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Short, Deborah J.; Cloud, Nancy; Morris, Patricia; Motta, Julie – TESOL Journal, 2012
Secondary English as a second language (ESL) curricula that address four levels of ESL proficiency and prepare students for the English language arts (ELA) curricula and state-mandated ELA tests are not common. A curriculum jointly developed by two districts is even rarer. Yet two urban districts in Rhode Island undertook such a curriculum…
Descriptors: Professional Development, School Districts, Curriculum Development, Secondary School Curriculum
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Brewer, Sharon E.; Cinel, Bruno; Harrison, Michelle; Mohr, Christina L. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
In delivering chemistry courses by distance, a key challenge is to offer the learner an authentic and meaningful laboratory experience that still provides the rigour required to continue on in science. To satisfy this need, two distance general chemistry laboratory courses appropriate for Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) students, including chemistry…
Descriptors: Distance Education, College Freshmen, Laboratory Training, Chemistry
Melsom, Duane Allan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The learner-centered instructional design model redefines the standard linear instructional design model to form a circular model where the learner's needs are the first item considered in the development of instruction. The purpose of this modified Delphi study was to have a panel of experts in the instructional design field review the…
Descriptors: Expertise, Instructional Design, Instructional Systems, Delphi Technique
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Gifford, Gregory T.; Cannon, Karen J.; Stedman, Nicole L.; Telg, Ricky W. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2011
This practice paper describes the development and implementation of a senior capstone course for communication and leadership development for undergraduate students. The resulting course is a unique combination of experiential skill development and career preparation. The success of this course provides students with an important and meaningful…
Descriptors: Leadership, Skill Development, Undergraduate Students, Leadership Training
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Germany, Lisa – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that, with a bit of creative thinking, elements of certain university-wide projects (in this case study, establishing an iTunes U site) can be incorporated into student studies and assessment as real-world learning opportunities. Design/methodology/approach: Describes three different approaches…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Creative Thinking, Learning Experience
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Pukelis, Kestutis – Quality of Higher Education, 2011
This article presents generalisations drawn from experience gained designing and renewing study programmes so that the use of learning outcomes became the underlying principle of curriculum organisation. Conceptions of a purpose (profile), aim and outcomes of a study programme are presented, their formulation requirements are discussed and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Credits, Instructional Effectiveness
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Black, Paul; Wilson, Mark; Yao, Shih-Ying – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2011
The overall aim of this article is to analyze the relationships between the roles of assessment in pedagogy, the interactions between curriculum assessment and pedagogy, and the study of pupils' progression in learning. It is argued that well-grounded evidence of pupils' progressions in learning is crucial to the work of teachers, so that a method…
Descriptors: Evidence, Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness, Grade 8
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Stasiunaitiene, Egle; Norkute, Odeta – Quality of Higher Education, 2011
In this article, relevance of practice during university studies is highlighted, as well as the main stages of its organisation, qualitative parameters, as well as criteria and indicators that validate them are defined. Discussion on the idea that taking into consideration qualitative parameters of organising practice as a component of studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Education Work Relationship, Theory Practice Relationship
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Hoare, Anthony; Cornell, Sarah; Bertram, Christopher; Gallagher, Karen; Heslop, Sally; Lieven, Nicholas; MacLeod, Christine; Morgan, John; Pickering, Andrew; Wells, Suzi; Willmore, Christine – Environmental Education Research, 2008
A team-taught interdisciplinary undergraduate unit in Sustainable Development has been developed and run over the past two years at the University of Bristol. This has been a unique initiative for this university to take. As in most other research-intensive higher education institutions, teaching generally follows rather traditional disciplinary…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Owen, Susanne; Ryan, Greg; Woulfe, Jim; McKauge, Leigh; Stupans, Ieva – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Academics preparing students for experiential placements within professional programs require considerable curriculum planning and pedagogical expertise. Communities of practice involving workshops and online processes provide opportunities for collaborative work in developing quality curriculum materials and also in supporting widespread…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Curriculum Development, Pharmacy, Experiential Learning
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Brandon, Paul R.; Young, Donald B.; Shavelson, Richard J.; Jones, Rachael; Ayala, Carlos C.; Ruiz-Primo, Maria Araceli; Yin, Yue; Tomita, Miki K.; Furtak, Erin Marie – Applied Measurement in Education, 2008
Our project to embed formative student assessments in the Foundational Approaches in Science Teaching curriculum required a close collaboration between curriculum developers at the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) and assessment developers at the Stanford Educational Assessment Laboratory (SEAL). This was a new endeavor for each…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Program Effectiveness, Formative Evaluation, Cooperative Planning
Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Chambers, Bette; Cheung, Alan; Davis, Susan – Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (NJ1), 2010
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of four types of approaches to improving the reading success of children in the elementary grades: reading curricula, instructional technology, instructional process programs, and combinations of curricula and instructional process. Study inclusion criteria included use of…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Beginning Reading, Reading Programs, Early Childhood Education
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Walsh, Thomas – Irish Educational Studies, 2007
The focus of this article is the Revised Programme of Instruction (1900), which was devised in the final years of the nineteenth century and implemented in Irish national schools between 1900 and 1922. It begins by analysing the societal and educational context for the Revised Programme. Second, the work of the Commission on Manual and Practical…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Intellectual History, Instructional Development
Geith, Chris; Vignare, Karen; Bourquin, Leslie D.; Thiagarajan, Deepa – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2010
The Food Safety Knowledge Network (FSKN) is a collaboration between Michigan State University, the Global Food Safety Initiative of the Consumer Goods Forum, and other food industry and public sector partners. FSKN's goal is to help strengthen the food industry's response to the complex food safety knowledge and training challenges that affect…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Manufacturing, International Trade
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Yin, Shirley Yeung Sze; Chung, Lam Chi – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2006
Designing a curriculum is much more than a technical process. Indeed, it could be called a political activity because stakeholders usually attribute different values to, and hold different expectations from, a new curriculum. As early as 1949, Tyler had raised this issue in his classic "Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction."…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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