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ERIC Number: EJ342403
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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A Basic Incompetence in the Defining of Basic Competencies.
Sledd, James
English Journal, v75 n7 p26-28 Nov 1986
Applies a brief history of standard English usage in America to take issue with the College Board's pronouncements on basic academic competencies. Points out the underlying injustice to demand a mastery of standard English from students who, through no fault of their own, have had no chance to master it. (JK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Entrance Examinations, Competence, English, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Secondary Education, Standard Spoken Usage, Standardized Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: College Entrance Examination Board