Establishing a link between Course Learning Outcomes (LOs) and Program Outcomes (POs) while assessing the course contents and delivery are among the most challenging issues in Higher Education. In the present study two forms were generated based on specific Course Learning Outcomes identified in the syllabus at the beginning of the teaching term:…

This four-part report discusses the planning of modules through the use of a matrix and contains two case studies as illustration. Part 1, "Applying the Matrix to an Existing Course Outline," shows how to analyze a course outline, adapt it to a matrix, and plan appropriate modules. Part 2, "Matrix Analysis," examines the matrix in order to…

Describes Merrill's content performance matrix in terms of content (facts, concepts, processes, procedures, and principles); levels of performance (recall and applying content in job-like context); and instructional methods that support each task on the matrix (information displays and practice exercises). (MBR)

This report describes the results of preliminary work by the Human Resources Research Organization to develop a comprehensive theory for structuring subject matter. The report focuses on the first three of five components that any comprehensive model of instruction should include: (1) a representation of the subject matter to be taught; (2) a…

Outlines mathematical topics of use to college geography students identifies teaching methods for mathematical techniques in geography at the University of Leeds; and discusses problem of providing students with a framework for synthesizing all content of geography education. For journal availability, see SO 506 593. (Author/AV)

Provides an overview of a course, "Applied Linear Algebra," for teaching the concepts and the physical and geometric interpretations of some linear algebra topics. Describes the philosophy of the course, the computer project assignments, and student feedback. Major topics of the course are listed. (YP)

This publication consists of a curriculum guide and a separate foldout program planning guide for office occupations education. A synopsis is given for each training program plotted on the grid of the planning guide. The curriculum guide presents a detailed description of each of the 59 instructional modules shown on the planning guide. A…

This guide for planning distributive education instructional programs consists of five parts. Part 1 is a separate foldout form, one side of which is a planning guide matrix relating jobs and occupational clusters with modules or units of instruction, with the reverse side showing the same data as a flow chart of modules leading to jobs. Part 2…

This publication consists of an instructional program planning guide matrix and flow chart on a separate foldout form and a curriculum guide for health occupations education. The first two sections provide instructions to assist in the design of health occupations training programs and a synopsis for each program plotted on the matrix and flow…

This index was developed to help building trades instructors in Missouri use existing instructional materials and keep track of student progress on the VAMS system. The list was compiled by a committee of instructors who selected appropriate references and identified areas that pertained to Missouri competencies. The index lists competencies in…

This index was developed to help graphic arts instructors in Missouri use existing instructional materials and keep track of student progress on the VAMS system. The list was compiled by a committee of instructors who selected appropriate references and identified areas that pertained to Missouri competencies. The index lists competencies in these…

Conceptual problems hinder the development of computer-assisted art instruction. Presented is a framework to guide the organization of instruction and to facilitate the selection of computer strategies appropriate to particular art learning situations. Various types of computer-assisted instruction are presented within a continuum of teaching…

This index was developed to help air conditioning and refrigeration instructors in Missouri use existing instructional materials and keep track of student progress on the VAMS system. The list was compiled by a committee of instructors who selected appropriate references and identified areas that pertained to Missouri competencies. The index lists…

This paper describes a theoretical perspective in which teacher performance and classroom procedures in technology-based settings can be observed and compared. The paper uses as an example the Systems Thinking and Curriculum Innovation Network (STACIN) Project, which implements a simulation-modeling software package as an analytic problem solving…

Six separate studies were conducted using judgments from academic and practitioner experts to determine the knowledge structure of the Certified Financial Planner Professional Education Program (i.e., the organization of discipline topics and the relationships among them). The program consists of six sequential financial planning knowledge…