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Sparks, Jesse R.; van Rijn, Peter W.; Deane, Paul – Educational Assessment, 2021
Effectively evaluating the credibility and accuracy of multiple sources is critical for college readiness. We developed 24 source evaluation tasks spanning four predicted difficulty levels of a hypothesized learning progression (LP) and piloted these tasks to evaluate the utility of an LP-based approach to designing formative literacy assessments.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Information Sources, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Thompson, Kristjan L.; Gendreau, Julian L.; Strickling, Jarred E.; Young, Henry E. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2019
Mercer University School of Medicine utilizes a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum for educating medical students in the basic clinical sciences. In 2014, an adjustment was piloted that enabled PBL cases to align with their corresponding cadaver dissection that reviewed the content of anatomy contained in the PBL cases. Faculty had the option…
Descriptors: Laboratory Procedures, Human Body, Problem Based Learning, Medical Students
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Bonnici, Laurie J.; Maatta, Stephanie L.; Klose, M. Katherine; Julien, Heidi; Bajjaly, Stephen – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
This case study examined student preference for delivery mode of online courses in two graduate degree programs in Library and Information Science. Within-group and between-groups comparisons indicated a distinct preference across the institutions. Findings from focus groups conducted with two cohorts of students enrolled in a federally funded…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Graduate Students, Comparative Analysis, Focus Groups
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Brawley, Dorothy; Campbell, Stacy; Desman, Robert; Kolenko, Thomas; Moodie, Douglas – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This paper follows Kennesaw State's University's (KSU) faculty journey in developing a new integrated core curriculum for their Management majors that will empower the students and meet the needs of today's employers. Curriculums must change to stay current. Depending on the amount of change, this can be a huge undertaking for a department…
Descriptors: State Universities, Integrated Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Administrator Education
Stebbins, Helene; Scott, L. Carol – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2007
This paper examines how Head Start and state pre-kindergarten programs can work together to better serve young children and their families. It focuses on two of the several models of early childhood education, acknowledging that these programs are just one piece of a fully integrated system of early care and education for children from birth until…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Cooperation, Preschool Education, Partnerships in Education
BLAKE, KATHRYN A.; AND OTHERS – 1966
VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SEQUENCES FOR ORGANIZING MATHEMATICS CONTENT IN ELEMENTARY GRADES FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX WERE IDENTIFIED USING AN EMPIRICAL BASE. VERTICAL SEQUENCES FOR THIS PROJECT PERTAINED TO SUBTOPICS WITHIN SEVERAL MATHEMATICS TOPICS USING THE LEVEL OF SUBTOPIC COMPLEXITY FOR THE CRITERION. THE DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADJACENT…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Elementary Education, Horizontal Organization, Mathematics Curriculum
Ayers, Jerry B.; Powell, Lacy D. – Nat Sch, 1969
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, Intellectual Development
Branch, Helen M.; Evans, Dale – 1974
To move toward meeting the needs of the pupils at Carey the following goals have been developed: (1) to challenge each child's ability by diagnosing his strengths and weaknesses and then individualizing instructional activities for him as much as possible; (2) to concentrate on positive methods of control and reinforcement in all activities; (3)…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Schools, Health Needs, Individualized Instruction
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1983
The material in this K-8 curriculum guide is designed to help local Georgia school systems integrate objective knowledge and skills in the social studies curriculum. Two chapters cover scope and sequence and instructional strategies. In chapter 1, 4 main curriculum components (knowledge, values and attitudes, skills, and social participation) are…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives