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ERIC Number: EJ238435
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Dec
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A Pound of Flesh and More: The Price of Minimum Competencies.
Dittmer, Allan E.
English Journal, v69 n9 p34-37 Dec 1980
Expresses the serious problems inherent in minimum competency testing, particularly as it is used in assessing student writing ability. (RL)
Descriptors: Accountability, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Negative Attitudes, Testing Problems, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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