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| Cunningham, Glenn | 1 |
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Faller, Bernard A., Jr. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1979
The author uses samples of his and his father's college writing to suggest that spelling and punctuation were not taught quite so well in the past as people would have us believe. (IRT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Cunningham, Glenn – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Summarizes 10 basic exam questions relating to distance, direction, time, and world interest that have confounded college freshmen entering a professor's geography classes over the past 15 years. Students bewildered by the pretest usually did not pass or even finish his course. Also, foreign students performed better than American students. (MLH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Foreign Students, Geography
Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Gallegos, Arnold M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Negative consequences of minimum competency testing for teacher candidates include the waste of human potential resulting from the disproportionately high failure rate of minority teacher candidates and the danger of lessening the pressure for needed curriculum reforms. This essay urges seeking alternative methods for improving the quality of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Jarrett, James L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
The important thing is that the student early and continuously recognizes school as an institution ready to help, one that will help him, frequently, assess his own progress and deficiencies, indicate what these mean in terms of the future, and provide instruction for getting on. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills
Brodinsky, Ben – Phi Delta Kappan, 1979
The author briefly discusses ten of the important events in education during the last decade. (IRT)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affirmative Action, Basic Skills, Career Education
