Making Sense of the Competency Testing Movement. National Consortium on Testing, Staff Circular No. 2 [electronic resource] / Walt Haney and George Madaus.

The enthusiasm for competency testing poses a contradiction, for it comes at a time when questions and criticisms are being increasingly raised about tests and their use. In three sections, this paper explores the competency testing movement: 1) main features and basic issues in the competency testi...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Haney, Walt
Corporate Author:	Huron Institute (Cambridge, Mass.)
Other Authors:	Madaus, George
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1978.
Subjects:	Academic Achievement. Academic Standards. Basic Skills. Educational Quality. Elementary Secondary Education. Minimum Competencies. Minimum Competency Testing. Political Influences. Test Validity. Testing. Testing Problems.