Curriculum Design and Children's Learning at Church

Authors

Larry D. Burton, Andrews UniversityFollow
Eliane E. Paroschi, Andrews UniversityFollow
Donna J. Habenicht, Andrews UniversityFollow
Candice C. Hollingsead, Andrews UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2006

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between curriculum design and children's learning in church. Participants in this study included 12 six-year-old children attending two different Sabbath school classes in the same Midwestern Seventh-day Adventist church. A traditional curriculum guided instruction in Class 1. GraceLink, a new curriculum, guided instruction in Class 2. Data were collected to document children's attitudes and growth in knowledge of a Bible story. Both classes demonstrated comparable factual and conceptual knowledge growth, although Class 2 achieved these results with fewer storytellers. Children in Class 2 demonstrated more positive attitudes toward Sabbath school and the Bible story. Copyright © The Religious Education Association.

Journal Title

Religious Education

Volume

101

Issue

1

First Page

4

Last Page

20

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/00344080500459117

First Department

Teaching, Learning and Curriculum

Second Department

Graduate Psychology and Counseling

Recommended Citation

Burton, Larry D.; Paroschi, Eliane E.; Habenicht, Donna J.; and Hollingsead, Candice C., "Curriculum Design and Children's Learning at Church" (2006). Faculty Publications. 2032.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/2032