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Peer reviewedLayton, James R. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1981
There exists a controversy as to whether or not minimal competency testing in the area is a sound educational practice. A review of reading research in three areas, developmental reading, functional reading and recreational reading was conducted to provide data relevant to the controversy. (RD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Functional Reading, Literature Reviews, Minimum Competency Testing
Download full textFeeley, Joan T.; Wepner, Shelley B. – 1985
Using 33 college freshmen enrolled in a basic reading skills course as subjects, a study was conducted for two purposes: (1) to determine the effects of direct exposure to the topics of the selections in the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) on their posttest scores, and (2) to investigate whether students exposed to the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
