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Summary: Curriculum Improvement
Review: Curriculum Improvement is a textbook that contains a wealth of information. It's not a book that gives practical advice that pertains to the classroom.
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Summary: A Good Reference
Review: Curriculum Improvement by Ronald C. Doll was packed with information.Mr. Doll addressed the reader with dignity without condescending while addressing such a towering subject. Yet he started at the very beginning of curriculum with no assumptions of the reader's knowledge. The reading was easy and practical for such an expansive subject. After reading this book you definitely gained respect for curriculum designers, educational administrators and teacher practitioners who effectively do there part in delivering effective curriculum. The organization of the book was purposeful in that you obtain awareness of what it takes and how much it takes to create good curriculum. It is written in such a manner that you easily find the subjects needed. With all of the data in the book, the author does not purport to be the end all. Rather he gives food for thought, what has happened in the past and attainments for which to strive. This book is an excellent reference. Any practitioner would do well to have it their professional library.
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Summary: Curriculum and Improvement
Review: Curriculum and Improvement Decision Making and Process Ronald C. Cobb I found this book to be very useful. While in my Master's program, I used this book extensively. It breaks the curriculum process into small units of information that anyone in the education field can relate with. This book takes each individual aspect of designing curriculums and explains how to create or improve an existing one. Also, this text provided numerous activities that aid the teacher or designer. I had limited knowledge of designing curriculums before I used this book. After using and applying the concepts from this book, I have found that I understand the process of designing a curriculum as well as implementing improvements on an existing one. Those individuals who are in the education field would find this book invaluable. Whether you are a teacher or an administrator, this book will give you the proper guidelines to designing and improving curriculums.
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Summary: Review
Review: Curriculum Improvement by R. Doll has some great information, but overall I found the text difficult to follow. As a preservice teacher, some of the information in the text was a bit overwhelming. I found myself having to re-read parts in order to gain a better understanding.
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Summary: Doll Review
Review: The textbook entitled "Curriculum Improvement by Doll begins with an overview of the historical and philosophical foundations of curriculum. The book then focuses on the social and cultural issues affecting curriculum decision-making. Chapter four addresses subject matter selection for curriculum matter, while the fifth chapter discusses how decisions made by teachers directly affect the ways in which curriculums are designed. Part two of the book focuses on process. Chapter eight provides a comprehensive look at curriculum planning. The last few chapters in the book consider individual roles played by educators and their roles in the design and improvement of today's curriculum. Communication issues and leadership roles are also addressed.
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Summary: Curriculum Improvement Decision Making and Process
Review: This text was difficult to use. The information needed was available, but you had to sort through it to find it. It will make a good reference book and I plan to keep it, but if revised it should be made more user friendly. For this course, with most of the students working full time, vital information at your finger tips and not having to sift through non-essential information is a priority because of time.
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Summary: review of Curriclum Improvement
Review: I found the book Curriculum Improvement by Ronald C. Doll to be a very useful resource. This book included current, accurate information concerning all areas of curriculum. However, it was incredibly detailed and had so much information that at times it was difficult to sift through to obtain the necessary information.
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Summary: Curriculum Improvement needs improvement
Review: The text, Curriculum Improvement, by Ronald Doll, is very technically factual. It provides the most recent statistics and trends in education. However, the book is a bit much for practical application. Some of the chapters are helpful in curriculum planning, but most of them are too detailed for "leisure time" reading. For the purpose of the curriculum planning course, the text provides accurate, in depth coverage of every aspect of curriculum planning and implementation. This text, overall, gets 2 stars!
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Summary: Curriculum Improvement Book Review
Review: This book made you think and ponder upon the realization of the true curriculum issues that take place in today's schools. The problems presented in the book made you feel somewhat hopeless about the entire issue. But the author offered many practical and unique solutions to the problems. The bottom line is that curriculum problems will always exist in one way or another. It is up to us, the teachers, to implement the necessary improvements in our strategies for teaching to ensure that students learn and achieve.
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Summary: CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT
Review: This book is one of th better text books available. It's easy to read and has good maps and examples.
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