Curriculum Development
See, also, Problem Based Learning
Cheney, Darrin L., Deborah E. Simpson, and Mary Jane Schank. Developing
an Educational Program: A Curriculum Development Guide for Health Care Providers.
Madison, WI: Wisconsin Geriatric Education Center, 1995. 46 pages plus appendices
This WORKBOOK provides a systematic guide to instructional design,
as it was taught in a "train-the-trainer" program entitled Geriatric
and Educational Programming for Inservice Trainers. For each design step
objectives are provided, along with a description of what tasks need to
be accomplished and why. Case studies are provided as are blank worksheets.
Friedman, Charles P. and Richard M. Baker. An experience in curriculum
development. In McGaghie William C. and John J. Frey. Editors. Handbook
for the Academic Physician (pp. 75-97). New York: Springer Verlag, 1986.
- The focus of the CHAPTER is a simulation exercise that the authors
designed and used multiple times in workshops. Readers are given background
material and are invited to work through the simulation.
Gagne, Robert M. & L. J. Briggs. Principles of Instructional Design.
3rd edition. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1987.
- This BOOK gives those responsible for curriculum development a comprehensive
overview of the instructional design process, including design, implementation,
and evaluation. Part 1 presents a rationale for instructional design and
a model of the 14 stages in system design. Part 2 includes definitions and
examples of the 5 major classes of learning outcomes: (1) intellectual skills;
(2) cognitive strategies; (3) information; (4) attitudes; and (5) motor
skills. The conditions needed for learning these capabilities are described.
Part 3 presents the steps in designing instruction including analyzing the
learning task, writing instructional objectives, determining the instructional
sequence, selecting media and strategies, and assessing student performance.
Part 4 describes "delivery systems" for instruction.
Gronlund, Norman E. How to Write and Use Instructional Objectives. 5th
edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Inc., 1995.
- Topics in this BOOK include how to state instructional objectives;
writing instructional objectives in various areas (e.g., lower-level cognitive
outcomes, higher-level thinking skills, affective and performance outcomes)
and preparing and using instructional objectives.
Nooman, Zohair M., Henk G. Schmidt, and Esmat S. Ezzat. Innovation in
Medical Education: Evaluation of its Present Status. New York: Springer
Publishing Company, 1990.
- The authors of this BOOK describe programs in 30 international medical
schools. In particular, they examine current issues in problem-based learning,
community-oriented and community-based curricula, and successful strategies
for evaluating student performance.
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