ERIC Number: ED280859
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 37
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Identifying Minimum Skills, School Year 1984-85.
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. Div. of Education Services.
The Kansas Minimum Competency Tests (KMCT) were designed to provide information about student performance on selected minimum competencies in reading and mathematics. The KMCT were criterion referenced tests in which each item was keyed to a minimum competency objective; student performance was measured against a predetermined standard. The tests for grades two, four, and six focused on minimum skills necessary to achieve success at the next grade level. In grades eight and ten, the focus was on the application of reading and mathematics skills in lifelike situations. This report analyzes the performance of Kansas students on the minimum competency examinations given in April 1985. Results are summarized for each grade level along with tables listing each objective, objective number (ranked by the percent of students meeting teacher expectation), teacher expectation level, percent of students meeting teacher expectations, and test item numbers corresponding to the objectives. Based on the results, general instructional recommendations are given for both reading and mathematics. Tables following the report indicate the percentage of students tested whose scores met or exceeded established minimal competence standards for every public and private school district participating in the April 1985 KMCT. (JAZ)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10, Grade 2, Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 8, Instructional Improvement, Mathematics Skills, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Skills, School Districts, Scores, State Programs, State Standards, Test Results
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. Div. of Education Services.
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