The LEA Perspective on Competency Testing.

Kean, Michael H.; Mattleman, Marciene S.

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Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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The LEA Perspective on Competency Testing.

Kean, Michael H.; Mattleman, Marciene S.

Education and Urban Society, v12 n1 p19-30 Nov 1979

The controversy over minimum competency testing (MCT) is multi-faceted and it is the Local Education Agency (LEA) which will bear the burden of the MCT movement. Among the concerns of the LEAs are the means of assessment, the content of tests, and the curricular implications of MCT. (RLV)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Court Litigation, Literature Reviews, Minimum Competency Testing, Parent Attitudes, Remedial Instruction, School Districts, Secondary Education, Test Construction

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