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Mulcahy, Candace A.; Krezmien, Michael; Maccini, Paula – Preventing School Failure, 2014
While the Common Core State Standards and state learning standards guide teachers in what mathematical content knowledge should be addressed as well as the processes and proficiencies necessary for developing mathematical competence, several student- and teacher-related factors may hinder student access to the general education curriculum for…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Behavior Disorders
Dymoke, Sue – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2012
Undertaken during a period when changes in the assessment of English in public examinations at 16+ were becoming embedded in classroom practice, this comparative research explores where poetry is located within the newly aligned examination assessment frameworks of New Zealand and England. It comments on how these frameworks are locally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Poetry, English Teachers
Galatas, Steven; Pressley, Cindy – PS: Political Science and Politics, 2010
Civic engagement is increasingly recognized as a significant function of public universities. The university provides a variety of opportunities for civic engagement, including co-curricular activities, service learning opportunities, and specific majors and minors. This article reviews the attempt to embed civic engagement and civic education…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation, College Role
Callahan, Thomas J.; Strandholm, Karen; Dziekan, Julie – Journal of Education for Business, 2010
A regional business school chose to self develop an assessment test of the fundamental concepts of the undergraduate business core. Above and beyond the demands of AACSB accreditation, faculty identified feedback from such a test as an essential precursor to changing both overall curriculum and individual class content. The authors describe the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Study, Business Administration Education, Performance Based Assessment
Brink, Carole Sanger – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In 2007, Georgia developed a comprehensive framework to define what students need to know. One component of this framework emphasizes the use of both formative and summative assessments as part of an integral and specific component of the teachers. performance evaluation. Georgia administers the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) to every…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests, Educational Strategies, Program Effectiveness
Metros, Susan E. – Theory Into Practice, 2008
Contemporary culture has become increasingly dependent on the visual, especially for its capacity to communicate instantly and universally. Advances in technology fueled this shift. Students must learn to cope with and intelligently contribute to a culture rife with easy access to the visually rich Web, photo dependant social networks, video…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Media Literacy, Multimedia Instruction, Computer Literacy
Kilpatrick, Jeremy, Ed.; Quinn, Helen, Ed. – National Academy of Education (NJ1), 2009
Not since the launch of the Soviet Sputnik satellite spurred the federal government to begin investing in science and mathematics education through the National Defense Education Act have these two areas of the school curriculum been so high on state and federal policy agendas. Policy makers, business leaders, educators, and the media again worry…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Educational Change, Federal Government

Reason, Rea – British Journal of Special Education, 1989
The article reviews a recent report of the Task Group on Assessment and Testing under the 1988 Education Reform Act (Great Britain) as it applies to students with special educational needs. Concerns are raised regarding the detail of planning, language content, and the way progression is to be demonstrated. (DB)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Heidelberg, Richard L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
Warns against the dangers of allowing a student too much freedom in choosing his curriculum. (JF)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Core Curriculum, Cultural Education, Curriculum

Wraga, William G. – NASSP Bulletin, 1994
Current concepts of performance assessment are very promising, partly because they are consistent with approved curriculum practice. The contemporary rationale for performance assessment has been largely uninformed by past ideas and practices. Overreliance on standardized test scores prevails, despite the midcentury core curriculum movement and…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Longitudinal Studies
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1995
Developed by the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), this report provides recommendations for improving articulation through state high schools, community colleges, and institutions of higher education. The recommendations are presented by field of study for business, clinical laboratory science, early childhood education, elementary…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements

Alexander, Karl L.; Pallas, Aaron M. – American Journal of Education, 1984
Criticizes the "Five New Basics" proposal on the basis of the Educational Testing Service's Growth Study, which found that completion of core curriculum enhances test performance only if the student's course performance is very high. Concludes that the National Commission did not comprehensively evaluate current educational conditions…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Mussio, J. J. – Education Canada, 1980
Supports a national core curriculum for Canadian public schools which incorporates attitudes and values consistent with the economic, cultural, and social well-being of the country. Notes needs for materials development and selection, student evaluation methods and leadership, and lists seven concerns regarding a national curriculum. (SB)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Economics

Knecht, Charles D.; And Others – Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 1979
Written goals of a small animal residency program established by Purdue University are identified and an elaborate list of methodology for goals is provided. Tables include: summary of required activities of residents, checklist of residency progress, and comparable effort for surgery residency and masters program. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Animal Husbandry, Committees, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Bellamy, Lynn; Raupp, Gregory B. – 1994
This document consists of a workshop presentation on the development of a new engineering science core curriculum at Arizona State University (ASU). Part 1 presents an overview of the project, which was designed to return a true commonality to the engineering science core and increase understanding of fundamental concepts by reinserting design…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Instruction, Competency Based Education