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Popham, W. James – 1981
Some minimum competency testing programs were created chiefly as a vehicle to improve the quality of basic skills instruction. In these programs, the tests are used to define instructional targets clearly and, thereby, enhance the quality of instruction. Few testing programs have included readability levels in their test specifications. In 1979…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
