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Frederick M. Hess, Editor; Michael B. Horn, Editor; Juliet Squire, Editor – Harvard Education Press, 2025
In "School Rethink 2.0," editors Frederick M. Hess, Michael B. Horn, and Juliet Squire gather leaders immersed in the nuts-and-bolts work of educational reinvention to present ten promising education improvements and ways to implement them. Contributors, including acclaimed education pioneers Sal Khan, Beth Rabbitt, and Larry Berger,…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Improvement
Powell, William; Kusuma-Powell, Ochan – Educational Leadership, 2012
Now that many schools are developing curriculums thoughtfully linked to standards--including benchmarks for achievement--many teachers wrestle with this question: Can we still make room for individualized instruction? The authors, who have taught at diverse international schools in many countries, believe the answer is yes. They argue that under…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Curriculum Development, Academic Standards, Individualized Instruction
Mann, George; Kitchens, Joe – 1990
A description is given of the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Curriculum Management System (CMS), a computer managed system that utilizes input from research findings on effective schools. The goals and objectives of instruction are clearly delineated and effectively communicated to students and their parents. Each student,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Managed Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education

Miller, K.; And Others – Education in Chemistry, 1979
Describes the development and operation of a mastery learning scheme used with part-time students in an HNC chemistry course. (Author/GA)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Semb, George – NSPI Journal, 1979
Presents an overview of the basic features of two highly related models of college instruction; the Personalized System of Instruction and the Contingency Managed Lecture. Both are based on behavioral principles and have been tested and implemented on a large scale. (Author/JEG)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Contingency Management, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Cross, K. Patricia – 1976
The challenge of structuring college curriculum to meet all of the educational needs of new students to higher education (those who would not be in college except for open admissions policies) is considered in this book. Research studies on teaching, learning, and student development form the basis for improvements in college programs outlined.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged
Sharples, D. Kent; And Others – 1976
This document records the procedures followed by the South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education in developing a two-year curriculum for civil engineering technology with a learner-oriented, open-entry/open-ended individualized format relying heavily on the use of audiovisual aids and hands-on experience with software and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Autoinstructional Aids, Curriculum Development, Individualized Instruction
Wiggins, Grant – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1987
Current syllabi and textbooks, in trying to cover every important idea, trivialize them all. The Coalition of Essential Schools believes that students will learn more if teachers are allowed to cover less. The advantages of a slower, thought-provoking curriculum, and recommendations for designing one, are provided. (BJV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Freedom, Creative Thinking, Curriculum Design
Giordano, Mario J. – 1975
The purpose of this effort was to investigate individualized and self-paced instruction systems throughout the country and to develop a detailed document showing how to plan, implement, and operate a self-paced individualized instruction system as an option to a conventional system on the college level. Benefits of such a system are that it can be…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Giordano, Mario J. – 1975
On July 1, 1974, Camden County College was awarded a grant by the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education for the purpose of developing an individualized instruction system for implementation across Camden County College. This system would allow students to proceed at their own rate through courses of study and eventually entire…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Competency Based Education, Consultants, Curriculum Development
Keuhnelian, Anne M.; Kerns, Ruth B. – 1974
A change in philosophy for pharmacology instruction for paramedical students required a change to non-traditional methods of instruction. The course consists of five specific and one student-designed unit including objectives, study questions, projects, quizzes, and exams. Multimedia support is discussed, as well as the use of unit directions,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Course Evaluation

Sharples, D. Kent; And Others – 1976
An individually-paced, open-entry/open-ended mastery learning approach for a state-wide civil engineering technology curriculum was developed, field-tested, and evaluated. Learning modules relying heavily on audiovisuals and hands-on experience, and based on 163 identified competencies, were developed for 11 courses in the curriculum. Written…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Civil Engineering, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Mann, George; And Others – 1991
With the assistance of East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, the Indianola Public Schools in Oklahoma developed a computerized curriculum management system (CMS) to aid in curricular planning and evaluation. Using CMS, teachers can implement findings associated with the effective schools research by delineating and communicating the goals and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Garner, C. William – 1985
An integrated overview of the processes involved in the establishment of a vocational program of study for the disadvantaged student is provided in this paper. Occupational analysis, the first step in the establishment of such a program, is discussed and divided into three steps: (1) major job tasks; (2) sub-tasks; and (3) specific job functions.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Field Dependence Independence, Individualized Instruction
Chion-Kenney, Linda – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1987
The Coalition of Essential Schools promotes the following principles: (1) personalized instruction; (2) student-as-worker, teacher-as-coach; (3) focus on adolescents; (4) focus on essential skills and knowledge; (5) teachers as generalists; (6) diploma by exhibition of mastery; (7) goals for all students; (8) tone of expectation, trust, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Freedom, Adolescents, Creative Thinking