Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Source
ACT, Inc. | 1 |
Australian Council for… | 1 |
Education & Training | 1 |
Journal of Case Studies in… | 1 |
Journal of Education for… | 1 |
Mid Continent Research for… | 1 |
Teaching of Psychology | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
Reports - Research | 5 |
Journal Articles | 4 |
Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Reports - General | 1 |
Education Level
Higher Education | 3 |
Postsecondary Education | 3 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
High Schools | 1 |
Audience
Teachers | 2 |
Practitioners | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Karunaratne, Prashan Shayanka Mendis; Breyer, Yvonne A.; Wood, Leigh N. – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: Economics is catering to a diverse student cohort. This cohort needs to be equipped with transformative concepts that students can integrate beyond university. When a curriculum is content-driven, threshold concepts are a useful tool in guiding curriculum re-design. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/Methodology/Approach: The…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Change, Concept Teaching
Scoular, Claire; Teo, Ian – Australian Council for Educational Research, 2021
This report describes an online course developed to support education systems to build an aligned and sustainable approach to integration of 21st Century Skills (21CS). 21CS are those skills that are considered particularly important to succeed in today's knowledge-based society in which innovation and technology are predominant. Prominent…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, 21st Century Skills, Capacity Building, Needs Assessment
Sümer, Nebi – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
Similar to the other developing countries, undergraduate psychology programs in Turkish universities have rapidly grown in the last two decades. Although this sharp increment signifies the need for psychologists, it has also caused a number of challenges for effective teaching of psychology. The department chairs (N = 42) were interviewed with an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Undergraduate Study, Psychology
Lovett, Marvin; Jones, Irma S.; Stingley, Paul – Journal of Case Studies in Accreditation and Assessment, 2010
This paper addresses the need for a method of continual and frequent verification regarding course content taught in some post-secondary courses. With excessive amounts of information generated within the workplace, continual change exists for what is taught in some of our business courses. This is especially true for specific content areas such…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Audits (Verification), Quality Assurance, Course Content
ACT, Inc., 2006
The nation's social and economic future depends on the ability to increase the percentage of students who leave high school ready for college and work. The workplace is changing and demanding a higher level of skills than ever before. Though more and more young adults realize the importance of higher education and aspire to continue their…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Course Content, Career Development, Secondary School Curriculum

Stephens, Charlotte S.; O'Hara, Margaret T. – Journal of Education for Business, 2001
Content analysis of 84 syllabi from information technology courses in accredited business schools and responses from 36 faculty identified 18 key topics for core courses. Course attributes and assessment methods differed for graduate and undergraduate courses. Over half the courses on both levels used teamwork. (SK)
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Business Education, Core Curriculum, Course Content
Kendall, John S.; Rode, Lisa; Snyder, Chris – Mid Continent Research for Education and Learning, 2004
This publication provides a list of history standards and benchmarks embodying content that is highly valued nationally and in the Central Region states (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming). It is intended to assist curriculum directors, social studies coordinators, and others who seek to identify…
Descriptors: State Standards, History Instruction, Benchmarking, Quality Control
Kendall, John S.; Schoch-Roberts, Lisa; Young-Reynolds, Sara – 2000
This study was designed to provide schools, districts, and states with a means for identifying the knowledge and skills that are most important for students to learn for the subject areas of geography and history. Five state standards documents were selected to represent the exemplary content in geography and history. These documents were selected…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Phipps, Ronald; Merisotis, Jamie – 2000
This study identifies 24 benchmarks considered essential to ensuring excellence in Internet-based distance learning, as used by the following six institutions which are leaders in distance education: Brevard Community College (Florida); Regents College (New York); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Maryland University…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1996
Oregon is raising its expectations for students. The current academic standard, which allows students to graduate with only a D-minus average in 22 credit hours of classes, is being replaced by the requirement that students prove that they are proficient in English, mathematics, science, history, and other academic subjects. Students will…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Benchmarking
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1996
Oregon is raising its expectations for students. The current academic standard, which allows students to graduate with only a D-minus average in 22 credit hours of classes, is being replaced by the requirement that students prove that they are proficient in English, mathematics, science, history, and other academic subjects. Students will…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Benchmarking
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1996
Oregon is raising its expectations for students. The current academic standard, which allows students to graduate with only a D-minus average in 22 credit hours of classes, is being replaced by the requirement that students prove that they are proficient in English, mathematics, science, history, and other academic subjects. Students will…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Art Education
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1996
Oregon is raising its expectations for students. The current academic standard, which allows students to graduate with only a D-minus average in 22 credit hours of classes, is being replaced by the requirement that students prove that they are proficient in English, mathematics, science, history, and other academic subjects. Students will…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Benchmarking
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1996
Oregon is raising its expectations for students. The current academic standard, which allows students to graduate with only a D-minus average in 22 credit hours of classes, is being replaced by the requirement that students prove that they are proficient in English, mathematics, science, history, and other academic subjects. Students will…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Benchmarking