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ERIC Number: EJ545940
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0015-511X
A Focus on Curriculum Design: When Children Fail.
Simmons, Deborah C.; Kameenui, Edward J.
Focus on Exceptional Children, v28 n7 p1-16 Mar 1996
Discusses academic failure and the role of curriculum design in either intercepting or exacerbating learning difficulties. Evaluates changing student demographics and the diverse needs of students, and reviews the principles of effective curriculum design, including big ideas, conspicuous strategies, mediated scaffolding, strategic integration, and judicious review. (CR)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Student Needs
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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