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Peer reviewedTobin, Kenneth; Dawson, George – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Discusses myths underlying the curriculum, teacher knowledge of the curriculum, and constructivist perspectives of the curriculum that need to be considered if curriculum reform is to succeed. Goals, pedagogical features, a typical session, and field test evaluation results for the ScienceVision hypermedia system are described. Sample screen…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textNelson-Barber, Sharon; Trumbull, Elise; Wenn, Richard – 2000
Beginning in the 1997-98 school year, WestEd staff, with the support of the Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), worked intensively with a group of five Chamorro teachers from Rota Elementary School (Hawaii) to develop culturally responsive, standards-based science units. The larger goal was to develop Web-based case examples of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Activities, Elementary Education, Instructional Design
Peer reviewedSchubert, Barbara – Social Studies Review, 1993
Asserts that education cannot be limited to the confines of a textbook but must be a true window to the world. Argues that this can be achieved through curriculum and thematic teaching. Provides suggestions for designing and teaching integrated, thematic units. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Integrated Activities
Charnitski, Christina Wotell; Harvey, Francis A. – 1999
This paper presents the theories of L.S. Vygotsky as a conceptual framework for implementing instruction that supports concept development and promotes higher level thinking skills in students. Three major components (i.e., language, scientific and spontaneous concepts, and the zone of proximal development) of Vygotsky's socio-cultural-historical…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
