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ERIC Number: EJ188541
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1978
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The Basics: Random Reflections on a Movement
Farrell, Edmund J.
English Education, 9, 4, 199-211, Sum 78
Describes the tenets of the back to basics movement, especially as it applies to minimum competency testing, and points out that it creates an environment which impedes consequential learning. (DD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, English Education, English Instruction, Minimum Competency Testing
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Language: English
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