Significant findings of the comprehensive evaluation of a computer-based curriculum in the basic medical sciences using the PLATO IV computer system are presented. The study was conducted by the Office of Curriculum and Evaluation (OCE) of the School of Basic Medical Sciences (SBMS) at the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign (UC). It was…

Fracture mechanics is a multidisciplinary topic which is being introduced to undergraduate engineering students in such courses as materials engineering. At a recent Conference on Fracture held at the University of Waterloo, a session was devoted to fracture education. Some of the ideas presented at that session are included and discussed here.…

In this conference report the functions, problems and directions of ethnic studies in the University of Wisconsin system are addressed. Brief papers and discussions by conference participants focus on the history of the task force charged with developing American ethnic studies programs, a perceptual approach to ethnic studies, defining Afro…

It is argued in this paper that the interdisciplinary course provides a setting for viewing the ordered relationships that exist among disciplines. The necessity of this approach is pointed out as it reflects the need for a highly disarticulated curriculum to address and find solutions to the complex problems facing the world community. A…

IN ITS MOST GENERAL SENSE DISCIPLINE MEANS INSTRUCTION, WHICH IS A RELATIONAL TERM REQUIRING TWO THINGS FOR ITS EXEMPLIFICATION-- TEACHING AND LEARNING. INSTRUCTION INVOLVES BRINGING ABOUT BEHAVIORAL CHANGE THROUGH REGULATED BEHAVIOR, THEREFORE DISCIPLINE ALSO MEANS REGULATION. DISCIPLINE AS A RULE OF PRACTICAL CONDUCT AND AS AN ORGANIZED BODY OF…

In a study to determine the relationship between the behavior of school system leaders and curricular change, interview and questionnaire response data were analyzed from two populations: (1) Perceived central office curricular decision makers of 10 public school systems in the State of Wisconsin, and (2) a sampling of 335 K-12 classroom teachers…

This project collected data on the current status of middle schools in the United States. After the compilation of a list of schools meeting the survey definition of middle schools from State departments of education and other sources, a survey instrument was used to secure the following detailed data from a 10 percent random sample (110 schools)…

This study reports on a survey conducted during the Spring and Summer months of 1976 to determine the amount and kind of black and other ethnic studies programs offered in the state of Illinois. It was hypothesized that the majority of identifiable black studies courses were offered after grade six and, therefore, this study samples programs in…

This study explored foundational conceptions of knowledge currently influencing secondary cinematic arts education, their curricular and instructional expressions, and their relation to instructional methods practiced in this environment. "Congruence" was developed as a method for exploring the assumptions, dimensions, and relations outlined for…

The paper reviews the background of P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and proposes a curriculum model based on the law's least restrictive alternative concept. Goals of the model are reported to cover three broad areas: student development, organizational efficiency, and accountability. Traditional areas of curriculum…

This document, produced by a committee of teachers in reading instruction, includes a program description with pertinent extracts from the school district philosophy, as well as major goals and objectives. Curricular objectives state what a student should know, demonstrate, or be able to do in these areas: word attack, vocabulary, comprehension,…

Reported is a study focused on the construction and development of a model for guiding science curricula developers in designing the needed second generation programs for non-science secondary students in the seventies. The Technology (and Science) for Social Action Curriculum (TSAC) is presented as illustrative of the problems involved in…

This study presents a holistic framework which can be used as a basis for decision-making at various points in the curriculum-instruction development process as described by Johnson in a work published in 1967. The proposed framework has conceptual bases in the work of Thomas S. Kuhn and David P. Ausubel and utilizes the work of several perceptual…

Contained in this series of reports are the procedures, research data, and background information pertaining to the Needs Assessment Phase as conducted by the English Program Planning Committee from September 1972 to the present. The series presents all aspects of the Intermediate English Evaluation Project, which is an overall evaluation of…

Outlined is the undergraduate program for preparing special education teachers at Memphis State University which combines categorial and noncategorical approaches. It is explained that Juniors and Seniors take three groups of courses: (1) Methods I consisting of Methods and Materials for Teaching Exceptional Children I, Curriculum for Teaching…