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ERIC Number: EJ296778
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Minimum Competency Testing: Shaping and Reflecting Curricula.
Klein, Karen
Phi Delta Kappan, v65 n8 p565-67 Apr 1984
This review of recent research on minimum competency testing requirements focuses on the impact of such requirements on school curricula and on the processes of selecting which competencies are to be tested, determining cutoff scores, and ensuring test validity and reliability. (JBM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Criteria, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Minimum Competency Testing, Participative Decision Making, School Community Relationship, Student Certification, Test Validity, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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