Minimum Competency Testing: Cautions on the State of the Art.

Linn, Robert L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ281526

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Publication Date: 1982-Nov

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Minimum Competency Testing: Cautions on the State of the Art.

Linn, Robert L.; And Others

American Journal of Education, v91 n1 p1-35 Nov 1982

Outlines four limitations inherent in using a minimum competency test to determine eligibility for a high school diploma and, in some jurisdictions, to determine advance to the next grade. Discusses the appropriate uses of testing in an overall program.(MP)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Error of Measurement, Minimum Competency Testing, Research Problems, Student Placement, Student Promotion, Test Bias, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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