This K-12 sequential course of study is the result of one school district's efforts to improve continuity in the social studies curriculum. Following an introduction and statement of philosophy, the program is organized around four basic educational areas--knowledge, application, valuing, and participation. Specific program goals include promoting…

The subjective nature of the humanities does not lend itself to expression in behavioral terms. However, because humanities instructors are evaluated by the same "accountability" criteria as teachers of cognitive subjects, they are now stressing the measurable and ignoring the intangible areas of interpretation or even creativity. (Author/DC)

This document describes the nature of the Third Assessment of Mathematics for the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Information about the first two assessments is provided to give background information and details on the framework for the third assessment. It is noted that objectives for the third assessment are based on the second,…

This workshop, which introduced a model for developing library instruction programs based on written objectives, provided participants with practical experience in preparing objectives as a basis for program planning through discussion of the various elements of planning such a program and analyses of case studies through assigned tasks. The first…

This booklet contains a description of the Montgomery County (Maryland) public school system's reading program for kindergarten through the eighth grade. Included in the booklet are a statement about the goals of education, general information about education requirements set forth by the Maryland State Board of Education, and lists of reading…

This booklet contains a description of the Montgomery County (Maryland) public school system's reading program for grades nine through twelve. Included in the booklet are a statement about the goals of education, general information about education requirements set forth by the Maryland State Board of Education, and lists of reading objectives and…

Through a historical review of guideline aims and objectives in Ontario from 1950 to 1978, this paper seeks to define trends in guideline objectives writing. A category system for educational outcomes serves as the analytical framework for the study. This system defines the primary domains for describing discriminative knowledge, including a…

Basic concepts of management by objectives are presented for the school principal interested in turning the idea of educational innovation into the fact of educational innovation. The difference between objectives (ideas) and outcomes (events, products, achievements) is discussed, and methods for developing, writing, and evaluating objectives are…

This document is a companion volume to the paper "Resources for School Based Teacher Educators" and is composed of specifications of objectives, indicators of attainment, and assessment criteria for the twenty competencies outlined in that volume. Each competency is divided into a number of sub-competencies, for which behavioral…

This paper discusses the use of management by objectives for performance appraisal in education, examining its potential strengths and weaknesses. Among the potential strengths of the performance appraisal approach are the following: 1) it fosters staff development, since an administrator's performance is evaluated according to how well his…

This mathematics data bank of generic objectives was developed as the major element of an implementation of Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring in the Individualized and Personalized Adult Basic Education Program of the Canadore College (North Bay, Ontario) Continuing Education Division. The bank contains approximately 900 objectives organized…

Management and supervision in a management by objectives system do not focus on the quality or efficiency of a list of activities. Rather, the manager and supervisor validate progress in reaching agreed outcomes. The implementation of a management and supervision by results approach requires (a) agreement on a statement of mission; (b) agreement…