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

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