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Making Sense of the Competency Testing Movement. National Consortium on Testing, Staff Circular No. 2.
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Haney, Walt; Madaus, George – 1978
The enthusiasm for competency testing poses a contradiction, for it comes at a time when questions and criticisms are being increasingly raised about tests and their use. In three sections, this paper explores the competency testing movement: 1) main features and basic issues in the competency testing movements; 2) observations on the politics of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Quality