Making Sense of the Competency Testing Movement
- 1 December 1978
- journal article
- Published by Harvard Education Publishing Group in Harvard Educational Review
- Vol. 48 (4) , 462-484
- https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.48.4.p4626890642565r4
Abstract
The movement to test students' competencies as both a basis for promotion and a means for improving educational achievement is gathering momentum. In this article,Walt Haney and George Madaus explore the complexities of minimal-competency testing. They examine the implementation of minimal-competency testing programs nationwide and argue for a careful consideration of several important unresolved issues: the definition of what constitutes a "minimal competency" the determination of appropriate measures, and the use of the concept of minimal competence in formulating educational goals.Keywords
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