The Emerging Legal Issue of Competency Testing.

Carter, David G.

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Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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The Emerging Legal Issue of Competency Testing.

Carter, David G.

Education and Urban Society, v12 n1 p5-18 Nov 1979

As more states adopt minimum competency testing (MCT) programs, MCT is becoming the subject of much debate among educators and in the courts. MCT has been attacked by those who claim it discriminates against Blacks and non-English-speaking minorities. Also raised in the MCT debate is the question of educational malpractice. (RLV)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Court Litigation, Educational Testing, Minimum Competency Testing, Secondary Education, Student Certification, Test Bias

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Language: English

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