Reports the information gathered when 92 business communication students interviewed 94 business people about what should be covered in a teacher-developed business communication course manual. (RL)

A Manchester, England, high school designed lower school curriculum structures via computer and investigated their feasibility using the Nor Data School Scheduling System. The positive results suggest that the computer system could provide all schools with an invaluable aid to the planning and implementation of their curriculum. (CT)

To promote more active participation by students in physical education classes, teachers must be aware of approaches to teaching such as: change methodologies to suit students' needs; streamline management techniques; analyze behavior; measure physical activity; revise curriculum; modify games and activities; and teach to challenge students in the…

This paper describes an attempt to evaluate the contribution of laboratory experiments on student achievement in an elementary, one-term college chemistry course and suggests some less expensive alternatives. (Author/BB)

Argues that there is still an underdeveloped conceptual framework to the British National Curriculum's primary oracy curriculum as a whole, despite the recent School Curriculum and Assessment Authority's "Exemplification of Standards" booklet. Attempts to construct a useful conceptual framework for classroom oracy using different concepts which…

Describes a study that explores the depth and breadth of scientific facts, principles, and procedures which are required in the Advanced General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ) science through comparison with GCE Advanced level. The final report takes account of the updated 1996 version of GNVQ science. (DDR)

Research has shown that students respond more favorably to drug prevention programs when they see their culture and themselves represented in the prevention message. Describes development of the keepin' it R.E.A.L. curriculum, focusing on the methods used to ensure cultural grounding. Reviews literature on cultural approaches in prevention,…

Argues that the evaluation of a basic writing program can demonstrate a program's effectiveness and can be useful in opening up a dialog among the instructors. Describes an evaluation program that combines a variety of writing assessments (essays, a multiple-choice editing test, and portfolios assessment) that provide a comprehensive examination…

Discusses The Values Project of the Archdiocese of New York, designed to document the ways in which Catholic values were taught across the curriculum in Archdiocese schools. Indicates that the Project used the Education Community Opportunity for Stewardship process of infusion. Describes the process' six steps for infusing values into the…

Uses data from study of "goodness of fit" between preschool mathematical curriculum policy and the content framework in Scottish guidelines. Outlines a tool and process for eliciting use of the mathematical frameworks managers in planning curriculum, giving examples of frameworks produced by the tool. Also outlines a model of four key…

Premature academic instruction may undermine a child's learning tendencies or dispositions. Informal small-group interaction can strengthen dispositions and set the context for acquisition of knowledge, skills, and feelings. Teachers should focus on learning goals rather than performance goals. (SH)

The two-semester computer-assisted instruction program--Personal Learning and Training Opportunity (PLATO)--in an Atlanta high school was evaluated, using 346 users/358 non-users (fall semester), and 406 users/126 non-users (spring semester) (77 percent overlap). The effects of the "Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects,…

Examined are the ongoing and proposed approaches to curriculum research. Individual research approaches are classified according to six general foci that explicate the characteristics of each curriculum research approach and identify the variants, limitations, and references of each approach. (SI)

Delineates why the National Commission for the Social Studies provides an excellent opportunity for improving social studies education. Identifies several issues the Commission must address, including the value of teaching social studies, the content of social studies curriculum, and when and how to teach the social studies. (LS)

A critical analysis of recent elementary arts curricula from Quebec, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Ontario (Canada) relies on the discussion of transmission, transaction, and transformation of J. P. Miller and W. Seller (1990). Problematic issues about expectations of art education and instruction are explored. (SLD)