Minimum Competency: The Setting of Educational Standards.

Gallagher, James J.

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ERIC Number: EJ207330

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Publication Date: 1979

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Minimum Competency: The Setting of Educational Standards.

Gallagher, James J.

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v1 n1 p62-67 Jan-Feb 1979

Educational researchers must rely on their informed judgments and assume responsibility in setting minimum competency standards to meet the public demand for quality education. There are both advantages and disadvantages of implementing, as well as not implementing, a minimum competency program. (MH)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Decision Making, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Researchers, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Political Influences, Public Opinion, Remedial Instruction, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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