Student Competency Testing.

Berry, Mary F.

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Student Competency Testing.

Berry, Mary F.

High School Journal, v62 n4 p166-72 Jan 1979

The author, Assistant HEW Secretary for Education, reviews some of the evidence and recommendations on declining achievement in American schools, especially the National Academy of Education report, "Improving Educational Achievement." She examines point-by-point the current proposal for a national standards panel and a national competency test. (SJL)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Gifted, Minimum Competency Testing, National Competency Tests, National Standards, Program Proposals

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