Curriculum Improvement: Decision Making and Process (9th Edition)

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Summary: Review of Curriculum Improvement
Review: This book was very informative as far as providing information about curriculum, forces affecting curriculum, history of curriculum, and making decisions about curriculum design. It was difficult, at times, to maintain my interest as some of the chapters were a bit lengthy.

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Summary: Great resource
Review: The information in the Doll book is so important that I believe the book should remain as a part of any educators library for reference and practical usage. I found the bibliography at the end of each chapter a wonder source of other aricles, journals and books for further discovery. It is not what consider easy reading but very worthwhile infomation if a person is concerned with doing an outstanding job creating a dynamite unit on any topic!

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Summary: Curriculum and Improvement
Review: As a teacher who writes curruculum for my students, I have found this text very helpful and easy to follow. I highly recommend it to all educators.

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Summary: Review of Textbook - CIT 501
Review: I found the text to be very easy to read. I gained a wealth of knowledge for my course in this publication.

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Summary: DOLL REVIEW
Review: The text by Doll outlines each step for establishing a successful curriculum. The text examines numerous aspects fo curriculum design, political influences, cultural influences, selection of subject matter, planning process and numerous other areas of curriculum design.

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Summary: Doll textbook review
Review: The text by Doll outlines each step for establishing a successful curriculum. The text examines numerous aspects of curriculum design, political influences, cultural influences, selection of subject matter, planning process and numerous other areas of curriculum design.

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Summary: Doll Review for CUR 504
Review: G. Hickman CUR 504 Week 5 Discussion Group Entry Dr. Kochlany August 18, 2001

Curriculum and Improvement: Decision Making and Process by Ronald Dell (1996) has proven to be a valuable resource for curriculum development. The chapter on subject matter and its role in decision-making was particularly useful in the development of my thematic unit. The detailed explanation of cognitive, affective and psychomotor objectives was insightful and I will share this information with my beginning teachers. Chapter Four also presented valuable information on the selection of subject matter for teaching in an age of abundant knowledge and the importance of specifying objectives, establishing criteria and detailing learning experiences. Chapter Eight provided information on the planning process and details a compendium of steps used in planning. This information will be of assistance as I develop a yearlong program of professional development and as I coordinate the School Advisory Council and the creation of a School Improvement Plan.

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Summary: Text Critique
Review: Curriculum Improvement (9th Edition) - Doll For me, this book is a keeper. It provides all the information that an administrator needs about curriculum. Many factors are involved in the decision-making process in curriculum development and this text offers a step by step process for accomplishing this task. Doll starts off by offering several definitions of curriculum as well as the history behind curriculum decision making. Doll follows this up with examples of curriculum design and why they are designed they way they are. I know that I will use this book as a reference guide whenever I have any question about curriculum.

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Summary: Doll's Curriculum Improvement: Decision Making and Process
Review: Curriculum Improvement: Decision Making and Process Curriculum Improvement: Decision Making and Process, by Ronald C. Doll (1996), provides the practitioner with a clear understanding of the essential elements of curriculum. This book takes the readers through the evolution of curriculum design and includes theories involved in curriculum development. The book is extremely informative and organized in such a way as to facilitate easy reading. Doll teaches the reader that he or she must consider many elements before embarking on curriculum design. Doll's book enables the reader to understand the planning process in such a way that he or she can then implement the strategies. I would highly recommend Doll's book to future curriculum designers and current educators.

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Summary: Curriculum Design at Its BEST!!!!!
Review: Curriculum Improvement: Decision Making and Process provides a thorough backgrond in the establishment of curriculum design. The text examines numerous aspects of curriculum design, such as political influences, cultural influences, selection of subject matter, the planning process, and numerous other areas of curriculum design. I believe all curriculum designers should consult Doll's text when contemplating the design of a school district's curriculum. It is that GOOD!!!!