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In 1979 the State of Massachusetts identified eleven listening and fourteen speaking skills as part of a program on basic skills in elementary and secondary schools. The authors contracted with the State Department of Education to recommend methods of assessing these skills. The article summarizes the process and includes the recommendations given to the state. As each state will be going through a similar process, it is hoped this article will assist others charged with the same responsibility.
Backlund et al. (Fri,) studied this question.