Can Minimum Competency Testing Be Justified?.

Coombs, Jerrold R.

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Publication Date: 1979-Jan

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Can Minimum Competency Testing Be Justified?

Coombs, Jerrold R.

High School Journal, v62 n4 p175-80 Jan 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, Graduation Requirements, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Effectiveness, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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