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Download full textUrquhart, Vicki – Changing Schools, 2000
This issue of Changing Schools explores what algebraic thinking is and why students need algebraic thinking. The efforts of Kansas and North Dakota to incorporate algebraic thinking into their state mathematics standards are described. Contents include: (1) "Algebraic Thinking: Preparing Students for Mastering Algebraic Concepts" (Vicki…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Golden, Nancy; Lane, Marilyn – OSSC Bulletin, 1998
The University of Oregon (UO) and Captain Robert Gray Elementary School formed a partnership where UO students used the elementary school as a case study for curriculum research. This document gives an overview of the 7-step process the students used to align the school's curriculum with Oregon's content and performance standards. The text opens…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Jorgensen, Cheryl M.; And Others – CISP Issue Brief, 1997
This report analyzes how curriculum, especially current standards-based reform efforts relating to curriculum, are impacting students with disabilities in inclusive settings. Curriculum is defined as both the content and methods a teacher uses to plan and conduct a class. The issue brief contrasts two different high school social studies programs…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Change
Schug, Mark; Western, Richard – Wisconsin Policy Research Report, 2000
Standards-based reform activity dominated K-12 education during the 1990s, reflecting a consensus that improving learning requires state-level curricular standards and examinations. Opponents argue state-imposed standards and tests overly burden districts, degrade teaching and learning, suffer from numerous technical problems, and have failed to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Design
Reed, James B.; Calhoon, John A. – State Legislative Report, 1992
Recent reports by the National Science Teacher's Association, the National Science Foundation, and the National Education Goals Panel indicate that the science preparation of American children is deficient. In 1990 the State of California published the "Science Framework" guide to curriculum and materials in an effort to address these…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Simmons, Alison, Ed. – Adventures in Assessment, 2000
In this volume of "Adventures in Assessment," an annual literacy education journal, teachers and practitioners write about their experiences with standards-based reform initiatives at the state and national levels. The following seven articles are included: "What Makes a Good Teacher?" (Marie F. Hassett); "Successful…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
