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ERIC Number: EJ393878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Raising of Standards on Florida's Competency Test for College Students Stirs Controversy.
Blumenstyk, Goldie
Chronicle of Higher Education, v35 n44 pA22 Jul 12 1989
The scheduled raising of the passing grade on Florida's College Level Academic Skills Test is discussed. The critics say the higher passing standard would have a severe impact on otherwise-qualified minority students and on those for whom English is not the native tongue. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Students, Community Colleges, Competence, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Minority Groups, Standardized Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: College Level Academic Skills Test
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