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French, Doug. "Standards-based school mathematics curricula." British Journal of Educational Technology 35, no. 2 (March 2004): 250–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0007-1013.2004.386_5.x.
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Wells, Richard. "Designing Curricula Based on the Standards." Music Educators Journal 84, no. 1 (July 1997): 34–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3399084.
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Wahlström, Ninni. "Democracy and curriculum—the task still before us." European Educational Research Journal 19, no. 4 (November 29, 2019): 351–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474904119889795.
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This article explores how John Dewey’s concept of democracy can contribute to our understanding of what is required from education amid growing nationalism and populism, even in what are usually perceived as established democracies. The purpose of the study is to explore how standards-based curricula for citizenship education can be problematised in relation to the broad concept of democracy. The meaning of citizenship education in curricula is examined through two cases from western countries (Sweden and the USA) with standards-based curricula. These social studies curricula deal with democracy as something ‘to teach about’, rather than focusing on helping students learn to understand and recreate democracy for their own generation. However, the concept of democracy, as a moral and ethical ideal, becomes difficult to express in a curriculum logic of standards and knowledge outcomes emphasising measurability. Now, when democracy is challenged, also seems to be the right time to confront the logic of a standards-based curriculum and the selective traditions of subjects within the social studies, as well as to ask the questions ‘why?’ and ‘what for?’ in relation to basic social values and students’ competences.
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J. Fahey, Shireen, John R. Labadie, and Noel Meyers. "Turning the Titanic: inertia and the drivers of climate change education." Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 6, no. 1 (April 8, 2014): 44–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-01-2013-0003.
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to present the challenges external drivers and internal inertia faced by curriculum designers and implementers at institutions of higher education. The challenges to academics from competing factors are presented: internal resistance to changing existing curricula vs the necessity to continuously evolve programmes to reflect a dynamic, uncertain future. The necessity to prepare future leaders to face global issues such as climate change, dictates changing curricula to reflect changing personal, environmental and societal needs. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses the case study method to examine two models of climate change curriculum design and renewal. One model, from an Australian university, is based upon national education standards and the second is a non-standards-based curriculum design, developed and delivered by a partnership of four North American universities. Findings – The key findings from this study are that the highest level of participation by internal-to-the-programme academics and administrators is required. Programme quality, delivery and content alignment may be compromised with either stand-alone course delivery and learning outcomes, or if courses are developed independently of others in the programme. National educational standards can be effective tools to guide course and programme management, monitoring, review and updating. Practical implications – The paper includes implications for postgraduate level curricula design, implementation and programme evaluation. Originality/value – The paper is the first to compare, contrast and critique a national standards-based, higher education curriculum and a non-standards-based curriculum.
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Metcalf, Shari J., Amy M. Kamarainen, Tina Grotzer, and Chris Dede. "Teacher Perceptions of the Practicality and Effectiveness of Immersive Ecological Simulations as Classroom Curricula." International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments 4, no. 3 (July 2013): 66–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jvple.2013070105.
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Recent research with Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) in education has shown that these platforms can be effective and engaging for students; however, educators and administrators have practical concerns about the adoption of MUVE-based curricula. This study looks at implementations of EcoMUVE, a MUVE-based curriculum designed to support middle school learning of ecosystem concepts and processes. Research questions looked at teacher perceptions of the curriculum’s implementation feasibility, alignment with curricular objectives and standards, and perceived value. Results showed that EcoMUVE was very well-received, and technical issues were manageable. Teachers felt the curriculum was effective, aligned well with standards, and compared favorably with a non-MUVE alternative. Particular technological and curriculum features that contributed to EcoMUVE’s perceived value included student-directed learning, an inquiry, role-based pedagogy, immersion in the virtual environment, and the ease of collecting and comparing data with graphs.
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Brown, Stacy A., Kathleen Pitvorec, Catherine Ditto, and Catherine Randall Kelso. "Reconceiving Fidelity of Implementation: An Investigation of Elementary." Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 40, no. 4 (July 2009): 363–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.40.4.0363.
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Recent research on mathematics reforms in the United States indicates that the reforms are not yet widely implemented. Generally, this claim results from looking at the extent to which teachers use curricular materials or engage in particular classroom practices. This article moves beyond disparate questions of use and practice to examine interactions between teachers and curricula as evidenced by their enactments of whole-number lessons from a Standards-based curriculum. Specifically, we analyze videorecorded 1st- and 2nd-grade classroom lessons in terms of students' opportunities to reason and communicate about mathematics. This analysis indicates that the level of fidelity to the written curriculum differs from the level of fidelity to the authors' intended curriculum during lesson enactments. Drawing on this analysis, this article explores how curricula support and hinder teachers as they engage students in opportunities to learn mathematics and how teachers' instructional moves and choices impact the enactment of curricula.
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Bay-Williams, Jennifer M., Barbara J. Reys, and Robert E. Reys. "Effectively Implementing Standards-Based Mathematics Curricula in Middle Schools." Middle School Journal 34, no. 4 (March 2003): 36–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00940771.2003.11495387.
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Bay, Jennifer M., John K. Beem, Robert E. Reys, Ira Papick, and David E. Barnes. "Student Reactions to Standards-Based Mathematics Curricula: The Interplay Between Curriculum, Teachers, and Students." School Science and Mathematics 99, no. 4 (April 1999): 182–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1949-8594.1999.tb17472.x.
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Kapol, Nattiya, Pagamas Maitreemit, Petcharat Pongcharoensuk, and Edward P. Armstrong. "Evaluation of Curricula Content Based on Thai Pharmacy Competency Standards." American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 72, no. 1 (September 2008): 09. http://dx.doi.org/10.5688/aj720109.
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Clarke, Nancy A., Shirley Stow, Charles Ruebling, and Frances Kayona. "Developing Standards-Based Curricula and Assessments: Lessons from the Field." Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas 79, no. 6 (July 2006): 258–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3200/tchs.79.6.258-261.
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Gerde, Hope K., Lori E. Skibbe, Tanya S. Wright, and Sarah N. Douglas. "Evaluation of Head Start Curricula for Standards-Based Writing Instruction." Early Childhood Education Journal 47, no. 1 (July 9, 2018): 97–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10643-018-0906-x.
