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minimum competency testing  

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  • Minimum competency tests (MCTs) measure the knowledge and skills deemed critical for the test-taker, establishing that he or she possesses these skills at a baseline level. Although often used synonymously with basic skills testing, the term can take some different twists. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Minimum Competency Test]

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