Learning habit of new generations of students growing up with cell phone, social media and video games are significantly different from that of the educators preparing them for the future workplace. Effectiveness of traditional lecture based class room are questioned by educators, parents, industry and government. In the field of science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM), besides cl...

Core curriculum and multicultural education are two major approaches advocated in the current school reform movement. This article argues that neither of these approaches adequately addresses the problem of those minority groups who have not traditionally done well in the public school. Core curriculum advocates falsely assume that as a result of instituting a core curriculum, demanding higher ...

The present study was undertaken to identify the perceptions of students about their educational environment in a newly restructured curriculum. The Turkish version of the DREEM questionnaire (total score: 200) was used to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum which is known to be a major determinant of educational environment. Five hundred fifty three students (years 1, 3, 5)...

This paper describes one university’s approach to improving the quality of teaching and learning at the institutional level, based on the premise of improving the design of curriculum rather than focusing on the skills of teachers as such. The paper describes the process by which university-wide principles of curriculum design were defined and agreed, as well as the parallel campaigns needed to...

OBJECTIVE To determine the successful implementation and effectiveness of program-level learning outcomes for a 4-year bachelor of science pharmacy degree program. METHODS A comprehensive and iterative program evaluation framework was implemented and quantitative and qualitative data were gathered. RESULTS The critical factors in the successful development and implementation of program-leve...

This paper describes one university’s approach to improving the quality of teaching and learning at the institutional level, based on the premise of improving the design of curriculum rather than focusing on the skills of teachers as such. The paper describes the process by which university-wide principles of curriculum design were defined and agreed, as well as the parallel campaigns needed to...

the main aim of this study was identifying effects of post modernism paradigm and to criticize of its functions in the field of curriculum and its epistemological domains. to get this purpose, it was used an analytical-inferential method. after inquiring in viewpoints of advocate and critic thinkers of this intellectual stream, the results were demonstrated that although this paradigm has insuf...

Reform is generating a great deal of excitement and energy is associated with many positive classroom changes. But policymakers and educators are also facing a number of challenges in designing and implementing the new policies. This policy brief examines these challenges as well as strategies states are using to address them. It draws from CPRE's studies of reform in 19 states and from discuss...

The swift development of multimedia technology is further promoting the College English Teaching reform. College English autonomous learning model, based on a combination of student-centered teaching concept with multimedia technology, is one of the most important developing trends in the process of the reform. This paper discusses the difference of student’s autonomous learning ability between...

Based on education concept of CDIO (Conceive – Design – Implement – Operate) engineering, and combined with the requirements of the educational reform in colleges and universities, aimed at some problems existing in the Sensor course teaching of civil engineering, this paper suggests the reform approach from the prospects of teaching methods, teaching content, teaching environment, curriculum a...