Balancing limited time and effort between knowledge that students should know in depth (intensive curriculum) and knowledge about which they should have some understanding (extensive curriculum) poses a challenge for many educators. One solution to this problem involves the use of the connecting idea. A connecting idea links content that is part…

In the summer of 1985, faculty at a number of small colleges met at Hope College (Michigan) to attempt to decide if there is an essential curriculum that all undergraduate communication majors should encounter, and if there is, what concepts or courses should be included. Participants at the conference selected a course approach, which resulted in…

A chart presents average composite scores on the ACT Assessment by state for 1999 ACT-tested high school graduates. The states are listed in alphabetical order, with the percentage of total graduates tested and the average composite score listed for each state. Also included are the average scores of students who completed the recommended high…

This document presents the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Students with Severe Disabilities, a subset of the general standards and alternate progress indicators that emphasize daily life skills. Introductory material reviews the development of these standards and the alternate progress indicators including the purpose, process,…

Responses of students to an excerpt from an article, L'ecole ouverte'' (The Open School) by Jean Onimus. (DD)

The success s of a biomedical communications network depends upon the content of the material, who prepares it, how it is evaluated and who receives it. (Editor)

At Oakland Community College, each student learns according to his cognitive style. Diagnostic tests guide his career decisions and mode of instruction; extraordinary resources and small curriculum units assure success. (Editor)

Urges professors not to take a stand against revision of the foreign language requirement; suggests curriculum changes proposed could be beneficial and more apt to suit student needs. (DS)

Address delivered at the Association of Departments of English (ADE) Seminar, June 22-26, 1970 at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. (DS)

A curriculum proposed as a framework for the education of all generalists" practicing in primary health care. (IR)

Traces the development of the discipline-centered approach to curriculum planning and emphasizes need for greater integration between what is taught and what secondary students need to know and understand to meet the problems of their real world. (JK)