Basic skills can be compared to higher-order thinking skills. Facts and methods are highly valued under the
back to basics approach to education.Facts are learned one at a time, in isolation, as compared to an
integrated curriculum which combines fields of learning. They are learned from a book or teacher as compared to
constructivism or
student-centered learning where the learner constructs his or her own knowledge.
Direct Instruction is based on teaching basic skills.They are learned for academics sake rather than in context or "real life" as compared to
project-based learning. Critics who dismissed some mathematics as "Rainforest algebra" find pages filled with information about rainforests, the environment, or even shoe companies like Nike but very little information on how to actually solve the mathematics exercises.A basic skills test is generally a multiple-choice test which tests for one area of knowledge, as compared to a
standards based assessment which requires an open response that requires integrating many different areas of knowledge such as communication, problem solving, mathematics and science on a science item.Mathematical skills such as borrowing or long division are learned without adding cultural context such as multiculturalism or ethnic heritage or issues of social justice. Facts are learned in sequence, rather than spiraling. Some curriculum frameworks specify that students in all grade levels as early as Kindergarten will learn elements of number sense, algebra, geometry, statistics, mathematical communication, problem solving in nearly identical wording between grade levels.
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