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Performance Gains in a Competency Test Program.

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Serow, Robert C.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1982

A sample of 1,731 North Carolina high school students who initially failed the state Competency Test registered improvements on subsequent reexaminations. The gains were apparently stable and related more to in-school factors than to individual background characteristics. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education

Effects of Minimum Competency Testing for Minority Students: A Review of Expectations and Outcomes.

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Serow, Robert C. – Urban Review, 1984

Reviews the results of minimum competency testing (MCT) programs in states using diploma denials as a sanction against MCT failure. Finds substantial discrepancies between the test performances of Black and White classmates. Proposes that competency testing emphasize the remedial rather than the punitive function of these programs. (KH)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Black Students, Graduation Requirements, High School Students

Basic Skills	2
High Schools	2
Minimum Competency Testing	2
Academic Standards	1
Achievement Gains	1
Black Students	1
Competency Based Education	1
Core Curriculum	1
Graduation Requirements	1
High School Students	1
Low Income Groups	1
Minority Groups	1
Racial Differences	1
Racial Discrimination	1
Remedial Instruction	1
Remedial Programs	1
Review (Reexamination)	1
State Programs	1
Testing Programs	1
Underachievement	1
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