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Shaoru Annie Zeng – Cogent Education, 2024
This paper presents a critical content analysis of the curriculum development process within the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP) using the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) framework. As a part of the globally recognised International Baccalaureate (IB) framework, the IBPYP has undergone significant growth. The…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Elementary Education, Curriculum Development, Educational History
Johnson, Marisa – Online Submission, 2007
Multiple Intelligences (MI) curriculum has demonstrated increased student achievement including improved engagement and performance on standardized tests. MI-based instruction also improves student achievement in science. Many educators focus solely on delivering content standards instead of infusing their curriculum with pedagogy that engages…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Literature Reviews, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement
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William, Gillian Mary – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Identifies issues connected with effective encouragement of dance in elementary education. (RJC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Dance Education
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Hoerr, Thomas R. – Educational Leadership, 1994
Describes a Saint Louis elementary school's successful application of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences theory. What began as a discussion of the nature of intelligence has resulted in a revised curriculum, varied instructional techniques, alternative assessment (using a combination of portfolios, progress reports, profiles, demonstrations…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Intelligence
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Callaghan, Patricia – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1990
Describes the collaboration between a researcher and the teachers at an elementary school in a curriculum inquiry and assessment process. Discusses putting the process to work, locating the questions, deciding what skills to teach and when and how to teach them, deciding what revisions to make, and notes the effects of the process on the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Morin, Francine L. – 1987
Investigating the nature and value of dance drama as an expressive idiom for elementary school children, this paper discusses foundational concerns about the nature of dance drama, aesthetic content, learnings in dance drama, and the organization of these learnings. Noting that the ideas of dance drama presented have largely emerged from a content…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Activities, Curriculum Development
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Allington, Richard L.; Shake, Mary C. – Reading Teacher, 1986
Argues that remedial programs in reading have gradually lost sight of the original goal of improving classroom reading and that coordinating the program with the core curriculum is not sufficient to achieve curricular congruence. Offers suggestions for achieving congruence between the classroom and the clinic. (FL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Program Content
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Mac Donald, Colla J. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1991
A theoretical and practical justification is presented for including creative dance in the elementary school curriculum, drawing on a study of six creative-dance workshops and their effects on teacher attitudes. Eight teachers' reflections on their experiences show the vital role of creative dance. (SLD)
Descriptors: Creative Art, Curriculum Development, Dance, Elementary Education
Vosniadou, Stella – 2001
This booklet is the seventh in a series on educational practices that generally improve learning. The psychological principles described in the booklet summarize important findings of recent research on learning that is relevant for education. The principles attempt to integrate research coming from diverse areas of psychology, including…
Descriptors: Children, Curriculum Development, Educational Principles, Educational Research
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Atterbury, Betty W. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1991
Urges that research in elementary music education focus on discovering better ways of teaching and learning music and that findings be incorporated into the curriculum. Suggests questions for research, including when should abstractions be taught? what aspects of singing can be taught? and do all children listen similarly? Recommends replication…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement, Listening Skills
Newman, Judith M., Ed. – 1985
To show how whole language theory can be put into practice, this collection of articles, many written by practicing teachers, suggest ways that teachers can help students become active participants in their own learning. Following an introduction, chapters and their authors consist of: (1) "Insights from Recent Reading and Writing Research…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Journal Writing
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Westbury, Ian – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 2002
Summarizes Dewey's essay "The Educational Situation: As Concerns the Elementary School" and discusses implications for today's elementary school curriculum. (PKP)
Descriptors: Administration, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Wong, Bernice – Australian Journal of Reading, 1988
Traces the theoretical sources of self-questioning instructional research. Summarizes such research in three areas: spelling; reading comprehension; and summarization. Considers important caveats on self-questioning instructional research and practice. Mentions nascent curriculum development that is explicitly based on metacognitive theory and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Kyriakides, L. – Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), 1997
Analyzes findings from a study of Cypriot teachers' perceptions of national policy for curriculum reform in primary school, emphasizing mathematics. Responses of 286 teachers, including some beginning teachers, show a coherent view of active pedagogy among Cypriot teachers, with emphasis on practical activities that is not yet apparent in the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Wilson, Suzanne M.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
A longitudinal investigation of the ways policymakers and practitioners in California, Michigan, and South Carolina view curricular reform in elementary mathematics and literacy instruction shows the complexities involved in "updating" teachers' professional development. Curriculum standards and frameworks are no substitute for the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Learning, Literacy Education
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