Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Instructional System Coherence: A Scoping Literature Review. Research Report. RR-A279-5 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Elaine Lin Wang, Julia H. Kaufman, Sabrina Lee, Brian Kim, V. Darleen Opfer, RAND Education and Labor |
| Source: |
RAND Corporation. 2024. |
| Availability: |
RAND Corporation. P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138. Tel: 877-584-8642; Tel: 310-451-7002; Fax: 412-802-4981; e-mail: order@rand.org; Web site: http://www.rand.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
40 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Document Type: |
Information Analyses |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Educational Research, Educational Policy, Academic Standards, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Instructional Systems |
| DOI: |
10.7249/RRA279-5 |
| Abstract: |
This report describes the authors' findings from a scoping literature review on the topic of instructional system coherence. The authors reviewed 77 pieces on coherence published from 1990 to 2023, including articles, reports, books, dissertations, and conference papers. The scope and definition of alignment and coherence have seemed to expand with increased interest, although there appears to be little consensus on the terminology, definition, and key instructional system components to consider. Moreover, multiple ways to study and measure alignment and coherence have emerged and have not yet been catalogued. In part because of these definitional and measurement differences, there is also little consensus on the drivers of coherence or teaching and learning outcomes of more coherent systems. The authors consider overall methods and takeaways from this body of literature. |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
ED646732 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
