Literacy scholars have called for writing instruction to promote civic engagement, student agency, and multimodal composing. This study addressed this call by describing a research-practice partnership to reimagine writing instruction in a high school English course by incorporating human-centered design challenges. Using case study methods, we…

The historical development of food education in secondary schools in New South Wales Australia is a compelling yet under-researched area of interest. This review starts by exploring how food curricula have evolved since the 1700s to the present day juxtaposed on socio-economic and political factors. This review is interested in the role secondary…

Data science is emerging as a field that is revolutionizing science and industries alike. Work across nearly all domains is becoming more data driven, affecting both the jobs that are available and the skills that are required. As more data and ways of analyzing them become available, more aspects of the economy, society, and daily life will…

Since the introduction of international achievement assessments, Korea has received a great deal of global attention because of its strong academic performance achieved at primary and secondary education levels. However, Korea has not fully benefited from these achievements in education for several reasons as discussed in this paper. The Korean…

These proceedings contain the papers of the 18th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2021), held virtually, due to an exceptional situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, from October 13-15, 2021, and organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society…

In a September 1988 "NASSP Bulletin" article, the author challenged readers to construct a question analysis matrix for curriculum evaluation in relation to critical thinking and problem solving. The author's solution, featuring various "domains" or components categorized according to planning, implementation, and outcome stages, comprises this…

The author relates her problems and involvement in curriculum revision, and concludes that successful changes are made by involving teachers rather than only outside specialists and consultants, who offer solutions without first defining problems. (KC)

Describes a curriculum guide to teach self-help skills for single parents. The guide features problem solving and decision making as the skills essential for effective management of one's life. (JOW)

Indicates the necessity of curriculum frameworks that enable all students to achieve their maximum potential literacy; to create their own knowledge; and to develop in directions unique to their needs, interests, abilities, and perspectives--that is, to become self-actualized. (Contains 65 references.) (Author/YDS)

Describes the development of an exemplary procedure that allows for increased effectiveness in working with special needs students in vocational agriculture classes. Discusses a vocational curriculum development process and presents a special needs student instructional package. (JOW)

The Oregon Parenthood Education Curriculum Model is based on the use of practical reasoning to solve the problems of the family. Students are taught to examine the underlying issues and implications for themselves and society in the problem-solving process. (SK)

The author presents a research-based technology curriculum model that improves one's ability to anticipate and solve problems. The model focuses on understanding (1) human values, (2) restraints on technology, (3) resources of technology, (4) elements of technology, (5) outcomes of technology, and (6) controls on technology. (CH)

A social skills training program for deaf adolescents was developed which stresses (1) observable positive social behaviors and (2) social problem-solving thinking skills. Pilot evaluation of the eight-week program with 35 male adolescents revealed that the experimental group scored significantly higher than controls on a test of social skills and…

Explains how the instrumental enrichment program helps adolescents and adults develop higher order thinking and problem-solving abilities. (Author/MLF)

Provides a strategy that can help teachers and students begin using the history of mathematics as they learn more about both the history and mathematics--namely, think about who does math, how math is done--and what math is. (KHR)