Curriculum Modification
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- Eliminate repetitive/developmentally inappropriate instruction/assignments/resources.
- Decrease the ambiguity of learning objectives.
- Increase the sophistication of the learning objectives/outcomes.
- Revise objective(s) relates to major concepts, skills or principles within the discipline.
- Escalate students' involvement with higher order thinking skills.
- Provide direct or inductive instruction related to the revised objectives(s).
- Promote active student learning.
- Increase the authenticity of the resources.
- Increase the breadth of the resources.
- Increase the authenticity of student products.
- Increase the likelihood of original student responses.
- Increase student motivation for learning.
- Student expectations are challenging, but feasible.
- Time allocations are realistic.
- Increase the alignment among curricular components.
- Revisions increase the likelihood of achieving revised objectives.
- Incorporate performance-based assessment.
- Assessment is designed to measure gains with regard to learning objectives.
(Deborah E. Bums, Ph.D., University of Connecticut)