Discusses approaches to curriculum development, emphasizing the decisions teachers desiring to design their own curriculum need to make. Considers specification of objectives; selection, sequencing, and organizing learning experiences and content; and the associated evaluation program. (AL)

Presented is another document in the Technical Report series produced at the Science Education Center of the University of Iowa. This publication emphasizes curriculum evaluation. Material is presented in three sections: an introductory section in which the components of curriculum are identified and described; a second section in which these…

Describes the background and 38 steps of the development of the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP) Curriculum. Discusses some implications and eight points using formative evaluation to improve science curriculum materials. (YP)