The anti-curriculum in English must be anti-formal, anti-traditional, anti-rigid. It must, on the other hand, be pro-human, pro-imagination, pro-creation. (Author)

Examines various approaches to sequencing learning experiences in geography in elementary and secondary education. Emphasis is placed on sequences of learning based on logic, age, and learning readiness. Research on organizing learning sequences is assessed. Journal availability: see SO 507 226. (Author/DB)

Well-sequenced K-12 adventure programs avoid student boredom due to repetition. Aligning adventure programs with established standards requires planned sequences with activities that enhance learning outcomes. Written curricula can accomplish these objectives while documenting how programs meet educational needs. Project Adventure has developed an…

One aspect of tutoring skill for technical subjects is individualized, adaptive sequencing of the problems given to students as learning exercises. A Curriculum Information Network (CIN) describes the relationships between the problems in a CAI curriculum and the concepts and skills that they are intended to teach. It is a basis for selecting…

Three tasks are described in the development of a Valuing Lexicon: 1) the identification of a hierarchy of cognitive processes; 2) the identification of the affective components; and, 3) the clarification of the relationships between the two. For the purpose of clarifying the development of the lexicon, Krathwohl's hierarchy on what 'valuing'…

This book was prepared for elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators to help them in implementing nongradedness. It provides specific models, guidelines, suggestions, and references which could be of practical assistance. The first chapter deals with the problems which teachers face in preparing to implement continuous progress…

Describes some of the general principles involved in the planning of a teaching sequence. Discusses in more detail one example of a complete syllabus including major concepts and experiments. (Author/TS)

Addressed is how the art curriculum and the school system affect one another, with a pragmatic description of how the art curriculum should fit into the total art program and of how both can be related to the goals of the school system. (Editor/KC)

When developing scope and sequence documents for gifted education, program level planning and classroom implementation must be aligned. This article discusses methods for: organizing to accomplish curriculum alignment, matching the gifted program goals and activities to those in the general curriculum, and selecting materials for a gifted…

The creation of a National Commission for the Social Studies offers an extraordinary opportunity to reconsider the mission of social studies education and move in new directions. Defining what the social studies field should be will help to answer the question of what should be taught. Questions of what children can learn in the elementary school…

THE DISCIPLINE OF ENGLISH, THE LEARNING PROCESS, THE STUDENT, AND THE COMMUNITY ALL MUST BE CONSIDERED IN ORDER TO DEVISE A SEQUENTIAL, CUMULATIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL. IN ADDITION, OTHER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NATURE OF ENGLISH AND ITS PURPOSES MUST BE ANSWERED. THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE "NORTH…

Briefly examines a junior high school correspondence course in social studies. Ten specific skills were introduced at a fairly simple level in the first ten lessons and then repeated at a more complex level in the remaining lessons. Four examples of the skill development components are given. (Author/JK)

Describes the results of a survey that examines the different approaches to the scope and sequence issue in economic education on the precollege level. Concludes that there is enough agreement among the groups studied to develop a plan as a guide to further curriculum development in this area. (RKM)

Describes a system for arranging assignments in a composition course that aims to prepare students for academic writing, by focusing entirely on exposition and its conceptual demands. (HTH)