'The knowledge question', addressing what students need to know and learn, becomes particularly relevant during the process of a new school reform. This paper examines the political messages and the role of knowledge in the current curriculum reform initiative for primary and secondary education in Norway (2020). The study is based on a document…

A theoretical model called 'Curriculum Design Coherence' (CDC) is described and justified. The model's purpose is to assist teachers in the compulsory and higher education sectors to design courses that can accommodate the complex and interdependent relationship between concepts and content and between knowledge and skills. Its intended usefulness…

This article describes the major components of required technological skills (TS) for future designers taught during the academic process of a college. It considers the choices in terms of the various logical operations required by the fashion industry including fabric processing, assembly charts, performing work operations, etc. The article…

Formation of the law-governed state institutions in Russia, development of civil society, need for neutralizing the legal nihilism and generation of public legal culture, state demand for legally competent specialists, representing the public and social value, justify the relevancy of the investigated issue, on the one hand. On the other hand, it…

This report makes recommendations for the development of middle-school assessment in mathematics, based on a synthesis of scientific findings in cognitive psychology and mathematics education. The focus is on background research, rather than test specifications or example tasks. Readers interested in early development and pilot efforts associated…

Intended for use by college basic speech communication course directors and teachers, the course described in this paper is based on the model of communication competency developed by R. R. Allen and K. L. Brown. The first section of the paper presented a brief discussion of the model, which defines a competent communicator as one who is capable…

Part of a series on competency-based education, this monograph examines the development of course syllabi that effectively articulate performance objectives and serve as student performance contracts. After an introductory discussion of the inadequacy of most course syllabi in communicating criteria for student success, the monograph discusses 17…

This curriculum guide prepared in Louisiana suggests a model by which educational institutions may design and implement an articulated tech prep program. The following sources of information for the model are described: literature review; interviews with tech prep specialists and conference participants; visits to two exemplary programs; and…

This is one of three publications prepared by the Ohio State Board of Education to assist schools in implementing a competency based education program, as required by the 1983 revised minimum standards for elementary and secondary schools. The aim of this publication is to clarify the requirements of the minimum standards regarding (1) the…

The development of a model educational program in rehabilitative optometry is examined in terms of a statement of the scope of practice of the profession, analysis of existing educational programs in the field, and competency objectives to which the model educational program is directed. A survey of nine of the 13 institution members of the…

The purpose of this sample guide is to assist teachers and curriculum specialists in developing instructional materials that are competency based and that meet Virginia standards for competency-based education (CBE) programs. The sample deals with the occupation of welding, but it is the format that is of interest here, not the subject matter.…

This module contains resource materials designed to help vocational education teachers develop a comprehensive and useful syllabus. (These materials supplement the videotape on "Developing a Syllabus.") Materials in the packet include a list of what to include in the syllabus, a model to use in developing or updating a syllabus, a syllabus…

This manual is the curriculum component of a series designed to provide school planners and guidance personnel with a comprehensive developmental guidance program model which can be adapted, adopted or used to create new programs. The materials focus on program planning, staff development, guidance curriculum, and activity guides for grades K-12.…

The article describes one university's health and safety education faculty's use of a framework for evaluating and restructuring curriculum. The revised program focuses on the concept of the generic health educator requiring students to take a variety of courses to enable them to handle a variety of instructional audiences and topics related to…

The South Carolina Comprehensive Career Guidance Program provides a framework for local districts to evolve a program that meets the specific career development needs of their district's elementary through high school students. The model provides students with the information and experience necessary to develop competencies that will help them…