Outcome Based Education	Traditional Education
Pass/Fail or A-B-Incomplete	A-B-C-D-F Grading
Emphasis of affective (emotions, feelings, beliefs) and behavioral (including out of school)	Emphasis on cognitive (academic) with in-school discipline
Portfolio and "Authentic" assessment for both classroom and bulk statistics	Standardized tests for bulk statistics w/freedom for teacher to assess as appropriate
Whole language reading instruction	Phonics
"Higher Order Thinking Skills" emphasized at all levels of schooling	Memorization of basic facts (phonics, math tables, etc.) emphasized at beginning levels
"Learn less, but learn it better"	Amount of material covered is constant
Multidisciplinary classes at all grade levels; knowledge taught lacks depth of content	Subjects taught separately, with focus and depth of content
Group learning becomes predominant, with the focus on how the group works together instead of on the quality of the work	Individual learning is predominant, with occasional group projects where the focus is on the quality of work produced
Certificate of Mastery (covering non-academic areas) adds to or replaces diploma; may be required for employment, college entrance, and employment advancement.	Carnegie units (3 math credits, 4 English, 2 science, etc.) for graduation
Curricula must be "dumbed down" so that all children can achieve the same "outcome"	Variety of achievement due to varying abilities of students.