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The Influence of a Reform Curriculum on Mathematics Course Enrollment Patterns. Research Note.

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Hirschhorn, Daniel B. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1996

Describes a study examining the effects of a new, reform-driven secondary mathematics curriculum (the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project) on retaining students in the mathematics pipeline. In all three sites studied, the UCSMP curriculum led to slightly fewer math dropouts. Ability and school/socioeconomic effects may be more…

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Enrollment Influences, Mathematics Curriculum, Predictor Variables

The Implementation of a Social Studies Curriculum.

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van den Akker, Jan; Kuiper, Wilmad – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1993

Describes a study that evaluated implementation of curriculum materials for secondary social studies in the Netherlands. The evaluation focused on individual teachers' actual use of these materials in their classrooms. A large discrepancy emerged between the curriculum developers' original intentions and the observed instructional processes.…

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation