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Griggs, Richard A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2014
To determine how topical coverage in introductory textbooks may have changed from the 1980s to the present, the author examined topic coverage in full-length and brief introductory textbooks from this time period. Because 98% of the teachers use textbooks for the introductory course and the majority do not assign reading beyond the textbook, the…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Textbook Content, Course Descriptions, Course Content
Blum, Mark E.; Spangehl, Stephen D. – 1980
A competency-based, introductory social science course for college students is described. Objectives of the manual are twofold--first, to present the complete set of materials which have served as the basis of a one semester social sciences course at the University of Louisville over three years, and, second, to offer suggestions regarding…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Course Descriptions, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Rawers, Lois J.; Cox, David C. – OSSC Bulletin, 1983
This report considers one school's approach to science education, examining in particular the development of a two-semester required unified science course. Designed to be useful to all students and applicable to all areas of science, the course is characterized by a high degree of teacher teamwork, as in developing instructional materials.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Concept Teaching, Cooperative Planning, Course Descriptions