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| Basic Skills | 1 |
| Daily Living Skills | 1 |
| Educational Needs | 1 |
| Government Role | 1 |
| Graduation Requirements | 1 |
| Minimum Competency Testing | 1 |
| Program Effectiveness | 1 |
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| Secondary Education | 1 |
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| High School Journal | 1 |
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| Coombs, Jerrold R. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedCoombs, Jerrold R. – High School Journal, 1979
Reviewing the current justifications for minimum competency testing (MCT) programs, the author finds them inadequate. He asks whether reading, writing, and computation skills can be proven necessary for a successful life and whether MCT programs can be demonstrated to be the best means of promoting students' living skills. (SJL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills, Educational Needs, Government Role