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Costa, Rejane Peres Neto, Anelise Monteiro do Nascimento, and Luana Ramos Neves. "BASE NACIONAL COMUM CURRICULAR:IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DA PROPOSTA CURRICULAR PARA A EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL NO MUNICÍPIO DE NOVA IGUAÇU." COLLOQUIUM HUMANARUM 16, no. 4 (December 20, 2019): 35–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.5747/ch.2019.v16.n4.h445.
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This paper has as object the curriculum (re)formulation policy based on the Brazilian federal law nº 12.796/2013 curricular standards, known as Base Nacional Comum Curricular, and implemented by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (Ministério da Educação –MEC). The present article specifically addresses the early childhood education propositions in the mentioned policy. In order to analyze the development of such policy at the municipal level, as well as its arrangements, adjustments, tensions and results,we observed the work developed by the Educational Department of Nova Iguaçu city during the years of 2018 and 2019, department known as Secretaria Municipal de Educação do Município de Nova Iguaçu. As a methodological theoretical framework, Michael Apple’s Relational Analysis helped to understand the curricula formulation standards as one proposal among other educational policies. In a short period of time, alongside a school community’s low participation scenario and yet without the final document’s publication/circulation, the aforementioned city of Nova Iguaçu met its goals of curriculum reformulation.
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Pak, Katie, Morgan S. Polikoff, Laura M. Desimone, and Erica Saldívar García. "The Adaptive Challenges of Curriculum Implementation: Insights for Educational Leaders Driving Standards-Based Reform." AERA Open 6, no. 2 (April 2020): 233285842093282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2332858420932828.
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The ambitious goals of standards-based reform call for both technical and adaptive leadership to address problems of practice involving the technical and adaptive alignment of teachers’ instruction to the standards. Thus, standards-aligned curriculum implementation necessitates both types of strategies; otherwise, adaptive challenges will persist. In this study, we analyze case studies of four districts where new English Language Arts and math curricula were recently adopted to help align teachers’ practice with their state’s English Language Arts and math standards. We draw from interviews with district leaders, principals, instructional coaches, and teachers to illustrate how mostly technical strategies for curriculum implementation do little to address the adaptive challenges that prevent teachers from fundamentally shifting their practice to be more aligned to the standards and to meet the needs of all learners. We conclude with a set of insights and implications for educational leaders approaching curriculum implementation in both technical and adaptive ways.
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Reys, Robert. "Sound Off! Mathematics Curricula and Guinea Pigs." Mathematics Teacher 94, no. 1 (January 2001): 6–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/mt.94.1.0006.
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Today Standards-based mathematics curricula are often discussed. In this commentary, Standardsbased refers to mathematics curriculum materials that are designed to address the content and pedagogy guidelines outlined in the NCTM's Standards documents (NCTM 1989, 1991, 2000). Standardsbased mathematics curricula projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are available for use in schools and have sparked serious disagreements about what and how mathematics should be taught in schools. Charges and countercharges have been made (Becker and Jacob 2000; Kilpatrick 1997; Wu 1997). Ads in prominent media have served as outlets to polarize those with opposing viewpoints. They have also brought an unprecedented level of national attention to mathematics education. Strategies for improving the mathematics learning of our children have long been debated and researched within the mathematics education community. However, the recent organized use of national media outlets to broadcast disagreements has created an unhealthy and unproductive atmosphere.
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Holroyd, B. R., M. S. Beeson, T. Hughes, L. Kurland, J. Sherbino, M. Truesdale, and W. Hersh. "P071: Content of clinical informatics in international training standards for emergency medicine specialists." CJEM 20, S1 (May 2018): S82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cem.2018.269.
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Introduction: The field of Clinical Informatics (CI) and specifically the electronic health record, has been identified as a key facilitator to achieve a sustainable evidence-based healthcare system for the future. International graduate medical education programs have been challenged to ensure their trainees are provided with appropriate skills to deliver effective and efficient healthcare in an evolving environment. This study explored how international Emergency Medicine (EM) specialist training standards address training in relevant areas of CI. Methods: A list of categories of CI competencies relative to EM was developed following a thematic review of published references documenting CI curriculum and competencies. Publically available, published documents outlining core content, curriculum and competencies from international organizations responsible for specialty graduate medical education and/or credentialing in EM for the United States, Canada, Australasia, the United Kingdom and Europe. These EM training standards were reviewed to identify inclusion of topics related to the relevant categories of CI competencies. Results: A total of 23 EM curriculum documents were included in the thematic analysis. Curricula content related to critical appraisal/evidence based medicine, leadership, quality improvement and privacy/security were included in all EM curricula. The CI topics related to fundamental computer skills, computerized provider order entry and patient-centered informatics were only included in the EM curricula documents for the United States and were absent for each other organization. Conclusion: There is variation in the CI related content of the international EM specialty training standards which were reviewed. Given the increasing importance of CI in the future delivery of healthcare, organizations responsible for training and credentialing specialist emergency physicians must ensure their training standards incorporate relevant CI content, thus ensuring their trainees gain competence in essential aspects of CI.
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Henning, Mary Beth, and Sarah Johnston-Rodriguez. "Evaluating financial literacy curriculum for young adults with special needs: A review of content, universal design for learning, and culturally responsive curriculum principles." Citizenship, Social and Economics Education 17, no. 2 (July 30, 2018): 118–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047173418789593.
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Acquiring financial literacy presents many unique challenges for young adults with disabilities. Although financial literacy can and should be taught throughout the lifespan, this review examines the curriculum accessible to students with high incidence disabilities who are 14–21 years old, when they are planning for transition from secondary school to the workforce/higher education. This review examines five examples of promising financial literacy curriculum: Financial Fitness for Life, Practical Money Skills, Finance in the Classroom, Money Talks 4 Teens, and Money Smart for Young Adults. The curricula are compared for their application of universal design and culturally responsive curriculum principles. Completed rubrics will be presented to evaluate those curricula based on standards-based financial literacy concepts particularly relevant to youth with special needs, principles of universal design, and culturally responsive curriculum.
