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Parker, Carolyn; Smith, Erica L.; McKinney, David; Laurier, Amanda – School Science and Mathematics, 2016
This study describes how student unit assessment data helped support ongoing curriculum revisions in the Baltimore City School District. This project is situated in the STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools (SABES) project, which is a National Science Foundation funded multi-year Math Science Partnership between the Johns Hopkins…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, STEM Education, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Farr, Roger; Tone, Bruce – Today's Education, 1978
Research results show that there are no clear grounds for assuming that students today cannot read as well as they did 25 years ago. (DS)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Reading Ability
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Freeman, Yvonne S.; And Others – New Advocate, 1997
Examines the history of California's reading program, reviewing its change to a literature-based approach and then back again to a phonetic- or skill-based one. Reviews key factors influencing California policy and speculates about the future of the state's reading program. (TB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational History, Elementary Education
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Pink, William T.; Leibert, Robert E. – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Examines five factors common to elementary schools that serve as major barriers to improved reading achievement: (1) grouping practices and the inappropriate use of instructional time, (2) low teacher expectation for student learning, (3) inappropriate instructional strategies for teaching reading, (4) differential curricula, and (5) inadequate…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1985
Intended to serve as a model to aid school districts in developing and reviewing their language arts curricula, this curriculum guide for the elementary grades lists in parallel columns topics/concepts, learning outcomes, and sample learning objectives for language skills in the areas of oral communication, reading, and writing. Topics and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, English Curriculum