Curriculum Design and Children's Learning at Church
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