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Chen, Audrey; Phillips, Kimberley A.; Schaefer, Jennifer E.; Sonner, Patrick M. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Core concepts provide a framework for organizing facts and understanding in neuroscience higher education curricula. Core concepts are overarching principles that identify patterns in neuroscience processes and phenomena and can be used as a foundational scaffold for neuroscience knowledge. The need for community-derived core concepts is pressing,…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Foundations of Education, Higher Education, Concept Mapping
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Bajah, Sam Tunde – European Journal of Science Education, 1981
The African Primary Science Programme (APSP) was one of the three major projects in Africa sponsored by Educational Services Incorporated (ESI), later the Educational Development Center (EDC), Newton, Massachusetts. The problems of introducing this programme in the anglophone African States and its implications for science education are discussed.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education
Bucat, R. B. – SASTA Journal, 1980
Summarizes major features and broad principles of design determined by the editorial panel of the Australian Academy of Science School Chemistry Project. Features discussed include roles of practical work, theory text and laboratory manual, structure of materials, subdivisions of content in text, writing, and appeals for assistance in the project.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
Hanson, Richard L.; Dunkleberger, Gary E. – 1985
This report documents the creation and evaluation of materials for the Carroll County, Maryland, elementary school science curriculum. Based on a 1983 pilot study and implementation of this program, funding was secured from the National Science Foundation for evaluation of the program. The principal investigating agency was the Carroll County…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education
Kyle, William C., Jr.; And Others – 1989
In 1987, the Cheshire Public Schools initiated a science curriculum review. Teachers, parents, and students recognized that the existing textbook-based elementary science program was a dismal portrayal of such a dynamic discipline. There was community consensus that reading about science and acquiring scientific vocabulary words were not the same…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
Bennett, N. – SASTA Journal, 1980
Describes modular science units for use in New Zealand primary schools. Includes a description of format, trial units, final product, and list of titles, as well as samples of a title page and page from a teacher's guide. (DS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Miller, Phillip E. – Sch Sci Math, 1969
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Science Education
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Ryan, Mary Ann; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1980
Described is Xavier University of Louisiana Piagetian-based general chemistry program. Laboratory experiments are in the learning cycle format and place emphasis on learning by doing. Aspects of the curriculum described include synopses of content covered, laboratory-preceding lectures, list of laboratory experiments covered, and evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
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Kaplan, E.; And Others – European Journal of Science Education, 1980
Described is the development and implementation of the Israel Elementary Science Project (MATAL) established in 1968 which used British and American programs as its foundation, but modified them for application to the needs of less developed countries. Structure, content, teacher training, and enrichment programs of MATAL are discussed. (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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Davis, A. Douglas – American Journal of Physics, 1980
Described is the course of study for a physics major at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois. The program varies from the typical physics curriculum in that classical mechanics is taught in the sophomore year rather than waiting until the junior year as seen in the typical physics major's curriculum. (DS)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Higher Education
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Holahan, Gail Grigg; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1994
This paper reviews science curriculum issues surrounding the education of students with disabilities. The background of science education for these students is explored, and three curricula designed especially for them are examined, including a curriculum from the Biological Science Curriculum Study, the "Full Option Science System," and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Dunkleberger, Gary E. – 1985
This paper describes the background and development, provides an overview, and discusses the evaluation of the Carroll County, Maryland, elementary school science program emphasizing a hands-on approach to science. It uses locally developed materials designed at each grade level and focuses on process skills instead of concepts. The program…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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Roth, Wolff-Michael – Science and Education, 1997
Illustrates how teachers designed new science learning environments based on research readings from science and technology studies and studied teaching and learning within these environments. Examples of students' science-related activities include videotaped laboratory activities, taped interviews, and student-produced artifacts collected over…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
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King, Mary C. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1988
Examines reasons for dissatisfaction with the limitations of single-discipline approaches to engineering education. Considers the development of a systems-based interdisciplinary course. Provides an example at the University of Bradford. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum Design, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries
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Fincham, Robin; Roslender, Robin – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1988
Describes the development of systems thinking and the form taken in the study of work and organizations. Discusses some criticisms from social scientists. Explores the relationship among systems, interdisciplinarity, and engineering education. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum Design, Engineering Education, Higher Education
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