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Peer reviewedLinn, Robert L.; And Others – American Journal of Education, 1982
Outlines four limitations inherent in using a minimum competency test to determine eligibility for a high school diploma and, in some jurisdictions, to determine advance to the next grade. Discusses the appropriate uses of testing in an overall program.(MP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Error of Measurement, Minimum Competency Testing, Research Problems
