A detailed explanation of a strategy for teaching any critical thinking skill is presented. The skill of distinguishing between statements of fact and opinion is used to illustrate the steps necessary to plan for teaching critical thinking. (RM)

The article discusses existing models of vocational assessment of disabled students in school settings, specifically the vocational evaluation center model, the curriculum-based model of vocational assessment, and the comprehensive model of vocational assessment. (CL)

Presents a case for a curriculum that implies comparisons and contrasts, multiple meanings, multiple interpretations, and expressive objectives. Discusses the creation of Individual Aesthetic Pages (IAPs), using the arts to evoke creative responses and meanings from students. (FL)

A comprehensive intervention model for learning disabled (LD) students is described in terms of curriculum aspects (tutorial approach, basic skills remediation approach, compensatory approach, and strategies approach), communication to coordinate all the individuals interacting with LD students, transition, and evaluation. (CL)

Provides a model for developing a course in student leadership at the secondary level. Includes a sample outline for a Basic Leadership Course and a sample outline for an Advanced Leadership Course. (MD)

The supposed gulf between curriculum development as it is practiced, and curriculum theory, may be an imaginary one, this article suggests. Textbook curriculum axioms are used to analyze Mississippi's Accountability and Instructional Management program, and it is found to be consistent with the theory taught in college classrooms. (DCS)

The introduction to the special issue on holism with learning disabled students addresses five current practices not espoused by the holistic model: segmentation of learning, narrow school goals, preoccupation with students' deficits, lack of consideration of student interests/needs in selecting curricula, and obsession with objectivity and fact.…

A simulation design to help undergraduates link theory with practice as they explore curriculum models in depth, then incorporate components from each in developing their own model. (MS)

This text, now in its fourth edition, provides an understanding of the diversity and use of models used to portray the instructional development (ID) process, while reflecting the many changes in the field that have occurred since publication of the last edition in 1997. Beginning with the belief that an ID model should be selected based on the…

This slide presentation outlines one state's (Utah) version of implementation of a model for literacy learning under the Reading Excellence Act (REA). According to the presentation, the model is called "The Utah Reads K-3 Literacy Model." The presentation is divided into the following sections: Utah's Vision: What We've Learned So Far;…

Article evaluated the merits of career education and defined its purpose for the curriculum. (RK)

Makes a plea for the development of performance objectives at the societal level, the institutional level, and the instructional level of the educational system. (JS)

Proposes a mechanistic model for development and evaluation of national elementary and secondary school science curricula. (JM)

Purdue University utilizes the model in the Super Saturday Program, in which art enrichment activities are provided for fifth- through ninth-graders from 14 surrounding counties. (SW)