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ERIC Number: EJ364790
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Can Depth Replace Coverage in the High School Curriculum?
Newmann, Fred M.
Phi Delta Kappan, v69 n5 p345-48 Jan 1988
Quality versus quantity of information taught in the classroom is a controversial issue in these days of educational reform where academic achievement is measured by test scores. The author asserts that we try to teach too much, wasting time and undermining intellectual integrity. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Scores, Secondary Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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