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A Study Of Principals’ Opinions About Minimum Competency Testing In Their Schools, Thomas J. Renze
A Study Of Principals’ Opinions About Minimum Competency Testing In Their Schools, Thomas J. Renze
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Minimum competency testing (MCT) has been a controversial educational issue for the past several years. Much of the literature on this topic has been written by educators and/or members of the public who are not directly responsible for implementation, administration, or evaluation of test results. This study was designed to gather information from primary sources concerning their opinions about the use of minimum competency testing programs in their own schools. Data was gathered during the 1978-79 school year.
Professional literature indicates that the minimum competency testing movement was generally initiated by individuals and groups outside of educational circles who were …