This article is written in response to the article published in issue 39.3 of this journal, in November 2005, on the nature of the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum reading tests: "Examining England's National Curriculum assessments: an analysis of the KS2 reading test questions" by Anne Kispal of the National Foundation for Educational…

This curriculum guide to English instruction in grades seven through twelve moves from discussions of theory to discussions of practice. Section I deals with various aspects of planning and classroom operation from an examination of English as a subject of study to basic rationales for deciding what to teach and methods for evaluating instruction.…

Three basic questions concerning preschool education are discussed using information derived from research in early childhood education through 1963-1971. The questions are: (1) Does preschool education make a difference in later school performance of disadvantaged children? (2) If preschool education does make a difference, does it matter which…

This ISCPET study set out to determine the effect that various approaches to teaching literature to prospective high school English teachers might have on their literary knowledge and later teaching competencies. The curricular patterns used to teach literature at three colleges--survey approach (University of Illinois), author and historical…

This text on curriculum planning and instructional design for gifted students is based on a planning model and an instructional model. The planning model acknowledges the important roles of curriculum planners, of task analysis, and of the educational climate of a school. The instructional model emphasizes the characteristics of gifted learners,…

The purpose of this study is to identify trends in the historical development of inquiry and common elements in models of inquiry; evaluate the extent to which inquiry theory has been incorporated in representative inquiry oriented social studies curriculum project materials; and examine problems in curriculum development for inquiry skills. To…