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Christa S. C. Asterhan; Adam Lefstein – Professional Development in Education, 2024
Scholarly efforts to identify core design features for effective teacher professional development have grown rapidly in the last 25 years. Many concise lists of design principles have emerged, most of which converge on a consensus of 5-7 presumably 'effective' features (e.g. collaborative tasks, active learning, focus on content). The…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Faculty Development, Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness
Wu, Penn Pinlung – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation proposal begins with a discussion about how the education of game programmers was not meeting the needs of the game industry. With this problem identified, this study proceeded to verify the existence of disparities of current game programming curricula. The findings from the literature review were able to: (a) justify the need…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Computer Games, Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs
Harden, Thomas K. – 1989
New and continued research is needed to advance technology education in the areas of philosophy and curriculum. The literature indicates differing philosophical camps as one of the most frequently cited conflicts in technology education. A challenge in the move to technology is the need to define technology education in a consistent, concise…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
Dunlap, James M. – 1965
Fifty-one research studies are summarized in this report and the supplement to it. These studies concern the effectiveness of various aspects of the school program. The studies are classified by area of inquiry and level of research. Areas of inquiry are study of needs, curriculum development, child study, data processing, organizational projects,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum Development, Data Processing, Educational Needs
Clough, Carol E.; Nawy, Martha – 1988
In 1988, a project was undertaken at Chabot College in California to develop a questionnaire and study methodology for assessing the views of employers regarding the business applications of typewriters and computers. Staff at the college needed this information for curriculum and program planning, as well as for equipment and supply budgeting.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Curriculum Development, Employer Attitudes
Anderson, Ronald D.; And Others – 1993
The University of Colorado, under contract with the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), is conducting a study of curriculum reform in science, mathematics, and higher order thinking across the disciplines. This paper provides some of the background for this research as well as information on the conceptual framework and design…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Osbourn, Ellsworth S. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1958
Beginning in 1950 the National Association for Research in Science Teaching and the U.S. Office of Education collaborated in preparing an annual summary of research in the teaching of science. The present bulletin continues their cooperative effort. This analysis of research in the teaching of science contains reports of published studies…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Science Education, Science Instruction
Obourn, Ellsworth S.; Koelsche, Charles L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960
This publication continues the annual series of bulletins begun in 1950 as a cooperative undertaking between the National Association for Research in Science Teaching and the Office of Education. The present bulletin summarizes and interprets the research in science education from July 1956 to July 1957. The improvement of teaching in science, as…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Science Education, Science Instruction