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Johnston-Rodriguez, Sarah, and Mary Beth Henning. "Pre-Service Teachers’ Perception of Financial Literacy Curriculum: National Standards, Universal Design, and Cultural Responsiveness." Education Sciences 9, no. 1 (February 6, 2019): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci9010034.
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For youth with disabilities, the economic challenges of adulthood pose substantial risks. While the need for financial skills to navigate the economic climate is critical, access to financial education presents many challenges. High school is the optimal time for students with disabilities to access financial education; however, contact is limited. One factor in this limited access may be linked to special educators’ lack of knowledge of financial literacy curricula as such resources are typically not part of their teacher preparation. Using a rubric developed by Henning and Johnston-Rodriguez, preservice teachers evaluated five examples of relevant financial literacy curricula: Financial Fitness for Life, Practical Money Skills, Finance in the Classroom, Money Talks 4 Teens, and Money Smart for Young Adults. Preservice teachers found one curriculum to be most comprehensive in teaching standards-based financial literacy concepts relevant to students with special needs as well as principles of universal design and cultural responsiveness. Each of the other curricula was found to have merit in some respects, suggesting an eclectic approach of mixing some of the curricula depending on teacher and student goals.
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Tūtlys, Vidmantas, and Georg Spöttl. "From the analysis of work-processes to designing competence-based occupational standards and vocational curricula." European Journal of Training and Development 41, no. 1 (January 3, 2017): 50–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejtd-10-2015-0078.
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Purpose This paper aims to explore methodological and institutional challenges on application of the work-process analysis approach in the design and development of competence-based occupational standards for Lithuania. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical analysis is based on the review of scientific literature and the analysis of documents and methodical instruments (curricula and occupational standards). Empirical research is based on the observation and analysis of the processes of designing work-process-based occupational standards for Lithuania, including the face-to-face interviews with involved work-process experts on the shop-floor and stakeholders. Findings The application of a work-process-based approach in designing sectoral occupational standards enhances comprehensive and systemic design of qualifications. Work-process analysis approach helps to focus on the holistic concept of competence by considering different dimensions of work-processes. However, design and implementation of work-process-based occupational standards for the transitional and predominantly school-based vocational education and training (VET) systems encounter multiple methodological and institutional challenges. Research limitations/implications The findings of research are based on the analysis and evaluation of the design of sectoral-occupational standards in the beginning and middle stages of this process. These findings can help to draw the assumptions about potential implications of implementation of these standards to the development of competence-based VET but are not sufficient to provide comprehensive and detailed forecasts. Originality/value The paper explores and evaluates an application of the innovative work process approach in the design and development of qualifications for the concrete country.
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Sundberg, Daniel, and Ninni Wahlström. "Standards-Based Curricula in a Denationalised Conception of Education: The Case of Sweden." European Educational Research Journal 11, no. 3 (January 2012): 342–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/eerj.2012.11.3.342.
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Riordan, Julie E., and Pendred E. Noyce. "The Impact of Two Standards-Based Mathematics Curricula on Student Achievement in Massachusetts." Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 32, no. 4 (July 2001): 368. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/749700.
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Barannikov, K. A., and I. M. Remorenko. "How Results are Created: Methodological Approaches to the Design of Educational Outcomes." Psychological-Educational Studies 12, no. 2 (2020): 3–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/psyedu.2020120201.
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The authors make retrospective analyze of "outcome-based education" and “competence-based education” concepts evolution. National educational standards and curricula all around the world have gone through dramatic transformation over the last 20 years. New education models require new methodology for designing educational outcomes. In the paper, based on the analysis of international experience, a framework for designing outcomes is proposed. Authors analyze Canada, UK, Finland, Australia, USA experience. Also terminology of meta-subject and subject outcomes are discusses in the paper. The framework presented by the authors is applicable both for school and teacher curricula, and at the national level, when formulating standards or example currucula.
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Lepre, Breanna, Kylie J. Mansfield, Sumantra Ray, and Eleanor Beck. "Reference to nutrition in medical accreditation and curriculum guidance: a comparative analysis." BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health 4, no. 1 (March 8, 2021): 307–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000234.
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ObjectivePoor diet is a leading cause of death worldwide. Doctors are well placed to provide dietary advice, yet nutrition remains insufficiently integrated into medical education. Enforcement of curriculum or accreditation requirements such as nutrition requires relevant regulatory frameworks. The aim of this review was to identify nutrition content or requirements for nutrition education in accreditation standards or formal curriculum guidance for medical education internationally.DesignNon-systematic comparative analysis.Data sourcesAn internet search using the Google Search engine, the WHO Directory of Medical Schools and Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research Directory of Organizations that Recognise/Accredit Medical Schools was conducted through September 2020 to identify government and organisational reports as well as publications from regulatory and professional bodies relevant to medical education.Eligibility criteriaEligible publications included (A) accreditation standards, (B) competency standards or a framework, (C) curricula, and (D) assessment content.Data extraction and synthesisWe stratified findings by country or region and both preregistration and postregistration education. Findings were synthesised based on the existence of nutrition content or requirements for nutrition education within systems used to guide medical education internationally.ResultsThis review found that despite an emphasis on meeting the needs of the community and the demands of the labour market, only 44% of accreditation and curriculum guidance included nutrition. Nutrition remains inadequately represented in accreditation and curriculum guidance for medical education at all levels internationally. Accreditation standards provide a mandated framework for curricula and inclusion of nutrition in accreditation frameworks provides an incentive for the integration of nutrition into medical education.ConclusionsThis review is a call to action for the medical profession including government, health agencies and educational and accreditation entities. The inclusion of nutrition in medical education has appeared throughout medical education literature for more than five decades, yet without consensus standards there is little likelihood of uniform adoption.
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Hirsch, Christian R., Harold L. Schoen, and Harold L. Schoen. "Implementing The Standards: A Core Curriculum for Grades 9–12." Mathematics Teacher 82, no. 9 (December 1989): 696–701. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/mt.82.9.0696.
