What educational purposes should the school seek to attain? -- Studies of the learners themselves as a source of educational objectives -- Studies of contemporary life outside the school -- Suggestions about objectives from subject specialists -- The use of philosophy in selecting objectives -- The use of a psychology of learning in selecting objectives -- Stating objectives in a form to be helpful in selecting learning experiences and in guiding teaching -- How can learning experiences be selected which are likely to be useful in attaining these objectives? -- Meaning of the term "learning experience" -- General principles in selecting learning experiences -- Illustrations of the characteristics of learning experiences useful in attaining various types of objectives -- How can learning experiences be organized for effective instruction? -- What is meant by "organization" -- Criteria for effective organization -- Elements to be organized -- Organizing principles -- The organizing structure -- The process of planning a unit of organization -- How can the effectiveness of learning experiences be evaluated? -- The need for evaluation -- Basic notions regarding evaluation -- Evaluation procedures -- Using the results of evaluation -- Other values and uses of evaluation procedures -- How a school or college staff may work on curriculum building.

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