Standardized social studies test scores have been very, very low for several years in a local county. Ms. Bolden, the superintendent, has identified the outdated curriculum being used as a major cause for these low scores. She must recommend to the Board of Education a new curriculum (i.e., textbook series, instructional approach and strategies, supplemental materials including related
technology, etc.) for countywide adoption. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate knowledge base upon which she should rely for choosing a specific curriculum for adoption?
a) Authority
b) Tradition
c) Inductive reasoning
d) Research
D
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