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A three-year core curriculum is the most fundamental change proposed for grades 9–12 in the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Commission on Standards for School Mathematics 1989). The Standards document identifies a common body of mainstream mathematical topics that all high school students should have the opportunity to learn. Present curricula attempt to accommodate differences in students' backgrounds, interests, and educational goals through the selection of topics. Unfortunately, the narrow, trackable programs that evolve from this perspective restrict many students to arithmetic computation only and thus serve as an early critical filter to opportunity and careers. Within the proposed core curriculum, differentiation would occur primarily in the manner in which topics are treated. It would be based on the depth to which common topics are pursued, the degree of difficulty of exercises and applications, the level of abstraction at which ideas are discussed, and, of course, the pace of instruction.
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Bouck, Emily C., Gauri Kulkarni, and Linley Johnson. "Mathematical Performance of Students With Disabilities in Middle School Standards-Based and Traditional Curricula." Remedial and Special Education 32, no. 5 (February 24, 2010): 429–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0741932510362196.
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Byrnes, Heidi. "Articulating a foreign language sequence through content: A look at the culture standards." Language Teaching 41, no. 1 (January 2008): 103–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0261444807004764.
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Curricular articulation and the integration of cultural knowledge with language development over extended sequences are among the most persistent challenges for contemporary language teaching and learning. The paper examines the nature of those challenges in light of theories of language and culture while using as the site of investigation the culture standards that have been developed within the framework of theStandards for Foreign Language Learning, a key document for L2 education in the United States, particularly at the K-12 level. Taking four perspectives, it suggests ways in which simultaneous content and language teaching might be tackled through a genre-based way of constructing extended curricula and by using genre-based tasks for informing pedagogical decisions. In this fashion, learners might be able to progress toward a competent cultural literacy that is language-based.
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Галямина, Ирина, and Irina Galyamina. "Formation of Suggested Academic Curricula Based on the Analysis of Professional Standards in the Field of Environmental Management and Water Use." Safety in Technosphere 7, no. 3 (April 1, 2019): 62–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/article_5c7e36b376aac1.48772826.
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The algorithm for formation of curricula for personnel training in the Environmental Engineering and Water Use direction according to the project of the Federal State Standards 3++, updated with use of professional standards on the example of the draft for the approximate main educational program of the direction has been offered.
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Woo, HoSung, JaMee Kim, and WonGyu Lee. "Development of Curriculum Design Support System Based on Word Embedding and Terminology Extraction." Electronics 9, no. 4 (April 3, 2020): 608. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics9040608.
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The principles of computer skills have been included in primary and secondary educated since the early 2000s, and the reform of curricula is related to the development of IT. Therefore, curricula should reflect the latest technological trends and needs of society. The development of a curriculum involves the subjective judgment of a few experts or professors to extract knowledge from several similar documents. More objective extraction needs to be based on standardized terminology, and professional terminology can help build content frames for organizing curricula. The purpose of this study is to develop a smart system for extracting terms from the body of computer science (CS) knowledge and organizing knowledge areas. The extracted terms are composed of semantically similar knowledge areas, using the word2vec model. We analyzed a higher-education CS standards document and compiled a dictionary of technical terms with a hierarchical clustering structure. Based on the developed terminology dictionary, a specialized system is proposed to enhance the efficiency and objectivity of terminology extraction. The analysis of high school education courses in India and Israel using the technical term extraction system found that (1) technical terms for Software Development Fundamentals were extracted at a high rate in entry-level courses, (2) in advanced courses, the ratio of technical terms in the areas of Architecture and Organization, Programming Languages, and Software Engineering areas was high, and (3) electives that deal with advanced content had a high percentage of technical terms related to information systems.
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Barlow, Angela T., and Jill Mizzell Drake. "Division by a Fraction: Assessing Understanding through Problem Writing." Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School 13, no. 6 (February 2008): 326–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/mtms.13.6.0326.
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As performance-based curricula and teacher accountability gain greater emphasis, teachers need avenues to ensure that their students are learning the mathematics content being delivered. According to the NCTM's Assessment Standards for School Mathematics (1995), assessment practices should enable teachers to assess students' performance in a manner that reflects what students know and can do. Unfortunately, the typical classroom assessments, such as chapter tests, homework assignments, and the like, rarely accurately reflect the depth of mathematical understanding expected to meet performancebased standards like those found in NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000).
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Dean, Elizabeth, Alison Greig, Sue Murphy, Robin Roots, Nadine Nembhard, Anne Rankin, Lesley Bainbridge, Joseph Anthony, Alison M. Hoens, and S. Jayne Garland. "Raising the Priority of Lifestyle-Related Noncommunicable Diseases in Physical Therapy Curricula." Physical Therapy 96, no. 7 (July 1, 2016): 940–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20150141.
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Abstract Given their enormous socioeconomic burdens, lifestyle-related noncommunicable diseases (heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, hypertension, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity) have become priorities for the World Health Organization and health service delivery systems. Health care systems have been criticized for relative inattention to the gap between knowledge and practice, as it relates to preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases. Physical therapy is a profession that can contribute effectively to patients'/clients' lifestyle behavior changes at the upstream end of prevention and management. Efforts by entry-to-practice physical therapist education programs to align curricula with epidemiological trends toward best health care practices are varied. One explanation may be the lack of a frame of reference for reducing the knowledge translation gap. The purpose of this article is to provide a current perspective on epidemiological indicators and societal priorities to inform physical therapy curriculum content. Such content needs to include health examination/evaluation tools and health behavior change interventions that are consistent with contemporary values, directions, and practices of physical therapy. These considerations provide a frame of reference for curriculum change. Based on 5 years of experience and dialogue among curriculum stakeholders, an example of how epidemiologically informed and evidence-based best health care practices may be systematically integrated into physical therapy curricula to maximize patient/client health and conventional physical therapy outcomes is provided. This novel approach can serve as an example to other entry-to-practice physical therapist education programs of how to align their curricula with societal health priorities, specifically, noncommunicable diseases. The intentions are to stimulate dialogue about effectively integrating health-based competencies into entry-level education and advancing best practice, as opposed to simply evidence-based practice, across professions and health services and to establish accreditable, health promotion practice standards for physical therapy.
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Ruus, Viive-Riina, and Inge Timoštšuk. "SEARCHING FOR CONSTANT INNOVATION IN TEACHER EDUCATION CURRICULA: THE CASE OF ESTONIA." Problems of Education in the 21st Century 62, no. 1 (December 15, 2014): 97–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/pec/14.62.97.
