Results are presented from a formal evaluation of The Pennsylvania Bureau of State Park's Watershed Education (WE) curriculum developed for students in grades 6-12. The primary research objective was to measure the impact the training and subsequent use of the WE curriculum had on teachers' behavior, confidence, and self-efficacy in teaching about…

This study examines the preparation of preservice elementary teaching candidates in science content and methods courses and the relationship of their coursework to future teaching. One-hundred-five undergraduate elementary education majors participated in the study. Data was gathered through the completion of a background questionnaire and…

Background: A growing literature is questioning the appropriateness of a research dissertation for practitioners in education doctoral programs. Although this literature persuasively critiques the prevailing theory-research orientation of most programs and theses, it goes little beyond exhorting change and describing extant alternatives in a few…

This paper deals with the discourses related to race and anti-racism in a social sciences textbook for grade 12 Ontario students that was published in 2002. It is argued that the complexities of race and anti-racism are not dealt with systematically and cohesively. The textbook does not adequately address the topics of race and racism within the…

Describes the use of written and practical tests to evaluate achievement of some objectives of the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP). Achievement varied on the two tests. It is argued that good curriculum evaluation needs both types of assessment to accurately reflect student learning. (RH)

In 1964, the Engineers' Council for Professional Development appointed a standing subcommittee to establish a basis for accrediting programs of technical institute type--now designated as engineering technology. Curricula in the following educational institutions were considered: technical institutes (endowed or publicly supported), junior…

In Spring 1968, the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Massachusetts requested the office of Institutional Studies to survey its entire graduating class in order to elicit opinions concerning the College's undergraduate academic program. Questionnaires were returned by 582 students, approximately 49% of the class. Respondents…

Curriculum management can be defined as an orderly, ongoing process of review and evaluation of the entire curriculum. It controls for unnecessary course duplication and overlap by holding each course accountable to both fiscal and content criteria. Presently, most college curricula are not being controlled by effective systematic evaluation. The…

Given the curriculum's importance in the educational process, curriculum evaluation should be considered as essential as a district financial audit. When Fenwick English conducted a 1979 curriculum audit of Columbus, Ohio, schools, the accounting firm encountered numerous problems concerning development, review, and management practices. Planning…

Discusses several issues to anticipate in planning for the implementation of a curriculum guide. Suggests that curriculum development requires the construction of institutional procedures to reinforce the positive motivation and hard work of teachers and administrators. (JK)

The School Health Education Evaluation (SHEE) was used to review the School Health Curriculum Project and three other curricula: Project Prevention, 3 Rs and High Blood Pressure, and Health Education Curriculum Guide. The four curricula are described and the process that led to their selection for SHEE is highlighted. (Author/MT)

To accurately assess the health knowledge, attitudes, and practices of students in fourth-seventh grades, the staff of the School Health Education Evaluation project found development of a new instrument necessary. The philosophic orientation and detailed processes followed in developing a noncurriculum specific, psychometrically sound evaluation…

A historical perspective is taken on the relatively recent field of curriculum evaluation in the hope that even a preliminary consideration of some historical aspects of this field might facilitate improved ways of conceptualizing and conducting curriculum evaluation. (BW)

An analysis is given of a survey appeal made in the November 1972 issue of Social Education in which readers were asked to supply evaluative information on social studies materials they were using. (Author/KM)