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Boreham, N. C.; And Others – Instructional Science, 1985
This study investigated the effects of two sequences of instruction--theory-to-application and application-to-theory--on medical students' cognitive preferences in preclinical science teaching. Results indicate that presenting an example of the clinical application of biochemical theory before presenting the theory itself increased students'…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Analysis of Variance, Biochemistry, Epistemology
Belka, Robert W. – 2000
This article explores some of the complexities of the question as to whether or not American Sign Language (ASL) is a foreign language. It reviews the historical oppression of the deaf, the development of ASL and its defining value to proponents of deaf culture, mentions other language systems (including foreign sign systems) used by the…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Curriculum Development, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
Deffenbaugh, W.S. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1923
"Kindly send me copies of junior high-school programs of study or tell me where I may obtain copies of such programs" is the content of numerous letters received by the Bureau of Education. In order that these requests may be granted, this leaflet, which contains 25 programs of study selected from those on file in this office, has been…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Junior High Schools, Secondary School Curriculum, Elective Courses

Menzel, Donald C. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Examines efforts made in recent years to introduce ethics into the curricula of graduate studies programs in public affairs and administration. The questionnaire asked a broad series of questions eliciting both quantitative (program size, organizational structure) and qualitative information (educational goals). Includes statistical and tabular…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Responsibility

Johnson, Roger Hayden – Art Education, 1995
Describes the development and impact of a fine arts high school graduation requirement. Discusses how music, drama, and art teachers relinquished some of their independence to form a fine arts department. Includes six strategies that might be used to institute a fine arts graduation requirement in other schools. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Teachers

Fender, Marilyn J.; Fiedler, Craig – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
A national survey of 172 colleges and universities was conducted to determine the topical content of exceptional children curriculum for preservice regular education teachers. Of 15 content areas, the most heavily emphasized were characteristics of exceptional children, mainstreaming, facilitating positive attitudes toward exceptional children,…
Descriptors: Children, Colleges, Course Content, Curriculum

Clune, William H.; White, Paula A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1992
Transcript data were analyzed to determine changes in course taking among graduates of high schools including mostly lower achieving students in California, Florida, Missouri, and Pennsylvania, which adopted high graduation requirements in the 1980s. Average credits per student increased in all academic subjects, as did the courses' difficulty…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Credits, Difficulty Level, Economically Disadvantaged

Tillema, H. H. – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1994
This study examined whether concept-based or experience-based training designs and their subsequent execution would create different training effects in teachers (depending on whether trainers took into account diagnostic information on existing teacher beliefs and preconceptions). Pretraining and posttraining data indicated that teachers' beliefs…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Educational Research, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education

Johnson, Donovan – History Teacher, 1990
Describes the University of California (Irvine) one-year humanities core course as hermeneutically and contextually oriented. Explains course development, structure, and organization and provides the reading list. Students assignments include essays and a dialectical notebook. Provides a three-day fall seminar for the teaching staff. Finds course…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Context Effect, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design

Skulicz, Matthew – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1986
Describes Erie Community College's computerized system to help curriculum advisors better assess each student's reading and writing competency level and track their completion of required courses. Illustrates the system's provision of information on placement tests and developmental courses taken, and whether a required composition course has been…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education
Nelson, Regena Fails; Smith, Andrea B. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2004
The recent focus on the effects of early childhood education on future academic success has caused many early childhood teacher educators to examine the relevance of the instruction they give to early childhood professionals for meeting the educational goals for the 21 st century. This study examined the effects of a set of core courses in an…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Required Courses, Early Childhood Education, Masters Programs
Wallace, Patricia; Clariana, Roy B. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2005
Many colleges and universities require incoming students to demonstrate a prescribed level of computer proficiency. Currently, many educational institutions offer introductory computer courses to assist students in meeting this requirement. Other institutions are considering eliminating introductory computer courses with the expectation that…
Descriptors: Required Courses, Computer Software, Information Systems, Course Content
Dabbagh, Nada – 1996
Mandatory introductory level college courses, or "service courses," tend to be taught in lecture format, in a linear order from the instructor's point of view, and to classes of anywhere from 50 to 600 or more students. Students have individual differences and diverse learning styles which are difficult to address in a large class.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Higher Education
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1996
In January 1993, the Illinois Articulation Initiative was launched to facilitate the transfer of students among Illinois colleges and universities through the development of a general education core curriculum and agreements on the courses essential for students transferring to baccalaureate majors. This report provides an overview of the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum
Sultana, Qaisar – 1994
One hundred forty-three Eastern Kentucky University college students majoring in education and enrolled in an introductory education course were surveyed to determine their understanding of and knowledge about multicultural education and to discern the extent to which these students appreciated and valued multicultural education. The study also…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Cultural Awareness, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education