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Download full textTurner, James S.; Shelton, Aubrey W. – 1994
In 1948 the Mississippi State University College of Education underwent a major revamping of the undergraduate program. Prior to new reforms, data were gathered on elementary education majors to study the effects of the reforms. In order to compare a variety of data from two years prior to 1984 (before actual changes) with data of those graduating…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Majors, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Gasque, Alice T. – 1986
The Board of Regents of South Dakota's public colleges and universities decided in 1984 to implement a Value-Added Testing program (an exit test required for graduation) modelled on the Northeast Missouri State University plan. The plan was intended to increase student learning, improve curricular design, and encourage excellent teaching.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Mohrman, Kathryn, Ed.; And Others – 1979
A variety of approaches to student outcomes in higher education are described and an essay on the topic is included in this bulletin. In the essay, "The Campus as a Learning Environment," Douglas Heath suggests the significance of such projects for liberal education in the broadest sense. The following programs are discussed:…
Descriptors: Bulletins, College Curriculum, College Students, Competence
