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ERIC Number: EJ352318
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Measurement-Driven Instruction: Catchy Phrase, Dangerous Practice.
Bracey, Gerald W.
Phi Delta Kappan, v68 n9 p683-86 May 1987
Contends that measurement-driven instruction (MDI) has numerous interrelated and pernicious effects on curriculum, instruction, and learning. Shows that MDI fragments, narrows, deflects, and trivializes the learning experience and furthers the teacher-dominated classroom. Successful response to a set of questions does not equal understanding. Includes 14 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Measurement, Multiple Choice Tests, Standardized Tests, Teaching Methods, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Measurement Driven Instruction
Note: For related articles, see EA 521 204-207 (this issue).