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Doabler, Christian; Cary, Mari Strand; Clarke, Benjamin; Fien, Hank; Baker, Scott; Jungjohann, Kathy – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
Given the vital importance of using a scientific approach for curriculum development, the authors employed a design experiment methodology (Brown, 1992; Shavelson et al., 2003) to develop and evaluate, FUSION, a first grade mathematics intervention intended for students with or at-risk for mathematics disabilities. FUSION, funded through IES…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Suburban Schools, Intervention, Feasibility Studies
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Applebee, Arthur N. – English Journal, 1997
Discusses the standards controversy as it relates to school curriculum. Discusses studying curriculum in action. Characterizes curriculum as a domain for conversation. Outlines four general principles for curriculum evaluation: quality of contributions to the conversation; quantity of material to be dealt with; relatedness of the contributions to…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Adams, Frank – 1984
Presented at a week-long conference on the importance of research in education, this paper focuses on four components of the educational system: the learner, the curriculum, the instructor, and the context. For each of these components, questions are raised and research is suggested. For the learner, these concern the value of research for learner…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Parsons, Theodore W.; Tenenberg, Morton S. – 1970
The Anthropology Curriculum Study Project (ACSP) has developed a research model which is to be used to provide data for effective implementation of the ACSP course, "Patterns in Human History". The common "means-ends" model for research, which relies on one-way effects, is described and rejected in favor of an interactive,…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anthropology, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Observation Techniques
Larson, John C.; Raber, Suzanne M. – 1986
This two-volume report on the progress of the Instructional Program in Reading/Language Arts (IPR/LA) in the Montgomery County, Maryland schools presents a brief overview of the study design, methodology, findings, recommendations, background data, and statistical analysis tables. Volume I of the report begins with an Executive Summary of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Analysis
Niskanen, Erkki A.; And Others – 1982
Summaries of classroom research studies conducted in Finland on the development of educational aims are presented. Papers in this document deal with: (1) an overview of the purposes of the research project; (2) cognitive processes in classroom verbal interaction; (3) taxonomy of physical education; (4) objectives of religious education; (5)…
Descriptors: Art Education, Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development