Discusses to what degree an issue of the moment should be allowed to push aside a disciplined, reasoned pursuit of the announced goals of a course. (Author/PG)

The paper reviews definitions of differentiated curricula for gifted students and considers approaches for differentiation. Curriculum content can be modified by making it more abstract, more complex, more varied, and organized differently from the regular curriculum. Process modification can be accomplished through higher level thinking,…

IN THE 50'S PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT AMERICAN EDUCATION, THE INFLUENCE OF SPUTNIK I, AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT OF 1958 BROUGHT ABOUT MAJOR EDUCATIONAL RESULTS. IN TUNE WITH THESE EVENTS AND ATTITUDES, THE FUND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION WAS CREATED IN APRIL 1951 FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPERIMENTING AND PIONEERING IN EDUCATION.…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY IS A LISTING, WITH BRIEF ANNOTATION, OF A SERIES OF REFERENCES RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. THE REFERENCES COVER A BROAD RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING--(1) GENERAL BACKGROUND, (2) DESCRIPTION OF PRESENT USES, (3) RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTATION, AND THEORY, AND (4) PLANNING, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DESIGN CRITERIA. (MM)

The information in this booklet is intended to help teachers improve writing instruction in grades seven through twelve. The topics discussed include (1) establishing a writing program in the elementary and secondary school grades; (2) guidelines for organizing writing programs; (3) assigning versus teaching; (4) establishing a writing workshop or…

This survey assembles information on the developments and trends in inservice teacher training in Asia, identifies the growing points of innovative approaches for improving inservice teacher preparation, and identifies ways that further education of teachers is linked to programs of curriculum development and the introduction of new teaching…

A series of writings, by approximately 35 leaders in the field of adult education, is printed. Contents are divided into five sections: Curriculum Development; The Instructional Process; New Aids To Learning; Staff Development; Adult Education: Resourceful Program Development. Questions and Exercises and Bibliography are given. (NF)

A strategy for selecting what to teach, known as the Markaling strategy, is based on an environmental philosophy of curriculum selection. Commonly used approaches are reviewed, including the developmental approach, the basic skills approach, the eliminative approach, and the environmental adaption approach. (Author/CL)

The paper presents a model for organizing in formation about severely handicapped learners by categorizing educational advances into what-to-teach variables (goal selection), instruction variables, and curriculum modification. (Author/CL)

In science education there is a general agreement that instruction should be sensitive to students' everyday science knowledge. This paper reports on a study investigating the effectiveness of the Multiple Resonance Reflection Tool (MRRT) which is an aid for teachers that reflects students' everyday science knowledge. Two main focus points of the…

A look at a computer-oriented calculus test recently developed by the Center for Research in College Instruction in Science and Mathematics. (AK)

Simulation has demonstrated its ability as a teaching tool and deserves further trials in other subjects in the library school curriculum. (AB)