting…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Phi Delta Kappa, Cleveland, OH. – 1978
Due to Ohio state mandate, recommendations were made regarding minimal competency testing (MCT) in the state, based upon a literature review of legal and measurement issues, as well as data from a survey of school district practices in Cuyahoga County. Factors subject to legal debate include test validity, length of phase-in period, unequal…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textOhio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1991
State-mandated student testing in Ohio is a combination of three different initiatives: (1) competency-based education (CBE) assessment; (2) achievement and ability testing; and (3) proficiency testing. This report describes the current testing requirements and some of the characteristics of each of these types of assessment. CBE assessment was…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1978
Ohio's Educational Assessment Program is briefly described, and extensive tables present the 1978 test results. The sampling design, test development, and setting of performance expectancy levels are discussed. Results are reported for the total test and for each objective. Comparisons between the average predicted, minimally acceptable, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1993
This report, mandated by Ohio's 119th General Assembly, examines the fairness and appropriateness of the state's ninth-grade proficiency test. Under the assumption that it is indeed fair and appropriate to have a single, statewide graduation standard for all students, the study focuses on the issue of whether the test, as developed and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Citizenship Education, Focus Groups, Grade 9
Dawson, Karen S.; Dawson, Richard E. – 1985
This monograph reports on an exploratory investigation of the impact of minimum competency testing on local schools. The implementation and impacts of test requirements in three Missouri and four Ohio local school districts are studied through interviews with teachers and administrators and through the analysis of written materials on the test and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Legislation
