Curriculum alignment:research-based strategies for increasing student achievement
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Corwin Press,
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Publisher Address: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
Publication Dates: | 2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xxvi, 205 p.: ill. ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781412960069 (cloth) 1412960061 (cloth) 9781412960076 (pbk.) 141296007X (pbk.) |
Index Number: | G571 |
CLC: | G571.20 |
Call Number: | G571.20/S774 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index. Introduction to curriculum alignment -- Alignment and instruction -- Alignment and textbooks -- Alignment and standardized tests -- Alignment, reteaching, and mastery learning -- Ideas from Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science -- Curriculum makes a difference-- alignment and the TIMSS analysis -- Criteria for a useful and usable curriculum incorporating alignment -- Addressing alignment through a curriculum design : the balanced curriculum model -- How the balanced curriculum meets this book's recommendations for districts -- Summary of alignment research and recommendations -- Resource: Ten criteria for structuring a useful and usable curriculum. |