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Peer reviewedBerrie, Phillip J. – National Elementary Principal, 1979
Presents a hypothetical scenario in which executives of three testing companies meet in 1968 to devise a way to justify the existence of standardized testing. Their solution is minimum competency testing. (IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Peer reviewedHagerty, Nancy; Prescott, Nancy – Clearing House, 1979
This satire about a school for animals lampoons the idea that students of varying abilities and talents can be fairly judged by a single set of proficiency standards developed by teachers. (SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competencies
Peer reviewedJacob, Kay – English Journal, 1982
Satirizes the teaching of basic skills in isolation and the placing of test results above true learning. (RL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, English Curriculum, Futures (of Society)
