Repetitive exposure to words and pictures is one of the major reading teaching techniques used in whole language. But it will do more than that. It will produce another generation of nonreaders and illiterate and partially illiterate students who will become the work force of the next generation, a fact OBE reformers hesitate or refuse to admit. OBE Strives for Mastery of Learning Outcomes Assessment is a part of all educational programs. However, the assessment methods and objective outcomes of OBE, both cognitive and affective, will vary significantly from traditional education.
Cooperative individualism is encouraged, and competitive individualism is depressed and discouraged.
Since the social agenda has priority over cognitive learning, mastery learning of outcome-based values, beliefs, feelings, and emotions have high priority. Teachers help students to master outcomes by varying the learning time modules, testing and retesting, and ensuring that all students are successful. For the struggling students, different teaching strategies and longer time frames are used until mastery is attained. For those who master quickly, enrichment work based on the extension of the same objective is provided. Currently, OBE advocates are talking about transcending that whole process.