The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has invested in the development and dissemination of instructional tools to support teachers' incorporation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) into their classroom instruction. Math experts have developed formative assessment lessons (FALs) that teachers can incorporate throughout the year's curriculum.…

Electrical stimulation of nerve and muscle tissues is frequently used for teaching core concepts in physiology. It is usually expensive to provide every student group in the laboratory with an individual stimulator. This article presents the design and application of a low-cost [about $100 (U.S.)] isolated stimulator that can be controlled by two…

Australian library and information science (LIS) courses are popular outside Australia, and Australia is a popular study destination for students in the region. This paper takes a comparative approach to attempt to determine whether ALIA (the Australian Library and Information Association)'s core curriculum for LIS education is appropriate outside…

The objectives, depth of coverage, structure, and content of the course in fundamentals of library science at Drexel University Graduate School of Library Science are described. The syllabus of the course is appended. (PF)

Describes the process of revising the Bachelor of Arts and Science degrees in the Department of Communication Studies at Eastern Washington University. Examines the conceptual base of a communication curriculum. Presents the sequence of a core curriculum and the core course contents. (MS)

Calls for a continuous review of core curricula and advanced courses to ensure that media students develop skills to meet the requirements of a rapidly evolving media environment. (PD)

Among the issues discussed are: the need for, and extent of, a central professional core; the need for additional relevant, but nonprofessional, subjects that could be part of a core; the depth of penetration suitable for various aspects of librarianship; the use of laboratory instruction and internships; and the optimum length of study. (30…

Describes the revision of a college biology sequence, and outlines the content of some courses in the core. (AL)

Discusses how some of the issues generally covered in psychology of women courses can be included in statistics and social, developmental, and introductory psychology courses. Only by incorporating a feminist perspective into the psychology core curriculum can the majority of students be reached, including most males who are unlikely to take the…

Discusses the debate in the United States between advocates of the 3Rs and those who call for a broad-based, child-centered curriculum, a conflict which has prevented realization of a balanced curriculum. (SJL)