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Spofford, Timothy – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1978
This article reviews the development of, and controversy behind, minimum competency testing at the state and national levels. (WI)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Educational Trends, Graduation Requirements, Minimum Competency Testing
Koretz, Daniel – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1988
Student test scores are increasingly used to judge the competence of the educational enterprise. Exaggeration of scores is the result of directing attention away from the individual student achievement to the average scores of schools, districts, and states. Implications and recommendations are discussed. (BJV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boards of Education, Educational Testing
