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Cowan, John; Harding, Alan G. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1986
Presents a curriculum development model that is arranged logically rather than chronologically, and emphasizes process rather than product or syllabus contents. The model's various components are related to recent research on student learning. Observations are presented on its use as a framework for curriculum development in workshops for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Mee, Gail – 1996
Program reviews provide department chairs and faculty with vital information about the need for their program, changes that can improve the program's viability, and needs for resource allocation. In addition, well-designed reviews will determine program effectiveness and lead to improvements in program quality. In recent years, the role of program…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
Green, Donald W.; Corgiat, RayLene – 1990
A model of program development and evaluation was developed at Genesee Community College, utilizing a system theory/process of deductive and inductive reasoning to ensure coherence and continuity within the program. The model links activities to specific measurable outcomes. Evaluation checks and feedback are built in at various levels so that…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Objectives, Deduction, Evaluation Criteria

Menezes de Figueiredo, Nice; Menou, Michel J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1988
Describes a study in which the textbooks and specialized periodicals in information science used by 26 Brazilian library schools were grouped by 39 course topics and evaluated by various criteria. A methodology for identifying gaps in coverage by the available instructional materials and establishing priorities for production is presented. (8…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Course Objectives, Developing Nations, Evaluation Methods

Fiorentino, Leah Holland; Manson, Mara; Whalen, Shannon – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2005
Two years ago, the faculty from Adelphi University's Department of Health Studies, Physical Education, and Human Performance Science were discussing ways to increase graduate student involvement in AAHPERD. The first conference course was organized in conjunction with the AAHPERD National Convention & Exposition in New Orleans. To ensure…
Descriptors: Attendance, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty

Price, Robert V.; Repman, Judi – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1995
Reviews instructional design models; discusses characteristics of distance education in higher education via interactive television; and presents a nine-step instructional design model designed specifically for college course delivery via interactive television. Course goals, content analysis, performance objectives, learner characteristics,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Course Objectives, Distance Education

Poulson, Louise; And Others – Language and Education, 1996
Examines the place of language study in the implementation of the statutory national curriculum in England's schools and studies teacher beliefs about the purpose and content of language study. The article argues that language education has been an area of confusion and that politicians' narrow definitions of language study have masked more…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Course Objectives, Curriculum Design, Data Analysis
Wilhelm, Kim Hughes – Journal of Intensive English Studies, 1996
Discusses issues related to the integration of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) into an intensive English program (IEP), drawing from the experiences of a program involved in change from a skill-separated to a skill-integrated curricular model. Emphasizes that student use of software should be monitored and that programs should have…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Course Objectives

Beard, Charles H. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993
Discusses the positive transfer of computer-related skills to new computer tasks and reviews transfer-related literature to provide recommendations to facilitate better transfer of students' skills from introductory computer classes to future needs. Topics addressed include course goals, user interfaces, problem solving, and software. (Contains 60…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Course Objectives, Courseware

Giroux, Henry A. – Educational Forum, 1979
Examines the shortcomings of the two major schools, behavioral and humanistic, that presently dominate the educational establishment's thinking about developing course objectives. Proposes a new pedagogical approach which allows educators to develop course objectives that illuminate the relationship between classroom methodology and content, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Conflict, Course Objectives, Critical Thinking

Yonglin, Yan – Language Learning Journal, 1995
Reviews what has happened in the field of second-language teaching over the past decades and examines the development of the process approach to writing by comparing it with the traditional product approach. A critical evaluation of the new approach follows and forms the premise for recommending a philosophy of eclecticism. (41 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Objectives, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes
Burrill, Dwight A.; Chapdelaine, Roland J. – 1982
Though extensive research has been conducted to measure educational outcomes in terms of quantity and cost, there has been little discussion or analysis of educational quality and its measurement. Quality may be defined in terms of whether a service or product meets or exceeds prespecified standards and can be measured in relation to defined…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Course Objectives
Rogers, Patricia L.; Mack, Michael – 1996
At the University of Minnesota, a model, visual representation or "graphic" that incorporated both a systematic design process and a constructivist approach was used as a framework for course design. This paper describes experiences of applying the Instructional Context Design (ICD) framework in both the K-12 and higher education…
Descriptors: Art Education, Constructivism (Learning), Course Objectives, Design Requirements
Peters, Richard O. – 1984
An environmental education-oriented global studies program to promote attitudes of environmental stewardship can be implemented in K-12 rural school systems, as an integrated part of social studies instruction, without overburdening the curriculum, by using the Curriculum Organization and Program Evaluation (COPE) model. The model provides…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Conservation (Environment), Course Content, Course Objectives