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Wise, Arthur E. – Cross Reference: A Journal of Public Policy and Multicultural Education, 1978
While minimum competency testing may cause education to become less pluralistic, its effect will weigh most heavily upon those who fail to pass the tests. Because such testing does nothing to improve teaching or learning, one result will be to hold the student responsible for the educational system's failure. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
