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Peer reviewedDittmer, Allan E. – English Journal, 1980
Expresses the serious problems inherent in minimum competency testing, particularly as it is used in assessing student writing ability. (RL)
Descriptors: Accountability, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Negative Attitudes
Peer reviewedProbst, Robert E. – English Journal, 1982
Raises three issues of competency testing: how competency is to be defined, tested, and paid for. (JL)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, English Curriculum, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedBlack, Mary J. – English Journal, 1982
Reports on Matthew Arnold's attack on nineteenth century England's proposed proficiency testing program. Discusses the lessons to be learned today from Arnold's objections to proficiency testing. (RL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHolbrook, Hilary Taylor – English Journal, 1982
Explores materials in the ERIC system that discuss all sides of the minimum competency issue. (RL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedJacob, Kay – English Journal, 1982
Satirizes the teaching of basic skills in isolation and the placing of test results above true learning. (RL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, English Curriculum, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedHildebrand, Veta – English Journal, 1980
Reports on the positive outcomes that resulted from implementing a competency program in writing at a high school. (RL)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedGere, Anne Ruggles; Clark, Sandra – English Journal, 1978
Describes problems with standardized testing and urges teachers to educate the public about weaknesses in statewide minimum competency testing. (DD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Problems, Minimum Competency Testing, Public Opinion
Peer reviewedTchudi, Stephen; Williams, Carole – English Journal, 1983
Offers opposing views on the value of mass testing in English. (JL)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedWilliams, George L. – English Journal, 1980
The Italian educational system's experiences with national examinations might help United States educators understand the impact of state tests on students, schools, and education in general. (JT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Educational Trends
