2012-05-24T14:08:18Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/education-curriculum.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1171.html Apr 30, 2012 Apr 30, 2012

Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Algebra I (CTAI) curriculum is a technology-based curriculum that combines classroom instruction with individualized instruction by a computer-based tutor. This report examines the cost of implementing CTAI and comparison algebra I curricula, including costs associated with textbooks and software, computers, and teacher training.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100057.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>This randomized, controlled field trial estimated the causal impact of a technology-based geometry curriculum on students' geometry achievement, as well as their attitudes toward mathematics and technology.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9421-1.html Jul 1, 2009 Jul 1, 2009

<p>This research brief summarizes the development of a standards-based student assessment system in Qatar, lessons for policymakers in Qatar and elsewhere, and challenges in aligning the assessment with future changes in the curriculum standards.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB575-1.html Jun 8, 2009 Jun 8, 2009

<p>In 2007, the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) requested that the RAND Corporation monitor implementation of year 2 (2007&ndash;2008) of the district's Excellence for All (EFA) initiative and provide feedback to district staff, the PPS board, and other stakeholders. The second year's broader focus on effective implementation of EFA's instructional change is evident here.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9421z1.html Apr 14, 2009 Apr 14, 2009

<p>This research brief summarizes the development of a standards-based student assessment system in Qatar, lessons for policymakers in Qatar and elsewhere, and challenges in aligning the assessment with future changes in the curriculum standards.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR620.html Mar 17, 2009 Mar 17, 2009

<p>Central to Qatar's education reform was the development of internationally benchmarked curriculum standards and standards-based assessments in four subjects: Arabic, English as a foreign language, mathematics, and science. This report recounts the development of Qatar's standards-based student assessment system, providing important lessons learned for Qatar and other countries that are seeking to implement similar measures on a large scale.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR529.html May 1, 2008 May 1, 2008

<p>This report, which was commissioned by the National Audit Office (NAO) in the United Kingdom. presents results of a comparative study investigating the implementation of education programmes for 14-19 year olds in three countries: The Netherlands, Sweden, and Australia.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081231.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB544.html Oct 24, 2007 Oct 24, 2007

<p>The Pittsburgh Public School District leadership developed Excellence for All (EFA) with the aim of increasing kindergarten through high school student achievement across the district. EFA proposes to improve classroom instruction across the district. This documented briefing provides feedback on the first year&rsquo;s implementation (2006-2007) of EFA to district staff, the board, and other stakeholders.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/04/12.html Apr 12, 2007 Apr 12, 2007

April 12, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds Qatar Successfully Implements Redesign of Education System.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG548.html Apr 12, 2007 Apr 12, 2007

In only a few years, the State of Qatar has successfully implemented a bold redesign of its K-12 education system, incorporating school autonomy, variety in curriculum, parental choice and accountability measures.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/04/05/index1.html Apr 5, 2007 Apr 5, 2007

April 5, 2007 news release: U.S. Education Department Gives RAND $6 Million Grant to Evaluate Math Curriculum of Carnegie Learning.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG222.html Dec 17, 2004 Dec 17, 2004

<p>The Los Angeles Unified School District in 1999 approved a ten-year program to implement a substantive, sequential curriculum in arts education. A central goal of the plan calls for schools to build partnerships with the Los Angeles arts community to provide educational programming, beginning with elementary schools in the Arts Prototype Schools (APS) program. This study examined the range of partnerships in operation and identified partnership challenges and facilitators through interviews with APS principals and teachers, local district arts advisors, and directors of arts organizations.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1031.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

Interactions Among Instructional Practices, Curriculum and Student Achievement: The Case of Standards-Based High School Mathematics

http://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU2561.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

This draft paper examines whether radio can be used to facilitate basic education in Afghanistan, and includes a sample curriculum. The author notes possible problems with and probable limits to attempts to use radio as a learning tool.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR929.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999

Discusses changes in training structure, content, and methods, with the focus on developing training for CSS staffs operating as staffs, not for individual training.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19980905.html Dec 31, 1997 Dec 31, 1997

<p>Chiropractic and allopathic medicine differ the greatest in clinical practice, which in medical school far exceeds that in chiropractic school. The therapies that chiropractic and medical students learn are distinct from one another, and the settings in which students receive clinical training are different and isolated from one another.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP656.html Dec 31, 1996 Dec 31, 1996

RAND developed and pilot tested a six-week ''mini-sabbatical'' for high-school teachers and teacher trainers. This document describes the mini-sabbatical curriculum.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19960302.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995

<p>The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, affiliated with the UCLA School of Medicine, has a mission to increase the number of physicians pursuing careers in primary care and/or providing care to the underserved. The authors sought to determine whether Drew's initial classes are pursuing career paths consistent with the institution's mission. The results raise questions regarding possible early influences on career choice.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR658.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994

This report presents the design and pilot study of a model for collecting in-depth, benchmark data on school coursework, intended to improve the quality of curriculum data obtained through national surveys of classroom teachers.