Open AccessSTUDENT CURRICULUM DECISIONS
Author(s) -
Halpern Gerald,
Norris Lila
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
ets research bulletin series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2333-8504
pISSN - 0424-6144
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1967.tb00548.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , psychology , information needs , information behavior , medical education , applied psychology , computer science , pedagogy , library science , medicine
Grade 10 students at two high schools took the Case Development Questionnaire, an information‐search assessment instrument. A description of the way these students sought to make curricular decisions was obtained: (1) they tended to select information which counselors had judged to be most relevant; (2) their information search sampled the available information areas with the exception of values, which tended to be neglected; (3) their information‐search pattern changed as they received information, i.e., information at first considered important would be reclassified as unimportant (and vice versa ) as new information was received; (4) the information area of abilities was considered the most important, plans and interests less important, and values least important.