Are Competency Testing Programs Fair? Legal?.

McClung, Merle Steven

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Are Competency Testing Programs Fair? Legal?

McClung, Merle Steven

Phi Delta Kappan, 59, 6, 397-400, Feb 78

Examines aspects of the design or implementation of competency tests that may be illegal--inadequate phase-in periods, inadequate match between test and instruction, and racial discrimination. Provisions for a model program are outlined. (Author/IRT)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Racial Discrimination, School Law, Test Validity

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