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Peer reviewedAnfara, Vincent A., Jr.; Waks, Leonard – Middle School Journal, 2000
Draws on the insights of John Dewey to argue that the contrast between developmental appropriateness and academic rigor is an untenable dualism. Considers directions for middle school renewal that unite these two concepts. (JPB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Objectives, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedAnfara, Vincent A., Jr.; Waks, Leonard – Middle School Journal, 2001
Argues that developmentally appropriate knowledge-in-use may be academically rigorous even when it does not mimic the more adult-like academic disciplines. Considers the creation of developmentally appropriate curriculum and ways to measure the academic rigor of learning outcomes without relying upon achievement tests grounded in academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedAnfara, Vincent A., Jr.; Lipka, Richard P. – Middle School Journal, 2003
Cites three critical questions to examine reasons for inconclusive findings relating middle school practices recommended in "Turning Points" to student achievement: (1) shortcomings in operationalizing variables; (2) what is measured; or (3) uncontrolled variables. Notes schools implementing more "Turning Points"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
