These instructional objectives, written by Harvey Reynolds, have been selected from materials used at Golden West College (California). These objectives are offered simply as samples that may be used where they correspond to the skills, abilities, and attitudes instructors want their students to acquire. These objectives may also serve as models…

These instructional objectives, written by Charles Mitchell, have been selected from materials used at Golden West College (California). These objectives are offered simply as samples that may be used where they correspond to the skills, abilities, and attitudes instructors want their students to acquire. These objectives may also serve as models…

Described is the beginning course for freshmen students in a college of education. (BY)

The volumes present goals for use in planning and evaluating elementary and secondary school social studies curricula. The book is intended to help social studies classroom teachers identify learning goals. Organized according to major social science disciplines, the two-volume series is presented in six sections. Section I introduces the…

This guide is designed for a one-semester elective course in Afro-American literature for high school juniors and seniors. The approach to the literature is generally by genre. After a statement of philosophy, the guide lists cognitive, affective, and psychomotor objectives for the course; suggests teaching-learning activities concerning readings,…

Undergraduate programs in business are expected to provide a comprehensive learning for their students in order to prepare them to be able to deal with complex business problems in their jobs. Business schools attempt to provide this learning through various curricular design strategies. This paper proposes the use of an undergraduate course in…

This paper examines the effect of content coverage on mathematics achievement and studies its relationship to eighth grade tracking. Previous analyses have shown tracking to be quite prevalent at eighth grade unlike much of the rest of the world. The U.S. practices both between- and within-school tracking, leading to very different content…

As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…

Most of the literature on multicultural education deals with students in grade and high school, or at the college or university level. The literature is sparse as to how one could implement multicultural education at the professional level, and most of the articles that address "multicultural education" and "law school" merely analyze the "Bakke"…

An institution-wide focus on deep learning has made significant changes in the biology and physics core course curriculum at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The biology course director has reworked course objectives to reflect the learning-focused approach to teaching, while the physics curriculum has adopted new learning outcomes and ways to…

Over the past two decades, the technology "revolution" has evolved to touch nearly every aspect of the people's lives. More than just a convenience, this force has become a necessity throughout business, government, and education. One of the most invasive forces of technology is the way in which it plays a role in the types of instructional…

Business education, as a discipline and profession, is evolving in response to changes in our domestic and global environment, technology, subject matter content, and needs of the end-user. In response to these changes, business educators continue to evaluate and refine their instructional methodologies and other components of delivery systems…

While student global ratings of college courses historically predict learning achievement, the majority of recent U.S. college graduates lack proficiency in desired skills. Teaching and Learning Quality (TALQ), a new course evaluation instrument, was developed from extant instructional theory that promotes student learning. A survey of 193…

This booklet presents the accountability program developed by the Elk City (Oklahoma) Public Schools. During the first year of the program ten broad educational goals were formulated through a series of administrator workshops, accountability committee meetings, informal surveys of the community, and questionnaires for teachers and students.…