Issues and Consequences for State-Level Minimum Competency Testing Programs. State Assessment Series. Wyoming Report 1 [electronic resource] / Scott F. Marion and Alan Sheinker.

This report reviews the current status, empirical findings, theoretical issues, and practical considerations related to state-level minimum competency testing programs. It finds that, although two-thirds of current testing programs now use direct writing prompts to assess writing achievement, essent...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Marion, Scott F.
Corporate Authors:	National Association of State Directors of Special Education (U.S.), National Center on Educational Outcomes (U.S.), Council of Chief State School Officers
Other Authors:	Sheinker, Alan
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1999.
Subjects:	Academic Standards. Disabilities. Educational Assessment. Elementary Secondary Education. Instructional Effectiveness. Minimum Competency Testing. State Programs. Student Evaluation. Theory Practice Relationship.