Books, articles, and theses are included in this annotated bibliography on mastery learning. Approximately 100 citations are included covering the period from 1969 to 1979. (DS)

The Texas Real Estate Research Center-Texas Education Agency (TRERC-TEA) curriculum workshop was attended by over 40 participants representing 26 Texas community colleges. These participants divided into eight small groups by real estate specialty area and developed curriculum outlines and learning objectives for the following real estate courses:…

This report describes the planning, implementation, and outcomes of the first phase of a project to create and implement computer-based materials for a problem-oriented curriculum in a training program for physician assistants. It examines the underlying causes of the project's failure to achieve the Phase I objectives, and documents them as…

Intended to aid persons who are directly involved in curriculum planning and development in public school systems, this book treats three general areas of concern. The first three chapters of the book deal with the culture of the school, the next four with various aspects of curriculum theory, and the final three with the reality of classroom…

Mercy College in New York has devised a program that seeks to meet the special needs of returning adult students. To ease the restraints on the adult student's time and travel needs, the college holds classes in branches and extension centers throughout the urban area. It also offers eight-week courses that carry the same contact time requirements…

In September 1979, representatives of 14 of the 20 member nations of the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development met in Australia to discuss national strategies for curriculum design and development. This report on that conference begins with summaries of the position papers filed by the representatives from the Democratic…

Educational Objectives and course descriptions for art education, grades K-8, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, Maryland, are presented. The program consists of the integration of art production, art criticism, and art history. Objectives are intended to help students become sensitive to visual aspects of their environment, aware of art…

Based on an educational needs assessment, a project designed a community college curriculum to develop the competencies of human service workers for the changing mental health service delivery system. The curriculum prepares workers to meet future service needs such as pre-discharge preparation of patients, outreach, aftercare, community…

The objectives for tailoring a physical education program to meet individual abilities are presented in this proposal for developing a curriculum using the concept of mastery learning. The primary emphasis of this program is on developing skills in sports that will be enjoyed for a lifetime. Developmental procedures for initiating the program are…

The content of this report provides a summary of activities of the Northeast Regional Deans' Grants Meeting. In addition to information on proceedings and activities, four papers presented at the meeting on the subject of evaluation of Deans' Grants projects are reproduced in their entirety. (JD)

The changes and developments in the education of women teachers over a period of two decades in the early 18th century in America are examined. Tracing the history of women's education from before the founding of the first Normal School in 1839, changes in attitudes and philosophy are discussed, as well as the social implications of the growth of…

A teacher education program especially designed to prepare teachers for teaching at the middle school level is advocated. A description is given of the education program, curriculum design, and degree requirements for five institutions having outstanding middle school programs--Gordon College in Massachusetts, Findlay College in Ohio, Illinois…

The only workable generalization regarding curriculum development in a heterogeneous, multicultural society is one that allows conflicting views to operate within an institution and that prepares youth for functional membership in the society. A review of the history of Western education from Sparta through the Puritans, William McGuffey, and…

Based on the theses that all media have usefulness, that effectiveness is greatest when media selection is grounded on a systematic analysis of instructional objectives, and that educational specialists have a rightful function in the selection, packaging, and utilization of instructional sequences in all media, an analytical procedure was…

This is the National Science Teachers Association project report regarding curriculum development in science. The approach utilizes conceptual schemes as basic elements. The theoretical base for this approach is developed in detail, and the implications for the classroom teacher are carefully analyzed. Guidelines for implementing a curriculum…