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The study addresses the tensions between the aims and objectives of global, national and local curricula and suggests solutions for mitigating these conflicts using the experience of Estonia as an example. In spite of the success of recent reforms and the good results of students in international comparisons, there are serious deficiencies: an Estonian teacher’s readiness to use professional freedom is modest, personal efficiency, job satisfaction, and students’ motivation to learn is low: there are few outstanding performers. The aim of the study is to propose and analyse a teacher education curriculum innovation model for overcoming the problem. Adaptive model for curriculum design is presented where the predominant outcome-oriented approach was replaced and focus on teaching and learning processes was highlighted, the logic of design in curriculum development was implemented. A model for the practice component of teacher education, based on Wenger`s situated learning model and Engeström’s expansive learning model, is in the focus. It is found that implementing this approach could encourage a development of standards and transform the attitudes of both students and teachers towards increased creativity and professional development. The implementation of the described curriculum innovation model enhances new type of learning and can generate new modules in teacher education curricula. Key words: adaptive competence, curriculum design, Estonian education, practice in teacher education.
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Nath, Avik, Krishan Yadav, and Jeffrey J. Perry. "Describing CCFP(EM) programs in Canada: A national survey of program directors." CJEM 21, no. 2 (June 11, 2018): 274–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cem.2018.374.
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AbstractObjectivesEnhanced skills training in emergency medicine through the Canadian College of Family Physicians, CCFP(EM), has existed since the 1980s. Accreditation standards define what every program “must” and “should” have, yet little is known on what is currently done across Canada. Our objectives were to 1) describe major components of CCFP(EM) programs and 2) determine how curricular components are taught.MethodsAfter a rigorous development process (expert content development, cognitive reviews, and pilot testing), a survey questionnaire was administered to all 17 CCFP(EM) program directors using a modified Dillman technique.ResultsAll (17/17) program directors responded. Programs are similar in core clinical rotations conducted and provide ultrasound courses for basic skills (trauma, abdominal aortic aneurysm, intrauterine pregnancy). Variation exists for offering independent ultrasound certification (77%), advanced scanning (18%), and protected time for scanning (53%). All programs utilize high fidelity simulation. Some programs use in situ simulation (18%) and carry out a simulation boot camp (41%). Most centres require an academic project, which is a quality assurance project (53%) and/or a critical appraisal of the literature (59%). Publication or national conference presentations are required by 12% of programs. Competency-based curricula include simulation for rare procedures (88%), direct observations (65%), and a “transition to practice” curriculum (24%). All programs maintain strong connections to family medicine.ConclusionThis study demonstrates the diverse structures of CCFP(EM) programs across Canada. Programs have similar clinical rotations, ultrasound, and simulation requirements. Variation exists in administrative structure and financial resources of programs, academic project requirements, and programs’ competency-based curricula.
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Lieberman, Lisa, and Haiyan Su. "Impact of the Choosing the Best Program in Communities Committed to Abstinence Education." SAGE Open 2, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 215824401244293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244012442938.
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States vary in standards for sex education, some requiring an emphasis on abstinence. Schools seek to identify curricula that reflect local community values and meet state standards. Choosing the Best (CTB), a classroom-based abstinence education curriculum, has been implemented in 75 Georgia school districts since 1995. CTB Inc., sought to determine if this popular program had an impact on abstinence attitudes, intentions, and behavior. Six Georgia public schools (1,143 ninth graders) participated in the study in 2009-2010. Four randomly assigned schools received the CTB curriculum, taught by trained CTB staff. Two control schools received their usual textbook-based abstinence lessons. Surveys were conducted at the beginning and end of 9th grade, and the beginning of 10th grade. Data demonstrated significant impact of CTB at the end of 9th grade on commitment to abstinence, proabstinence beliefs and attitudes, intentions to maintain abstinence, and lower onset of sexual intercourse, and at the beginning of 10th grade on proabstinence attitudes. In two communities that sought an abstinence education approach, CTB had a short-term impact on abstinence attitudes, commitment, and behaviors, and a longer term impact on abstinence attitudes only.
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Parveen, Shaheen, and Cayley Pater. "Utilizing Innovative Video Chat Technology to Meet National Standards." International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments 3, no. 3 (July 2012): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jvple.2012070101.
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Responding to the need for foreign language fluency in ever-globalizing business and cultural spheres, the federal government and foreign language institutions in an eleven-member task force collaboratively published a set of nationally recognized, foundational standards for foreign language teaching. Rather than rely on teacher-centered classrooms where rote memorization is the rule, standards-based curricula are student-centered and emphasize meaningful communication in contexts that build cultural understanding. The new standards emphasize performance-based assessment, offer students opportunities to communicate in a variety of communicative modes and experience authentic cultural materials. In order to investigate the applicable strategic use of videochat technology in standards-based foreign language teaching, instructors from the Hindi STARTALK program at the University of Pennsylvania conducted a small case study to assess student responses to this modern technology-based interactive module. This paper focuses on a pedagogical intervention in which the Hindi instructors for the summer programs in 2010 and 2011 aimed to discover how communications technology, specifically Skype technology, could be used to effectively implement the National Standards.
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Yoon, Ma-byong, and Je-eun Baek. "Development and Application of the STEAM Education Program Based on the Soccer Robot for Elementary Students." International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning 10, no. 3 (July 2018): 11–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2018070102.
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The purpose of this article was to develop an elementary school robot STEAM program and explore the possibility of field applications. To this end, the authors extracted the contents related to school achievement standards for 5th and 6th grade curricula around the topic of robot soccer, incorporating a relevant curriculum based on the extracted information. The program was composed of a sequence of situations, creative design, and emotional experience. Each step was prepared in the order of understanding the robot, making the soccer robot, and the robot soccer game. The program developed in this article is significant in that it provided an opportunity to enhance the relationship between content knowledge and real life, collaborative and social learning, metacognition education in new learning processes, new technological environments, and encourage interest in the fusion subject.
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Polikarpov, Yuriy. "Higher Education Standards and Graphics Competences of University Graduates." Standards and Monitoring in Education 8, no. 3 (July 29, 2020): 29–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1998-1740-2020-29-36.
