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ERIC Number: EJ352319
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Muddle-Minded Emotionalism.
Popham, W. James
Phi Delta Kappan, v68 n9 p687-88 May 1987
Counters Gerald Bracey's rejection of measurement-driven instruction (MDI), especially the latter's "cursed trinity": fragmentation, deflection, and trivialization. Points to eminently successful modes of MDI and urges educators to emulate them. (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).