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Designs for Science Literacy : with companion CD-ROM.
The call for science curriculum reform has been made over and over again for much of the twentieth century. Arguments have been made that the content of the curriculum is not appropriate for meeting the individual and social needs of people living in the modern world; that the curriculum hasbecome o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PREFACE; SCIENCE LITERACY, CURRICULUM REFORM, AND THIS BOOK; PROLOGUE: DESIGN IN GENERAL; An Introductory Example; Attributes of Design; Establishing Design Specifications; Conceptualizing a Design; Developing a Design; Refining the Designed Product; Looking Ahead; PART I: DESIGN AND THE CURRICULUM; CHAPTER 1: CURRICULUM DESIGN; An Introductory Example; Attributes of Curriculum Design; Establishing Curriculum-Design Specifications; Conceptualizing a Curriculum Design; Developing a Curriculum Design; Refining a Designed Curriculum; Looking Ahead; CHAPTER 2: CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS.
- What Is a Curriculum?Curriculum Structure; Curriculum Content; Curriculum Operation; Summing Up; PART II: DESIGNING TOMORROW'S CURRICULUM; CHAPTER 3: DESIGN BY ASSEMBLY; The Idea in Brief; The Idea in More Detail; Setting the Stage; Assembly Strategies; Curriculum-Resource Management; Continuing Professional Development; CHAPTER 4: CURRICULUM BLOCKS; What Are Curriculum Blocks?; Properties of Curriculum Blocks; A Template for Describing Curriculum Blocks; Where Will Curriculum Blocks Come From?; Looking Ahead; CHAPTER 5: HOW IT COULD BE: THREE STORIES; Foreword.
- Palladio Unified School DistrictEdmond Halley School District; Lewis & Clark Regional School District; Afterword; PART III: IMPROVING TODAY'S CURRICULUM; CHAPTER 6: BUILDING PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITY; Increasing Faculty Science Literacy; Understanding Student Learning Goals; Becoming Familiar with Research on Learning; Learning to Analyze Curriculum Materials; Acquiring Curriculum Versatility; Improving Assessment; Becoming Informed on Reform Movements; CHAPTER 7: UNBURDENING THE CURRICULUM; Cutting Major Topics; Pruning Subtopics from Major Topics; Trimming Technical Vocabulary.
- Reducing Wasteful RepetitionThe Challenge; CHAPTER 8: INCREASING CURRICULUM COHERENCE; Types of Curriculum Coherence; Improving Coherence across Grade Levels; Improving Coherence across Subjects; EPILOGUE: ANOTHER LOOK AT DESIGNS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; W; CREDITS; INSTALLING DESIGNS ON DISK.