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In connection with the transition of universities of the Russian Federation to teaching students according to the standards of the Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education 3 ++, the task of forming the professional competencies of the graduate based on the relevant professional standards becomes urgent. The article describes the main stages of standardization of higher professional education in the USSR and the Russian Federation and what documents regulated the volume of taught graphic disciplines in technical universities and the content of these disciplines. The issues of the competency-based model of education are considered, such as the concept of com-petence, classification of competencies. Much attention is paid to graphic competencies. It tells about the experience of the department of descriptive geometry and drawing at the Ufa State Avia-tion Technical University with graduating departments in the formation of professional competencies based on professional standards, drawing up curricula and the main educational program.
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Blago, E. Y., I. A. Leshcheva, and S. A. Scherban. "Ontological approach in the practice of the educational activity: paths’ formation of individual professional development of students." Open Education 22, no. 5 (November 10, 2018): 26–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.21686/1818-4243-2018-5-26-39.
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Goal.The goal of the work is to develop the improved ontological model of the competency-oriented curricula, allowing constructing individual professional development paths of the students of particular educational profiles. Actuality of the developed model lies in the fact that the competence structure, existing in the framework of competency-oriented curricula, provided by the current Federal state educational standards does not allow differentiating within the same profile of learning the paths of individual professional development of the student, oriented to various career development directions within the general vocational orientation profile.Materials and methods. Individual educational paths can be differentiated according to the choice of the elective disciplines (as common to all profiles within the educational program, and profile). According to the educational standards, the student during the period of study on the educational program must acquire the entire cultural, professional and profile competences (in case of several profiles, existing in the structure of the educational program), provided in the educational plan. Respectively, the elective disciplines between which the students are allowed to choose can be characterized in the plan by one set of competences. Thus, for the construction of the students’ individual professional paths there is the need to differentiate these disciplines.To develop the tools for reaching this goal, the ontological model of the competence-oriented curriculum is constructed, and the algorithm of forming the competences, “complementary” to the competences of the curriculum is suggested. Practical application of the tools is illustrated by developing the “complementary” competences of a specific profile of education (“information management”) of the basic educational program (Bachelor in Management) of 2017 admission year in one of the leading Russian universities.Results.The main methodological result of the work is the suggested algorithm of “complementary” competences formation. The algorithm includes the following steps:1. Analysis of the existing competences of the curriculum;2. Figuring out the criteria of decomposition of the existing competences of the plan and sources of formation of the “complementary” competences;3. Formation of the “complementary” competences, allowing differentiation between the professional and profile elective disciplines;4. Mapping the formed “complementary” competences with the elective disciplines, allowing constructing the individual professional development paths.Practical approbation of the developed algorithm shows its applicability for reaching the designated objectives. Based on the formed algorithm the improved ontological model of the competence-oriented curriculum has been developed, including external sources of the “complementary” competences.Conclusion.The developed tools of differentiating between the elective disciplines of the competence-oriented curriculum have several directions of potential practical applicability. Firstly, students can use these tools for the individual professional development paths’ formation. Secondly, management of the educational programs could use these tools for upgrading the competence-based curricula. Namely, the suggested tools allow increasing logical and systemic self-consistency of the curricula without fundamentally altering their structure; in addition, the tools enable timely correction of curriculum content in accordance with changes in the needs of current and potential employers of the relevant sectors of the economy.
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Paik, Nam-Jin. "A Review of Scientific Literacy-Based Science Standards: Focusing on Science Curricula of Canada, Australia, and Singapore." Journal of Educational Studies 46, no. 2 (June 30, 2015): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.15854/jes.2015.06.46.2.1.
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Newton, Jill A. "Investigating the mathematical equivalence of written and enacted middle school Standards-based curricula: Focus on rational numbers." International Journal of Educational Research 51-52 (January 2012): 66–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2012.01.001.
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Kocheva, Irena. "New Methods of Teaching Natural Sciences – „Design Understanding – Developing the Lesson Backwards“." Vocational Education 23, no. 4 (August 20, 2021): 399–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.53656/voc21-4.7novi.
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The article demonstrates how to apply new methods of teaching science by planning the lesson “backwards” and developing an interdisciplinary project, based on educational standards and curricula. The “Understanding by design” approach is applied in the planning of the activity in three stages: identification of the desired results, determination of acceptable evidence and development of the project.
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Krause, M. W., M. J. Viljoen, and M. J. Bezuidenhout. "An introductory article on the concept of programme development in physiotherapy training." South African Journal of Physiotherapy 55, no. 4 (November 30, 1999): 20–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v55i4.577.
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The move to an outcomes-based education and training system in South Africa presents higher education and training institutions with a challenge to review their curricula and to adapt to changes brought about by the new education and health care dispensations. Key aspects of the move to outcomes-based education and training as contained in the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Act, information regarding the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and other matters informing curriculum review are addressed. The Department of Physiotherapy of the University of the Orange Free State has just completed the first phase of restructuring its education and training programme in order to submit the qualification for registration on the NQF. The rationale behind the shift to an outcomes-based, student-centred curriculum and the key features of the programme are briefly discussed, as this is the first step towards the registration of unit standards/qualifications, a process which all education and training institutions will have to embark upon soon.
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Journell, Wayne. "Standardizing Citizenship: The Potential Influence of State Curriculum Standards on the Civic Development of Adolescents." PS: Political Science & Politics 43, no. 02 (April 2010): 351–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049096510000272.
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AbstractThe rise of state-mandated standards in public education have allowed legislators to answer the question of what constitutes a proper civic education, a debate that has existed in the United States since the turn of the twentieth century. Through the content they employ in their standards, states may indirectly influence the type of citizenship education students receive in the classroom. The present study focuses on the Virginia Standards of Learning for two courses, civics and economics and U.S. and Virginia government, which are commonly taught to eighth graders and high school seniors, respectively. A content analysis of the essential knowledge found in the standards for these courses categorizes instructional content into seven forms of citizenship: civic republicanism, character education, deliberative, social justice, participatory, transnational, and cosmopolitan. Although the results are specific to the Virginia Standards of Learning, the nature of how citizenship is portrayed within the standards may transfer to other states with similar forms of standards-based education within their social studies curricula.
