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ERIC Number: EJ366014
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Impact of Competency Testing on Curriculum and Instruction.
Ellman, Neil
NASSP Bulletin, v72 n505 p49-52 Feb 1988
Everything that educators have learned aabout individual differences and learning styles as they relate to pacing is negated by tests that disregard such evidence. Unless they are improved, competency tests are likely to seriously damage the educational process. (CJH)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Problems, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Needs, Minimum Competency Testing, Student School Relationship, Test Results
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Teaching to the Test