University Daily Kansan, June 19. 1985
Page 12
KU to develop state basic competency test plan
By Kimberly Turner Staff Reporter
KU professors are again working on competency tests for all students in five grade levels at accredited Kansas schools.
Last week, the University of Kansas received $218,000 from the Kansas State Board of Education for the development of the Kansas Minimum Testing Program, which will be administered to students in March.
"We are the contractors who provide the service." Douglas R. Glasnapp, professor of educational psychology and research and co-director of the Center for Education Testing and Evaluation, said Monday.
The contract — the second one in five years — was approved June 12 by the Kansas Board of Education. It is for the development, production and distribution of competency tests in reading and mathematics for second, fourth, sixth, eighth and 10th grades.
Although the center receives a large amount of money to create and distribute the tests, the state re-prints the results be taken and the results observed.
"It is up to individual districts to stricter testing for poor testers." Glasgow's councillors.
John P. Poggio, associate professor of educational psychology and research and co-director of the center, said that when students
tested poorly in certain academic areas, administrators would take it upon themselves to change the curriculum.
"To say that the state must mandate curriculum changes for poor testers would be the same as saying that someone who cut himself must be mandated to wear a Band-Aid," Poggio said. "We should take the responsibility to make changes where necessary."
Dan Jaimes, principal of Central Junior High School, 1400 Massachusetts St., said that in the past he had not had to make any drastic changes in the curriculum because of poor test results.
"If, for instance, there is an area
say problems with decimals in math
— we put extra emphasis in that area," he said.
Jaimes said that when he and the teachers reviewed the test results, they kept the individual students' needs in mind.
"There have been no wholesale changes yet," he said, "but if we thought it was necessary we would benefit from the changes to benefit the student."
Orvel Criqui, principal at South Junior High School, 2734 Louisiana St., said he had been trying to set up a place emphasis on individual needs.
"If we were having a problem because of test results," he said, "we would definitely change the curriculum, but I prefer a more individual prescription to address one's needs."
"in Lawrence, I would much rather our teachers and administrators handle the problems of the students in intervention with mandates," he said.
State Rep. John Solbach, D-Lawrence, said that although the state did not call for any specific action for poor test results, schools often use those results to make any changes that might be necessary.
He said the competency tests were only one measure of a student's ability to pass tests. He said those tests did not provide information on whether a person could function as a productive human within the society.
"Unless there are severe problems. I feel confident that our school boards can local administrators can handle these challenges.
Lorraine Michel, president of the Lawrence school board, said that if a school said it was all right for a student at a second grade level not to attend, then the state should next year, then the state should not intervene and mandate changes.
"There will be constant revisions and changes during a three month period."
KU staff members and people specializing in curriculum matters continually review and revise the questions presented in the content is received and before the final copy goes to the Kansas Department of Education.
KU officials say pets barred from buildings
By Sherry Gering Staff Reporter
From now on, when a student takes a walk across campus, he probably will not encounter many dogs or cats.
KU administration has adopted a policy that bars pets from campus buildings because of several complaints that have been made in past years. The complaint to Robert Cobb, executive vice chancellor, said yesterday.
"For a long period of time it seemed like a small thing." she said.
According to the policy, only laboratory animals and owner-
accompanied guide dogs will be allowed in campus buildings.
Johnson said that some of the first complaints she heard about pets were from custodians who had to clean up after animals.
Phil Endacott, assistant director of facilities operations, said, "We don't feel that it is right for custodians to clean up defecation."
Johnson said she also received complaints from students and faculty who thought that pets did not belong in a classroom. Some students complained because they had allergic
reactions after sitting in class with a pet.
And some people called because they were frightened or attacked by animals, she said.
Johnson said she remembered an incident in which a person was walking up a staircase that was not lit well. When the person reached the top he was met by a dog and it frightened him, she said.
Johnson said that even though the dog might not have been dangerous, it scared the man because he did not expect an animal to be there.
The Animal Care Committee, a
group that works with the Animal Care Unit at KU and with researchers who use laboratory animals, recommended that pets be barred from campus buildings, especially buildings with laboratory animals.
The policy says that if a pet is found in a building, the owner will be asked to remove the pet. If the owner cannot be located or does not want to remove the pet, KU police will be called to take care of the problem.
Johnson said she hoped nobody would have to be punished under the policy.
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