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ERIC Number: EJ177680
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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National Competency Testing: A Bogus Solution
Cawelti, Gordon
Phi Delta Kappan, 59, 9, 619-21, May 78
A national proficiency testing program would weaken local decision-making capacity, resegregate the schools, and further the negative effects of nonpromotion of students. Such a program would also have several negative effects on the curriculum. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, National Competency Tests, Test Results, Testing Problems
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