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Daehyeok Kang; Jongwon Park; Hanghwa Hong – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2015
Teaching creativity is one of the major goals of science class. This study examined how much time is necessary to conduct a scientific creativity task requiring fluency in middle schools. To accomplish this, 76 and 45 scientifically gifted and ordinary students respectively generated as many ideas as possible for the creativity task. The results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Creativity
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Killion, Joellen – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
The major challenge with time is finding it. Current school-day schedules and school-year calendars are leaner than ever because of budget reductions. States and districts have implemented furlough days to balance lean-and-mean budgets that show no sign of improving. Few are willing to take the leap toward reducing instructional time to improve…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Time Management, Time on Task, Cooperative Learning
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Hoyer, Kathleen Mulvaney; Sparks, Dinah – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
The data in this brief come from the nationally representative 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Public and Private School Principal Data Files and the Public and Private School Data Files. Principals who participated in SASS provided information about the percentage of time spent on various tasks by answering the question: "On…
Descriptors: Principals, Public Schools, Private Schools, Time Management
Patterson, William – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Argues that educators must "think outside the box" to improve school performance. Suggests several areas for expanded thought, including school size, curriculum coverage, grading practices, use of time, organization of students, time management, and belief statement. (PKP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Grading
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Chambers, Ellie – Studies in Higher Education, 1992
This paper argues that a precondition for good studying and learning in undergraduate study is a reasonable student workload. Ways in which workload can be measured, in advance of presentation, are outlined. Suggestions on how to regulate student workload and some implications for curriculum and course design are presented. (GLR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Spady, William G. – 1984
This paper presents ideas relating to curriculum organization from the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development publication, "Excellence in Our Schools: Making It Happen," which attempted to synthesize nine reports written in response to the National Commission on Excellence in Education report, "A Nation at…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
Berliner, David – 1984
This paper presents one researcher's premise that the most important variable in determining classroom effectiveness is the congruence of the delivered curriculum with the desired outcomes or, that students be given the opportunity to learn what is expected of them. This theory presupposes that curriculum expectations be made clear to students,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1983
The Utah Commission on Educational Excellence was created by the Utah State Board of Education to recommend improvements in the quality of education and the efficiency of schools. This report begins by summarizing the commission's 27 final recommendations for significant change in the Utah education system. These recommendations look to a system…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
This resource document outlines the expectations and standards for kindergarten through 12th-grade educational programs in the state of Michigan. Developed over several years in cooperation with representatives from 33 state organizations and local school district staffs, the standards suggest expectations for educational programs that may be used…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills, Compensatory Education