Livingston Lord Library
Curriculum Materials Center

Ed. 632: Curriculum, Instruction, & Learning Theory

  Guide to Research on Educational/Curriculum Trends

  1. Library Circulating Book Collectionn

  1. To find books on curriculum or learning theory, do a SUBJECT HEADING, KEYWORDsearch in WebPALS, the Library electronic catalog http://www.mnstate.edu/library/.

  2. Use the following subject headings for your search

    1. CURRICULUM CHANGE

    2. CURRICULUM EVALUATION

    3. CURRICULUM PLANNING

    4. CURRICULUM-BASED ASSESSMENT  

    5. EDUCATION—CURRICULA

    6. LEARNING PSYCHOLOGY  

    7. COGNITION

  1. Library Reference Books (available on 1st floor of the MSUM Library)

  1. Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources.Ref. LB15 .B89 2000.This is a bibliography on numerous topics in education.

  2. Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory.Ref. BF318 .E53 1992

  1. Curriculum Center Reference Books  

  1. Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education. Curric. Ref. 379.1 K33c 2000.Includes all the subject areas.

    1. A version of this resource is also available electronically at < http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/>/

  1. Curriculum Handbook: A Resource for Curriculum Administrators.Curric. Ref. 375 C976 Vol. 1-2.This resource includes the following titles:Planning and Organizing for Curriculum Renewal; Curriculum Renewal: Curriculum Planning; Family and Consumer Sciences; Language Arts; Science; Foreign Languages; Mathematics; Visual and Performing Arts; Health and Physical Education; Career and Technical Education; Social Studies; Integrated Currricum.

  1. Educational Standards  

  1. See 3a above for the best overview of current standards, both national and state.

  2. Standards for various subject areas are also available in paper format in the Library.See the Curriculum Materials Center web page at < http://www.mnstate.edu/cmc/InternetLinks/Standards.cfm> for a bibliography of these standards.This site also provides links to the Minnesota and North Dakota State standards.  

  3. National and state standards are also available electronically.See “Developing Educational Standards” at < http://edStandards.org/Standards.html>.

  4. Examples of Recently Published Curriculum

    1. Search in the Kraus Curriculum Development Library (KCDL).See handout, also available electronically http://www.mnstate.edu/cmc/Instruction/General/KrausGuide.cfm  

  1. Journal Articles on Curriculum Trends

    1. ERIC—Journals in Education (JIE) & Resources in Education (RIE).Electronic database available via WebPALS

    2. Education Index.Electronic index available via FirstSearch from the Library’s web page http://www.mnstate.edu/library/databases.htm#FactSearch

Please note that you cannot gain access to any of the Library subscription databases unless you follow the directions on the MSUM Library web page for setting up your computer.You must have a MSUM student ID.See the directions at http://www.mnstate.edu/library/databases.htm#FactSearch/.

Compiled by Carol H. Sibley, Curriculum Librarian, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1/03.