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Tan, Kim Chwee Daniel; Gilbert, John K. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
This paper reports the findings of a study which investigated the role that educational research plays in influencing 29 Singapore pre-university (Grades 11 and 12) and secondary (Grades 9 and 10) chemistry teachers' curricular and instructional decision-making process. Twenty-five teachers were interviewed while four preferred to submit written…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Grade 8, Grade 9
Edmunds, Julie A.; Grebing, Eric M.; Coyle, Victoria C.; Rosof, Laura; Henson, Bob A.; Cardwell, Ramsey – SERVE Center at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2021
The College and Career Readiness Expansion project was a five-year, federally funded effort to implement early college strategies in comprehensive high schools. This report presents the results from a quasi-experimental impact study of the project and a mixed methods examination of its implementation. Results showed that the program increased the…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, High School Students, Program Effectiveness
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Mead-Mezzetta, Shirley – Social Studies Review, 1989
Discusses the importance of studying history topics in-depth and how California's History-Social Science Framework (1988) has incorporated in-depth instruction into units of study. Describes the U.S. history and geography curriculum for grades 5, 8, and 11. Concludes that the Framework provides teachers with more time to plan and teach while…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Soviet Education, 1987
Discusses the rationale for the new Soviet physics curriculum. Explains guidelines for teaching methodology. Details the goals and tasks for students in the Soviet physics curriculum for grades seven through eleven. (RKM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Grade 11
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Brody, Michael J. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1991
Utilizing student interviews, this study assessed fourth, eighth, and eleventh graders (n=105) in 11 Maine schools concerning their understanding of 4 natural and social science concepts related to pollution. The results hold direct implications for teaching strategies and curriculum design within the environmental and science education domains.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Environmental Education
National Evaluation Systems, Inc., Amherst, MA. – 1980
The methodology and results of an assessment designed to determine the status of educational quality in grades 4, 8, and 11 social studies programs of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DODDS) is summarized. The assessment was part of the DODDS five-year curriculum development cycle comprised of the following phases: (1) development of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dependents Schools, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
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Moss, Pamela A.; Koziol, Stephen M., Jr. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1991
The validity of eight critical thinking tests developed for the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) public schools was studied using scores from 100 students each in grades 5, 8, and 11 and questionnaire responses from teachers. Validity is discussed for providing diagnostic information, monitoring achievement, and influencing the curriculum. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Diagnostic Tests
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. – 1975
Phase III of a five-phase project which has implications for the improvement of instructional programs in Mississippi's elementary and secondary schools is described. In phase III, specifically stated objectives or competencies in language arts, designed to accomplish the educational objectives stated in phase II, are cataloged. Fourteen sections…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Creative Writing, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives