Back to Basics: Minimum Competency Testing and Its Impact on Minorities.

Paulson, Darryl; Ball, Doris

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Publication Date: 1984

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Back to Basics: Minimum Competency Testing and Its Impact on Minorities.

Paulson, Darryl; Ball, Doris

Urban Education, v19 n1 p5-15 Apr 1984

Discusses trend toward minimum competency tests (MCTs) as a requirement for receiving high school graduation. Summarizes criticisms of such testing, and discusses Florida's experience with the MCT, especially in relation to minorities. Concludes that the use of MCTs is potentially discriminatory. (CJM)

Descriptors: Back to Basics, Black Students, Competency Based Education, Educational Philosophy, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing, Minority Groups, Racial Discrimination, State Standards

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - General; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Florida

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