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Megiveron, Gene E.; Semones, Terry G. – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
The moral of this fable is that the inevitable clash between standard measurement techniques and innovative approaches to evaluation and measurement must be resolved in a manner which is relevant to the problem under study. (GDC)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Fables, Measurement Techniques, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedJacob, Kay – English Journal, 1982
Satirizes the teaching of basic skills in isolation and the placing of test results above true learning. (RL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, English Curriculum, Futures (of Society)
