Evolution is typically measured as a change in allele or genotype frequencies over one or more generations. Consequently, evolution is difficult to show experimentally in a semester-long lab course because most organisms have longer generation times than 15 weeks. In this article, the authors present an experiment to demonstrate and study…

This article explains the nature of vision-guided educational practice, makes the case for it, and appraises objections to this approach to education. The discussion is grounded in a critique of the rhetoric and practice associated with American education, a critique that emphasizes the continuing failure to think about educational challenges and…

During the past several decades, multicultural education has become an integral part of the social studies as a means to authentically prepare students for living in an inclusive and democratic society. Topics traditionally omitted, such as race, ethnicity, culture, social class, and gender, are now included. Yet, while multicultural education has…

This paper explores the cognitive difficulty of assessment tasks in six first year computing courses within an Information Technology (IT) degree. This issue is pertinent to Information Technology education for two reasons. Degree level education in any field of study is expected to develop higher order thinking skills. Bloom's taxonomy is a…

Democratic schools are schools that result from explicit attempts by educators to put in place arrangements and opportunities that will bring democracy to life. These arrangements and opportunities involve two lines of work. One is to create democratic structures and processes by which life in school is carried out. The other is to create a…

Much official environmental education policy in the UK and elsewhere makes scant reference to nature as such, and the issue of our underlying attitude towards it is rarely addressed. For the most part such policy is pre-occupied with the issue of meeting "sustainably" what are taken to be present and future human needs. This paper…

In this article I examine ways in which educators can use discourses of empathy and reconciliation to problematise the prevailing conflictive ethos in their curriculum and pedagogy. The ideals of empathy and reconciliation are examined through the lens of "emotion"; the emotional effects of trauma narratives raise a question that has been largely…

At the 71st Annual International Convention of the Association for Business Communication (ABC), held in San Antonio, Texas, October 26-28, 2006, the author (editor of "Business Communication Quarterly" from 1997 to 2005) was honored as the 2005 recipient of ABC's highest award for teaching: the Meada Gibbs Outstanding Teacher Award. This article…

Web3D open standards allow the delivery of interactive 3D virtual learning environments through the Internet, reaching potentially large numbers of learners worldwide, at any time. This paper introduces the educational use of virtual reality based on Web3D technologies. After briefly presenting the main Web3D technologies, we summarize the…

Offered as a guide for curriculum development efforts at the local level, this document outlines instructional goals and objectives for the West Virginia music education program. Instructional goals are given for early childhood education (grades K-4), middle childhood education (grades 5-8) and adolescent education (grades 9-12). The goals focus…

This document is designed to provide Michigan school districts with suggestions on how to develop and enhance educational programs to meet the needs of students in an interrelated world. Beyond presenting a definition of global/international education and accompanying concerns, the paper suggests resources and procedures for fostering programs…

Divided into eight documents, an introduction and guides to the program for levels 1-7 (which corresponds to grades 4-10, respectively), this material makes up the civic education program for schools in the Northwest Territories (Canada). The introductory guide includes a statement of philosophy and goals, an overview of the program,…

Designed to present the content requirements needed to satisfy K-8 proficiency expectations in music for the state of Idaho, this course guide identifies four overall goals for students to strive to achieve. In goal 1, students will perceive and understand the elements of music, including rhythm, melody, harmony, tempo-dynamics, form, and timbre.…

The social studies core curriculum presented in this guide represents those standards of learning that are essential for all grade 7-12 students in the state of Utah. For each secondary social studies course, core standards are established, as well as the objectives that should be used to meet the standards. The following courses are covered for…

This document defines and provides common curriculum goals in social studies for Oregon public school students. The goals were designed to define what should be taught, while allowing local schools and districts to decide the specific context of instruction. The contents include: (1) design; (2) organization; (3) building a local program and…