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The Back-to-Basics Movement: A Firmer Stand for English Educators

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Smith, Vernon – English Education, 1978

Back to basics fundamentalism, the minimal competency movement, and competency testing are simplistic approaches to complex educational problems. (DD)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Problems, Elementary Secondary Education

The Basics: Random Reflections on a Movement

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Farrell, Edmund J. – English Education, 1978

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