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Competency Testing--Some Technical Considerations.

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Appelbaum, Mark I. – High School Journal, 1979

This article discusses some of the technical aspects of competency testing with attention to the psychometric and decision theory aspects, specifically, instrument validity, the establishment of cutting scores, and the cost-benefit analysis of program decisions. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cost Effectiveness, Cutting Scores, Decision Making

Test Use among Classroom Teachers and Its Relationship to Teaching Level and Teaching Practices.

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Hall, Bruce W.; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1988

Responses of 310 teachers in Florida to a survey about use of teacher-made tests, nationally standardized tests, and state minimum competency tests were studied. Results show that all three test types were used to some extent in eight decision categories, but none of the tests were clearly dominant. (SLD)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing