In this article we present and discuss an integrated system of continuous assessment (ISCA) in higher education, designed to collect multiple evidences of students' knowledge and abilities, and to facilitate monitoring and support of their learning processes. Inspired by a socio-constructivist approach, which assumes a close relation between…

Effectiveness of a required management course on the environment was measured with data from 89 students preinstruction and 117 postinstruction. The latter expressed greater levels of environmental concern on six variables: proenvironment behavior, balance of nature, environmental regulation, personal norms, property rights, and pollution…

Findings are reported from a survey to determine the status of physical education activity programs in 273 colleges and universities. Data on required and elective course offerings, grading methods, and participation levels is included. (IAH)

Efforts to improve the written communication skills of accounting and other business students at Columbus College (Georgia) include a required business writing course, required writing assignments in business and accounting courses, and use of a writing specialist as a consultant for students and faculty. (JOW)

Discusses Ron Smith's article, "The Composition Requirement Today: A Report on a Nationwide Survey of Four-Year Colleges and Universities" (published in this journal in 1974) that presented survey findings gathered about the state of the writing requirement in United States four-year colleges and universities. Determines whether the status of…

Investigated the status and practices of basic instruction programs in physical education (PE) at American four-year colleges and universities. Surveys sent to the chairperson of the PE department at 600 institutions provided data on institutional characteristics, PE as a required or elective program, curricular offerings, program features, and…

This paper traces the development of curriculum in higher education in the United States. A classical education based on the seven liberal arts was the basis of the curriculum for the early colonial colleges. In its earliest days, the curriculum was relevant to the preparation of students for the professions of the period. Over time, the…

Describes a 1980 analysis of accredited undergraduate business schools to determine the amount of economics coursework they required. Some of the results showed that accredited schools are likely to require more economics than nonaccredited schools, and that recommendations made in two major studies regarding number and types of economics courses…

Of 58 colleges of pharmacy surveyed, 80 percent required a communications skills course for undergraduates. Course descriptions vary widely in format, time allotment, content, and types of practice exercises. Most are taught as a specific course, by pharmacy faculty, and in the third or fourth year. (Author/MSE)

States that undergraduate theater students typically approach their required courses in theater history with apprehension. Argues that, with the introduction of new methodologies in theater history, it is time to inspect the place of the survey course in the curriculum and to review the particular demands placed upon the teacher of theater…

A study investigated the incorporation of computer use in the applied business statistics program by 669 American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business members. Results showed that approximately one-fourth of the schools did not have computer applications as a requirement and approximately one-fourth did. (JOW)

Focuses on the extent and nature of computer integration in marketing courses and explores the required quantitative courses that a marketing major is expected to complete. (JOW)

Content analysis of 64 college clothing-and-textiles programs found only four courses required by at least 50%: basic construction, costume history, textiles, and social/cultural/psychological aspects of clothing. These courses may constitute a core curriculum for the program area. (SK)

Examines 32 top-ranked Masters of Business Administration programs. Finds that management communication is an important part of professional graduate management education: 18 of the schools have required core courses in communication, and 2 others follow an integrated model and offer electives; another 9 offer electives only. Finds that only 3…

This article reports the split of Americans on requiring students to take more courses in math and science. In a survey findings released by the American Council on Education, Americans are divided about whether college students need to study more mathematics and science to preserve America's global economic competitiveness. According to David…