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ERIC Number: EJ450741
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Teacher Response to Competency Testing on the Maryland Test for Citizenship Skills.
Cirrincione, Joseph M.; Farrell, Richard T.
Social Education, v56 n2 p109-11 Feb 1992
Discusses the Maryland Test of Citizenship Skills and the controversy surrounding its adoption. Presents results of a study of teachers' attitudes toward the test and remediation efforts. Concludes that competency-based testing discourages higher level thinking but encourages recall. Suggests that performance on the test does not reflect students' future contribution as citizens. (DK)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Back to Basics, Citizenship Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Questionnaires, Remedial Instruction, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation, Teacher Response
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Declared Competency Index; Maryland Test of Citizenship Skills; Project BASIC