Turnwald Grant H, Meldrum J Blair, Sponenberg D Phillip
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
J Vet Med Educ. 2008 Spring;35(1):91-101. doi: 10.3138/jvme.35.1.091.
This article presents a history of curriculum revision. Internal and external factors prompting the initial curriculum review included the Pew Report, a vision in the college for reform, and faculty retreats focusing on curriculum. The reformed curriculum was designed around a "core plus elective" strategy and was implemented following development by faculty representatives and approval by college and university levels of review. The curriculum was reviewed after being revised and after new courses were first offered, with further review of a few courses with specific challenges. Outcomes assessment was performed and curricular adjustments made. Challenges that arose during the process included organizing and documenting content as well as communicating the content and philosophy of the new curriculum to the various affected constituencies. A summary of factors considered essential to the successful design, implementation, and review of the new curriculum is presented; the majority of these factors would be applicable to reforms at other institutions.
本文介绍了课程修订的历史。促使最初课程审查的内部和外部因素包括皮尤报告、学院的改革愿景以及专注于课程的教师务虚会。改革后的课程围绕“核心加选修”策略设计，并在教师代表制定以及学院和大学各级审查批准后实施。课程在修订后以及首次开设新课程后进行审查，并对一些面临特定挑战的课程进行进一步审查。进行了成果评估并进行了课程调整。该过程中出现的挑战包括组织和记录内容，以及向各受影响群体传达新课程的内容和理念。本文总结了对新课程的成功设计、实施和审查至关重要的因素；这些因素中的大多数适用于其他机构的改革。
