Understanding the inputs to syllabus design makes for practical and relevant syllabus planning. This article summarizes an attempt to combine the concept of register in language, as a basis for selecting authentic language material, with what is known about the learner's contribution to the acquisition of the target language. (CLK)

Decisions about curricular offerings to boys in home economics must focus on the educational needs of boys, taking into account the likenesses and differences between the sexes. A discussion of the findings of a three-year study concentrates on what boys perceive these characteristic needs to be. (Author/AJ)

From "Educational Leadership/Research Supplement, v2 n5 May 1969, edited by the Research Council of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (James Raths, Chairman).

Although research on testwiseness has varied to a great extent in the aspects of testwiseness measured and the strategies used, some conclusions can nevertheless be drawn: testwiseness is a bona fide entity and deserves attention, it is measurable, it appears to be made up of a set of specific skills rather than a collection of some general…

This study investigated the role and status of curriculum workers in Indiana. The first part of this document presents the findings of other studies concerning curriculum workers and indicates the need for more research. The second part details the gathering of information on curriculum workers. In the fall of 1980, a questionnaire, designed to…

Examined is the perceived impact of Women's Studies courses on students' lives, in terms of an evaluation instrument developed for this purpose. Subjects were 136 Women's Studies college students who responded to a 22-question, open-ended survey instrument. Results indicate that 93% of all students reported that the courses had some impact on…

Reviewed in this document are the University of Hawaii's reorganization of its Laboratory School and the resulting program which focuses on curriculum research and development rather than preservice teacher training. The history behind the change, and specific changes in school organization, size and composition of school population, faculty…

The problems of making curriculum decisions at all levels of the educational system, including theoretical and practical aspects, are discussed in this book. Specific research and case studies illustrate not only the nature of these decisions but also the social and political issues that complicate them. Introductory comments by John Goodlad are…

SUCH QUESTIONS AS WHY AND HOW OPERATIONS RESEARCH (OR) AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS ORIGINATED, WHAT THEY ARE, AND WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MIGHT MAKE TO INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA PROGRAMS ARE ANSWERED. "OR" ORIGINATED AT THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II WHEN MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH HAD BEEN DEVELOPING THEIR TECHNOLOGY FASTER THAN IT COULD BE…

BASIC TO THIS STUDY WAS THE ASSUMPTION THAT, IF ACQUAINTANCE WITH SOCIAL SCIENCE CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY IS OF ANY VALUE, ALL JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. TO LEARN HOW JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE PROVIDING SUCH COURSES FOR TERMINAL STUDENTS, THE AUTHOR VISITED 25 COLLEGES, WHERE HE INTERVIEWED FACULTY, VISITED CLASSES, AND…

THE PRINCIPAL GOAL OF PROJECT ABLE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE INCREASED EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTION WHERE THE CONTENT IS DERIVED FROM AN ANALYSIS OF DESIRED BEHAVIOR AFTER GRADUATION. IT ALSO ATTEMPTS TO APPLY NEWLY DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO THE DESIGN, CONDUCT, AND EVALUATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THIS REPORT CONSIDERS THE PROBLEM OF…

THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO EFFECT CURRICULUM CHANGE IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS. DURING THE FIRST PHASE, COVERED BY THIS REPORT, EFFORTS WERE DIRECTED TOWARD CONCEPTUALIZING A STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRY AS A BASIS FOR CONTENT IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS, AND TRANSLATING THIS STRUCTURE INTO A SYLLABUS WHICH OUTLINES A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OF…

A total of 106 college graduates who had taken a basic communication course was surveyed to obtain their perspectives on communication training. Although the alumni rated communication skills as being highly important, three-fourths of them did not receive communication training after college. Most of the alumni felt either "fairly well" or "okay"…

Research was conducted involving a three-day workshop model. The first day of the workshop involves a session on a college campus for science teachers and social studies teachers and students for the purpose of developing understanding of environmental problems. The second day is conducted at the high school; teachers and students who attended the…