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Download full textMarsh, Margaret – 1992
The objectives of this paper are: to describe art education in New South Wales, Australia; to explain the Student Centered Art Appreciation (SCAA) Model; and to examine how and why the model works in the classroom. Art education is explored from four perspectives or theoretical frameworks: (1) the New South Wales Visual Arts Syllabus; (2) the SCAA…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
Crocker, Robert; And Others – 1988
The five papers in this set describe a research program designed to examine how an intended science curriculum, as described in policy documents and textbooks, is interpreted by teachers and adapted to an established pattern of classroom functioning embodied in what is called a "functional paradigm." The overall objective of the research is to…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
Ashcroft, Kate; Palacio, David – 1996
This practical guide is one of a series aimed at assisting academics in higher education in researching specific aspects of their work. Focusing on small-scale insider research in colleges and universities, the handbook covers contemporary issues, research methods, and existing practice and values in the area of assessment and evaluation. Issues,…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Educational Research
Peer reviewedvan Ernst, Barbara – Research Studies in Music Education, 1993
Describes a study that involved a search for a model for the teaching of musical composition to students with some prior experience. Recounts in detail the way students approached the task of composing music, and the compositions they produced. Offers several recommendations for reforming composition instruction. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
Peer reviewedCheung, K. C.; Taylor, Robert – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1991
Reviews theoretical developments in science education and integrates them into a humanistic constructivist model of science learning. Applies this model to the new English national science curriculum. Explains the changing focus in science curriculum and pedagogy. Discusses theories of science learning in relation to the Education Reform Act…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedLuna, Eduardo; And Others – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1995
Reports on a research development model designed to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics in the Dominican Republic. The model drew heavily upon the Missouri Mathematics Project. Discusses innovations in curriculum development, classroom instruction, and inservice teacher training. Includes statistical tables on student achievement and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