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Hogue, Gabriela, Molly Phillips, and Marc Cubeta. "A Model for Creating Connections and Building Collections-Based Curricula for Pre-College Educators." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2 (July 4, 2018): e27037. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.27037.
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Science is increasingly emphasized in high school classrooms and compliments current Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math (STEAM) educational initiatives. Successful educational programs and activities must now be aligned to state and national science standards, including Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The NGSS contain three dimensions: practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas. Natural history collections and collections data naturally complement these three dimensions. However, many educators are unfamiliar with collections and unaware of the resources available through data aggregators such as the Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio). How can we make educators aware of these resources and empower them to implement these resources as educational tools in their classrooms? At the 2016 Incorporating K-12 Outreach into Digitized Collections Programs workshop and 2017 National Science Teacher Association meeting, iDigBio staff discussed these questions with educational experts from the United States. The consensus was that activities needed to align with appropriate teaching standards, as a bare minimum, and that building relationships with the target audience was crucial to introducing new educational materials into the classroom. Once educators become comfortable and familiar with new resources via hands-on training, they would be more likely to implement them into their respective classrooms. In July 2018, a 3-day workshop “Drawers, Jars, and Databases: Teaching the Hidden Science of Natural History Museums" was held at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) in Raleigh. The workshop was designed to serve as a pilot program to determine if training and building of relationships with local educators will increase use of digitized collections data in the classroom. Partners hosting this workshop included staff from iDigBio, the MicroFungi Thematic Collections Network, and NCMNS. This presentation will expand upon methods used to address and achieve workshop goals of increasing the knowledge of natural history collections and collections data, as well as, increasing the competency for implementing collections-based activities utilizing data aggregators in the classroom.
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Odalović, Marina, Jelena Parojčić, Dragana Vasiljević, Danijela Đukić Ćosić, and Ljiljana Tasić. "Reinforcement of the Framework for Experiential Education in Healthcare in Serbia: Post-Implementation Project Review within Pharmacy Education." Pharmacy 7, no. 3 (July 15, 2019): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7030092.
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Background: The Erasmus+ project “Reinforcement of the Framework for Experiential Education in Healthcare in Serbia” (ReFEEHS) has been undertaken with the aim to: (i) reinforce and modernize experiential education (ExEd) in the health sciences curricula, (ii) introduce interprofessional education (IPE), and (iii) promote teaching competency development of academic staff and teacher practitioners/clinician educators. The aim of this paper is a post-implementation review of the project activities and outcomes with the emphasis on the impact and sustainability in pharmacy education. Methods: Project Logical framework matrix has been employed as planning, monitoring and evaluation tool which summarizes the main project objectives, project outcomes, relevant activities, indicators of progress, sources of verification, assumptions and risks. Results: The key project outcomes are: (i) update of competency-based curricula and development of quality assurance framework for students professional practice placements; (ii) development and introduction of interprofessional teaching and learning activities through joint curriculum delivery; and (iii) development and implementation of Teaching Certificate in Health Professions Education (TCinHPE) study program. The short-term impact of project activities and outcomes has been assessed based on the feedback received from relevant stakeholders, as well as self-evaluation of participants enrolled in new/updated curricula. Sustainability of project results is necessary in order to achieve long-term impact envisioned as increased level of professional competency of health science students; increased level of teaching competency of academic staff and teacher practitioners; improved patient healthcare and harmonisation with the EU practice and policies. Conclusions: The project outcomes contributed to building capacity at the Serbian universities involved in terms of collaboration between the healthcare professions and, in curriculum and academic staff development. It is expected that improved curricula will positively impact professional competency development of pharmacy students, graduates employability and increased workforce mobility. Meeting the quality standards of the European Higher Education Area will contribute to visibility of Serbian universities and their internationalisation, which is one of the strategic aims of improvement.
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Hermosura, Billie Jane. "Teaching Future Dietitians Leadership: A General Needs Assessment." Actes du Symposium JEAN-PAUL DIONNE Symposium Proceedings 2, no. 1 (March 7, 2019): 45–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.18192/jpds-sjpd.v2i1.2639.
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The needs of the patient population are characterized by more chronic or complex health problems and the health care delivery system is constantly undergoing transformation. While discussions among stakeholders about changing the health system are essential, there is a concurrent need to focus on health professions education. There is a need to understand how entry-to-practice standards are used to develop health professions curricula. Based on recent stakeholder consultations and workforce assessments conducted by Dietitians of Canada and provincial interest groups, an emerging area of dietetic competency appears to be leadership. The purpose of this research project was to gain a better understanding around how competency standards are utilized to develop health professions curriculum, with a focus on dietetic curriculum related to management and leadership. To meet this objective, a general needs assessment was conducted using five databases: CINAHL, PubMed, FSTA, Scopus, and ERIC. The ancestry method was incorporated with purposive sampled articles to find additional research articles. The following key terms were included in the search: health professions, dietetics, nutrition, management, leadership, education, curriculum, competency, entry-level. A review of the literature indicates that developing professional competencies in leadership can strengthen some health professionals’ capacity to take on certain roles through competency-based education. In addition, the long-term training effects result in an increase in specific competencies relevant for effective interprofessional collaboration. There is opportunity for pedagogical and practice-based activities to strengthen leadership abilities of future dietetic professionals.
