Curriculum Design and Children's Learning at Church

Larry D. Burton; Eliane E. Paroschi; Donna J. Habenicht; Candice C. Hollingsead

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Curriculum Design and Children's Learning at Church

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

Andrews University

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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.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	4-20
Journal	Religious Education
Volume	101
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00344080500459117
State	Published - Dec 1 2006

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