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Richards-Schuster, Katie; Ruffolo, Mary; Hiltz, Barbara – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
This article describes the implementation of a massive open online course (MOOC) developed by a school of social work and piloted in the incoming 2016 MSW class (N=397). Using implementation science as a framework, we describe the MOOC as an intervention for preparing students for graduate school and share findings from the pilot evaluation. We…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Social Work, Online Courses
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Sane, K. V. – Staff and Educational Development International, 1999
Reviews a pilot project (teaching science) in India. Objectives included the following: developing reliable locally-produced low-cost equipment; finding experiments compatible with the equipment that illustrate principles and practice of modern chemistry; providing teachers with workshops, manuals, and videotapes; establishing a production unit to…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Educational Equipment
Earle, Janice – 1982
A two-year pilot study evaluated a curriculum innovation at one rural and one urban high school in Maryland. Called the Community-Based Learning and Service (CBLS) Program, the innovation involved placing large numbers of students during part of the school day with community sponsors where they could learn about and provide community services as…
Descriptors: Community Services, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Field Experience Programs
Welch, Wayne W.; Ward, William H., Jr. – 1975
This study was designed to assess two projects implemented by the Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) program. The program is based on the belief that elementary school students learn mathematics, science, social science, and language arts skills quickly by investigating practical problems taken from the local school and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Education