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Download full textHe, Yuemin – Inquiry, 2020
Reacting directly to the fact that even the best syllabus is worthless to the student who does not read it, this essay draws inspiration from research of the past decade, especially from the learning-focused syllabus concept that was introduced by three researchers at the University of Virginia, and uses a questionnaire to gauge our community…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Community Colleges, Student Needs
Direct linkHorne, Sarah Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Striving adolescent readers often find themselves with little or no support once they enter high school. The success of independent reading programs that target students' reading levels and accommodate student interest at the elementary level is well-documented. As students progress throughout their school years, such freedom is traditionally…
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Adolescents, High School Students, Reading Comprehension
Virginia Department of Education, 2011
Virginia's "College and Career Ready English Performance Expectations" grade 12 capstone course contains high-interest contextualized content designed to give certain students an additional boost for competent and successful entry into college and careers. The course will add to students' preparation for critical reading, college and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Grade 12, Educational Objectives, Behavioral Objectives
McFarland, Roberta T. – 1973
J.E.B. Stuart High School moved into the minicourse elective program five years ago from an anthology-survey oriented English curriculum. The students are grouped into two levels, one offering minicourses for eleventh and twelfth graders and the other offering minicourses for ninth and tenth grade students, with some courses open to all of the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elective Courses
Sherman, Shirley C.; To, Cho-Yee – 1980
This paper presents an outline of the purpose and methodology of a proposed study to investigate the teaching of black literature in selected secondary schools in Virginia. Black literature will be defined as fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction written by black American writers. The use of black literature in the curriculum of the selected…
Descriptors: Black Literature, Black Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
McIntyre, Flossie Hickman – 1975
Changes that occurred in the freshman English program of Virginia's black colleges over two decades are investigated in this study. The four black senior colleges involved were Hampton Institute, Norfolk State College, Virginia State College, and Virginia Union University. Data on the programs were collected from the programs studied, from a panel…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, College Freshmen, Curriculum Development
