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Chall, Jeanne S.; Bissex, Glenda L.; Conard, Sue S.; Harris-Sharples, Susan – 1996
This book presents a method for the qualitative assessment of text difficulty, a method that relies on a total impression rather than on an analysis of text features. The method is based on matching samples of text to exemplars that have been scaled for comprehension difficulty. These exemplars range in difficulty from those suitable for the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Qualitative Research
Stanford, Gene; And Others – 1979
This collection of 27 articles written by educators suggests to classroom teachers creative ways of teaching writing well even when confronted with unreasonably large classes. The articles are presented under six main headings: ungraded writing, teacher involvement--not evaluation, student self-editing, practice with parts, focused feedback, and…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Editing, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Download full textTexas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1975
The handbook, capsulizing much of the growing body of research and writing on conceptual approaches, is designed to provide assistance to elementary teachers in giving students a conceptual perspective for dealing with social studies content. The handbook is arranged in seven sections. After a brief discussion of the rationale for teaching…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
Direct linkConfrey, Jere, Ed.; Stohl, Vicki, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2004
This book reviews the evaluation research literature that has accumulated around 19 K-12 mathematics curricula and breaks new ground in framing an ambitious and rigorous approach to curriculum evaluation that has relevance beyond mathematics. The committee that produced this book consisted of mathematicians, mathematics educators, and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Guidelines, Workshops, Case Studies
English, Fenwick W. – 1988
This book explains curriculum audits and how to conduct them. Chapter I, "Why Audit?" presents criteria for determining if an audit is warranted and describes three basic types: functional, operational, and programmatic. Chapter II shows how the three primary activities of document review, interviews, and site visitations yield answers to the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Content Analysis, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design
Brumbaugh, Robert; Soderlind, Karen
The document presents two papers related to philosophy instruction at the high school level. The first paper suggests how to motivate beginning philosophy students by injecting a sense of reality and relevance into class discussions. One recommendation for furthering this sense of reality is to ask questions of current interest such as whether…
Descriptors: Aristotelian Criticism, Case Studies, Classical Literature, Content Analysis
