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Kurfman, Dana; And Others – 1969
The teacher field-test evaluation results from the Cultural Geography Unit of the High School Geography Project are presented in the report. During 1968-69, 29 teachers from 22 states used the materials with over 950 students. Five unit activities received good to excellent overall ratings, while two activities received good overall ratings. The…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
Download full textKurfman, Dana; And Others – 1969
The teacher and student field-test evaluation results from the Manufacturing and Agriculture Unit of the High School Geography Project are presented in this report. In 1968-69, 26 teachers and approximately 950 students from 22 states participated in the trial use of the 11 activities in this unit. The results indicated that three units received…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
Kurfman, Dana; And Others – 1968
The school trials of the materials developed by this project yield information relevant to three evaluative criteria: student attitude toward the material, teacher attitude, and the attainment of unit objectives. Eleven teachers were selected involving approximately 300 ninth through twelfth grade students. Estimates of verbal aptitude were…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Area Studies, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development
Kurfman, Dana; And Others – 1968
The methodology used in the evaluation of this unit is the same as that described in SO 000 468. Twenty-seven teachers were selected for the field trial thereby involving approximately 1,250 ninth through twelfth grade students. This unit has six integral activities and one optional scheduled as the second activity: 1) Operation Bigger Beef; 2)…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Kurfman, Dana; And Others – 1968
The methodology used in the evaluation of this unit is the same as that described in SO 000 468. Twenty-seven teachers were selected for the field trial thereby involving approximately 1,250 ninth through twelfth grade students. This unit has five integral activities and two optional ones: 1) Site Selection; 2) A Few American Cities; 3) Local…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Kurfman, Dana; And Others – 1968
The methodology used in the evaluation of this unit is the same as that described in SO 000 468. Twenty-nine teachers were selected for the field trial thereby involving approximately 950 ninth through twelfth grade students. This unit has eight integral activities as well as six optional ones: 1) City Location and Growth; 2) New Orleans; 3)…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Bogatz, Gerry; Kurfman, Dana – 1966
Intended to follow an introductory unit, this revised unit is one of several being prepared as part of a geography course based on a settlement theme provisionally planned for tenth grade students and requiring approximately four weeks. An extensive tryout conducted in 1965 in four areas of California, Illinois, Ohio, and New Jersey involved 47…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Concept Teaching, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development
