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Jitendra, Asha; Kameenui, Edward J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1994
This article provides a framework for selecting and analyzing an effective language curriculum, based on 11 design-of-instruction criteria such as specification of the objective, number of practice activities, and review in subsequent lessons. The 11 criteria are discussed within the context of analyzing a sample lesson selected from a basal…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
Diamond, Robert M. – 1998
This book is intended to help college faculty effectively design and evaluate courses and curricula. The 16 chapters address the following topics: a learning-centered approach to course and curriculum design; a systematic design model (showing benefits); the decision to begin a curriculum project; getting started; linking goals, courses, and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
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Goodman, Jesse – Curriculum Inquiry, 1986
Use of a critical approach in a curriculum design course for preservice teachers, by a five-phase process, would offer a beneficial shift away from the dominant "objectives first" models. This approach allows most teachers to reevaluate the processes and perspectives involved in educating children. (86 references) (CJH)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Reganick, Karol A. – 1993
A conflict resolution curriculum is suggested as a pilot program in a classroom for students with behavior disorders, as these students have more referrals for detention and suspension and more encounters with law enforcement agencies than do other students. Using a modeling approach, all students would subsequently benefit, as the program expands…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Disorders, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum
Sattes, Beth D., Ed. – 1984
A regional workshop was held in which educational researchers and practitioners shared their innovations, successes, concerns, and progress in using research and development to promote excellence in their state and local education agencies. This document reports its proceedings. "School Improvement: What the Research Says," by David P.…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Conference Proceedings, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Problems
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – 2002
This text on curriculum planning and instructional design for gifted students is based on a planning model and an instructional model. The planning model acknowledges the important roles of curriculum planners, of task analysis, and of the educational climate of a school. The instructional model emphasizes the characteristics of gifted learners,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Philosophy