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Thematic versus Subject-Based Curriculum Delivery and Achievement Goals: Findings from a Single-School Study
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Putwain, Dave; Whiteley, Helen; Caddick, Lee – Educational Research, 2011
Background: It has been claimed that thematic or integrated approaches to curriculum delivery offer a range of advantages over subject-based modes of delivery including improved pupil motivation. Purpose: This study put claims regarding pupil motivation to the test, using the achievement goals framework. This contemporary approach to understanding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Design, Student Motivation, Program Effectiveness
Program of Studies, Social Studies, K-8.
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Dept. of Instructional Planning and Development. – 1979
Educational Objectives and brief course descriptions for the social studies program, grades K-8, Montgomery County Public School, Rockville Maryland, are presented. The document is organized into two sections. Section one outlines the K-6 Social Studies Design approved by the Council on Instruction in April, 1977. The design should be implemented…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Use of the Thematic Approach to Curriculum Development for Learning Disabled Students: Assumptions and Applications.
Lewis, M. E. B. – Learning Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1982
A thematic approach to creating learning activities for learning disabled students is described, and three curricular outlines are presented. The thematic approach, whereby instruction in all Ss revolves around a common theme, is discussed in terms of curricular mode, instructional setting, the specific population, and generalizability of results.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Promoting Internationalism in Elementary Social Studies
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Anderson, Randall C. – Social Studies, 1971
Two types of curriculum patterns are outlined and suggested: the thematic, which can be either structural or topical, and the regional. International citizenship is proposed as the goal. (DB)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Opening the Classroom in Unified Studies
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Drifon, Sharon; House, Morton – English Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Designing a Social Studies Scope and Sequence for the 21st Century.
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Hartoonian, H. Michael; Laughlin, Margaret A. – Social Education, 1989
Offers a thematic approach for social studies scope and sequence. Outlines 10 themes which are offered at each grade level K-12 providing the scope for the curriculum. Illustrates how higher-order thinking and inquiry can be incorporated into the program and outlines the content for grades K-12. (SLM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Courses, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
"Play it Again, (Uncle) Sam:" Using Themes to Review American History.
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Dohr, Mike – Social Studies Review, 1993
Asserts that using a thematic approach to teach pre-twentieth-century U.S. history can help students connect historical events in a coherent pattern. Discusses the development of a history curriculum based on five recurring themes in U.S. history. Provides an outline for a nine-week unit that includes suggested student activities for each theme.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education