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ERIC Number: EJ252218
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Oct
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The Case for Minimum Competency Testing.
Popham, W. James
Phi Delta Kappan, v63 n2 p89-91 Oct 1981
Argues for the value of high-quality minimum competency testing (MCT) programs in efforts to restore honesty to public school promotion practices. Lists the seven characteristics of a good program and discusses the effects of MCT on students, on curriculum and teaching, and on public perceptions of schooling. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Graduation Requirements, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Effectiveness, Public Opinion, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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