A doctoral research study using the Delphi method of gathering expert opinions and agreement covering the material and organization of training sessions of cooperating teachers. Researchers sent surveys in 3 separate rounds requesting input and/or agreement on topics experts suggest to include in training modules for cooperating teachers. In round…

The incidence of basic concepts in early childhood educational standards is explored across all 50 US states. Concept inclusion in state standards is described in terms of the representation of the universe of basic concepts, representation of concept categories, the depth and breadth of individual concept inclusion, and unique examples.…

In planning an art curriculum, consideration should be given to ways of instilling relevant concepts in the students who will be exposed to the course of study. In addition, the materials that will be used in the classroom should be carefully evaluated beforehand. (CK)

Discusses the type of fragmentation taking place in the curriculum, examines some of the forces causing it, and considers the educational effects. (Author/MLF)

There seem to be few answers to questions asked concerning how a curriculum might be structured, or how a curriculum is currently formulated, and what the implications might be of structuring a curriculum in various ways. Most of the literature in this area consists of either arguments for "psychological" versus "logical" structure or inconsistent…

A plausible set of concepts useful for theory, research, development, and evaluation concerned with content sequencing is explicated. These concepts provide a framework for discussing sequencing alternatives and their implications. (Author/RC)

Contends that curriculum fragmentation does not exist, and that unless children develop a command of the details of any given body of knowledge, they will not be able to use their powers of critical and creative thinking. (Author/MLF)

In 2 years of activity the Study of Curriculums for Occupational Preparation and Education (SCOPE) has moved in the direction of systematic, interdisciplinary, self-improving curriculum development. A major product of this phase of the study is a three-dimensional (domain-process-object) taxonomy covering the perceptual, cognitive, affective, and…

A state of the art review. 30 references. (MC)

A preschool curriculum for lower class children was developed based on Piaget's theory. Evaluation procedures were developed to parallel a Piagetian curriculum. According to Piagetian theory, the mechanism of classification is the coordination of the intensive and extensive properties of a group of objects. The ability to dichotomously classify…

Parameters are presented for evaluating the extent to which the teacher has been taken into account in the writing of new curricula. Nine categories are developed to aid in determining whether the teacher is perceived as a promoter of or an obstacle to change. (SLD)

Benjamin Bloom's "Taxonomy of Educational Objectives" can be used effectively to develop and evaluate a sequential secondary-school curriculum in literature, regardless of the school's content emphasis or curricular philosophy. The two available volumes of the "Taxonomy"--dealing with the cognitive domain of knowledge, skills,…

Intended for use by curriculum committees or individuals charged with responsibility for the selection of provincially authorized learning resources, this document contains guidelines and procedures intended to serve as minimum standard requirements for the provincial evaluation and selection of learning resources. Learning resources are defined…

The major objective of the Study of Curriculums for Occupational Preparation and Education (SCOPE) is to coordinate and contribute to national curriculum development effort at the secondary school level aimed at increasing the relevance of high school education for the large majority of our youth who must seek employment or further job training…