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Curriculum Trends in American Education
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Early America
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Puritan Influence in early America.
Schools in Colonial TimesThe Massachusett's General Court established the first mandated education system in America. One goal was to educate all citizens so they could have a better understanding of the Bible. The Puritans wanted to avoid the religious oppression found in England.
Cothran, M., Lowe, C. (n.d.). The classical education of the puritans. Retrieved from http://www.memoriapress.com/articles/classical-education-puritans.
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Educational Psychology
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Educational Psychology begins
Edward Lee Thorndike began the study of behaviors. Thorndike studied the behavior of animals and connected his results to humans. The purpose of his research was to improve human learning. Thorndike's findings led to increased practice and repitition in math.
Malinow, A., Stafford, B., Tsuei, L. (2003). Thinking outside the box: 100 years of educational psychology at teachers college. Retrieved from http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news.htm?articleId=4530.
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Jean Piaget studies cognitive development of children
Piaget Video
Piaget believed that children learned through discovery based on three components of cognitive development: schemas, adaptation, and stages of development. Piaget's discoveries helped shape the way the world viewed education after World War I.
McLeod, S. (2009). Jean Piaget. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html
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Bloom's Taxonomy
As the work of educational psychologists spread in the first half of the twentieth century, Benjamin Bloom focused on the theory of mastery learning. Bloom developed what we call Bloom's Taxonomy that centered on three domains of learning. Bloom's Taxonomy is as significant to the education process now as it was in the mid-1900s.
Benjamin Bloom. (2013). New World Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org.
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Sputnik and American Education
Before the Russians launched Sputnik 1, the United States education system was focused on life skills. After the launch, the National Defense Education Act was passed. The NDEA introduced more federal government control into the education system by requiring increased focus on math, science, and modern foreign languages.
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Jerome Bruner - Process of Education
In his book, Process of Education, Bruner focused on four themes: structure in learning, readiness for learning, analytical thinking, and motives for learning. Bruner influenced education with his belief that students are active in the problem-solving process.
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Back-to-the-Basics Movement of the late 70s and early 80s
This movement began in response to declining test scores that were a result of education that focused on life skills instead of core subject content. The Reagan administration pushed the movement to the forefront after "A Nation at Risk" report came out criticizing America's education system. The movement had a positive effect by closing the gap in minority performance.
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Constructivism in Education- Martin Brooks
Constructivism in the Classroom
A negative result of the Back-to-the-Basics movement was that schools focused less on the individual student. Martin Brooks along with others sought to increase individual student learning through the use of constructivism in the classroom enabling students to build or construct their knowledge through experience.
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Common Core Standards
Common Core Standards video
Common Core Standards were developed to provide a universal curriculum for American students in English and Math. The standards were designed to prepare students for the rigor and demand of colleges and an everchanging workforce. Common Core State Standards Initiative. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/ -
Digital Trends in Education
Major Technology Trends in Education
Schools that can afford to keep up the pace with technology are making great strides in student learning. Currently, dual credit courses are gaining popularity allowing students to earn college and high school credits at the same time.
Dual credit Texas. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.dualcredittexas.org/success.php
