Curriculum alignment:research-based strategies for increasing student achievement

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Squires David A.
Published: Corwin Press,
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.