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Ebaid, Ibrahim El-Sayed. "Incorporating International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) into Accounting Curricula: Perceptions of Undergraduate Accounting Students in Saudi Universities." Journal of Advanced Research in Economics and Administrative Sciences 2, no. 2 (April 29, 2021): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.47631/jareas.v2i2.216.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of accounting students in Saudi Arabia on the extent of incorporating IFRS into accounting curricula in undergraduate accounting programs in Saudi universities after the mandatory implementation of IFRS in 2017. Approach/Methodology/Design: This study is cross-sectional and a questionnaire was used to collect data from accounting students in Saudi Arabia regarding the extent to which IFRS are incorporated into accounting curricula in undergraduate accounting programs in Saudi universities. The sample of the study included 132 accounting students from the largest and oldest three Saudi universities. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings: The findings of the study revealed a weakness in students' awareness of IFRS due to the weakness in incorporating IFRS into the accounting curricula. The majority of students indicated that they do not have a separate course on IFRS, and if this course is included in the study plan, it is an elective course and not a required course. The textbooks that they study from in the university are old textbooks and therefore, do not include accounting treatments according to IFRS. Also, teachers do not mention the IFRS when explaining the topics included in the accounting courses. Practical Implications: The study has implications for Saudi universities. Based on the results of the study, Saudi universities should update curricula in undergraduate accounting programs so that IFRS are incorporated into accounting curricula. Accounting students will have careers where global transactions and interactions are common, so they need to be familiar with IFRS. The incorporation of IFRS into accounting curricula increases the ability of Saudi universities to provide graduates who can obtain job opportunities and succeed in the workplace after graduation. Originality/value: Accounting students are prospective accountants, so they should be aware of the IFRS they will use in preparing and auditing financial statements after graduation. Therefore, it is important to explore the universities' response to the adoption of IFRS by incorporating IFRS into the accounting curricula to provide a graduate who can implement these accounting standards after graduation.
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العصيمي, عارف بن شجعان. "معايير تقييم معلمي اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها." Al-Ma'rifah 15, no. 02 (October 20, 2018): 73–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/almakrifah.15.02.04.
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The aim of this research is to understand and establish criteria for evaluating the performance of the Arabic teacher for non-native speakers. The standards of learning foreign languages ​​and integrating them into the curriculum and its applications in the field of language education. The researcher also pointed to the most important standards in the field of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers. In order to achieve the objectives set for this study, the researcher followed the descriptive method based on the development of the data required to answer the questions of the study describing the phenomenon under study and derived and analyzed to reach tangible results. The researcher chose this approach because it is comprehensive and provides the researcher with a lot of information about the phenomenon and its relevance to the subject studying.
The researcher concluded from this study the results of the most important of which is to prove the role of the educational assessment of the teacher of the Arabic language for non-native speakers and how to achieve the goals of education effectively and strive to provide him with what helps to reflect his ideas abstraction and transfer it to knowledge and planning and application in the best ways to modify the environment of education and the need for educational renewal The need to evaluate the teacher according to basic and functional standards in the educational process such as ACTFI standards, CEFR standards, TESOL standards, Stralah AFMLTA. The need for teaching Arabic language curricula for non-native speakers to the development and activation.
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Meyer, Margaret. "On My Mind: New Tricks for Old Dogs." Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School 10, no. 1 (August 2004): 6–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/mtms.10.1.0006.
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One of my favorite far side cartoons features Rex the Wonder Dog. Rex is shown balancing an elaborate array of objects while traversing a tightrope on a unicycle. The caption reads, “High above the hushed crowd, Rex tried to remain focused. Still, he couldn't shake one nagging thought: He was an old dog and this was a new trick.” Maybe that cartoon speaks to you the way it does to me. As one of the developers of the middle-grades curriculum Mathematics in Context (MiC), one of the Standardsbased middle school curriculum projects funded by the National Science Foundation, I have used that cartoon many times to describe to teachers, young and old, how it might feel to be a teacher who is about to implement a mathematics curriculum such as MiC. I can usually tell from the nervous laughter that although they might not be old, they recognize that the new Standards-based curricula will require them as teachers to learn “new tricks.”
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Liu, Benjamin. "The United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 Is Changing—US Medical Curricula Should Too." JMIR Medical Education 6, no. 2 (July 30, 2020): e20182. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/20182.
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In recent years, US medical students have been increasingly absent from medical school classrooms. They do so to maximize their competitiveness for a good residency program, by achieving high scores on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1. As a US medical student, I know that most of these class-skipping students are utilizing external learning resources, which are perceived to be more efficient than traditional lectures. Now that the USMLE Step 1 is adopting a pass/fail grading system, it may be tempting to expect students to return to traditional basic science lectures. Unfortunately, my experiences tell me this will not happen. Instead, US medical schools must adapt their curricula. These new curricula should focus on clinical decision making, team-based learning, and new medical decision technologies, while leveraging the validated ability of these external resources to teach the basic sciences. In doing so, faculty will not only increase student engagement but also modernize the curricula to meet new standards on effective medical learning.
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Cohn, Ellen R., and Jana Cason. "Telepractice, Telehealth, and Telemedicine: Acquiring Knowledge From Other Disciplines." Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups 1, no. 18 (March 2016): 19–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/persp1.sig18.19.
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Telepractice for speech-language pathology and audiology operates within a complex and dynamic environment that is beset with many influencers: state and federal regulations, state professional licensure boards, reimbursement policies, standards and guidelines, and the interests of powerful financial drivers. While much that is written about telepractice does not reference telemedicine-based standards and guidelines, the latter can provide valuable information. Knowledge of the aspirational practices of other healthcare professions will benefit speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and audiologists and is essential for practitioners who work as part of interdisciplinary teams. The aspirational practices of other professions can also be drawn upon when devising telepractice curricula for university programs.
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You, Hye Sun, Cesar Delgado, and Kaitlyn Deatley. "Experts’ Model-Based Reasoning and Interdisciplinary Understanding of Carbon Cycling." International Journal of Research in Education and Science 7, no. 2 (April 1, 2021): 562–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.46328/ijres.1494.
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The global carbon cycle (CC) is a key environmental literacy issue related to climate change, ocean acidification, and energy sustainability. Understanding the CC requires interdisciplinary knowledge informed by multiple science disciplines such as biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. To examine the core principles and interdisciplinary nature of CC, we interviewed 10 experts from various science disciplines and asked them to create their own models of the carbon cycle. We utilized the data to identify emerging core concepts of CC and discover commonalities and differences across the experts’ models in the context of interdisciplinary understanding. The concepts and interdisciplinarity were compared with those of CC-related topics in the U.S. Framework and Next Generation Science Standards. Most experts demonstrated a breadth of interdisciplinary knowledge based on their disciplinary backgrounds. The experts hold a wider set of ideas about CC than is present in the standards. Many topics not included in the standards could feasibly be added (e.g., the process of carbon sequestration into the ocean and rocks and CO2 emissions by volcanic activity). This study generates concrete recommendations for science standards to guide the revision of existing curricula or to guide the development of new interdisciplinary approaches to teaching global CC.