Is this a proposal for a new chess program, or an improvement of an existing program? Does the proposal detail the institution, the learners, and the chess resources that will be involved? Does your Institution Paper show how the chess program will meet the needs of the learners, the institution, and the community?

Ralph Tyler (The Tyler Rationale)

The Institution Paper is based on the curriculum theory of Ralph Tyler (The Tyler Rationale), which states that three sources must be addressed by curricula. Those sources are content, developmental needs of learners, and societal concerns. Here are the questions your Institution Paper final draft must answer to earn some or all of the 450 points possible:

1) Is this a proposal for a new chess program, or an improvement of an existing program? Does the proposal detail the institution (name, location, mission), the learners (ages, developmental needs, cognitive abilities), and the chess resources (books, software, Web sites, and other chess content) that will be involved? Does your Institution Paper show how the chess program will meet the needs of the learners, the institution, and the community?

2) Does the Institution Paper use the readings from this course and also resources that students investigated in Discussions to support its points? You must use Discussions C, D, E, F, G, H, and J in your Institution Paper. Be sure to incorporate the edits Dr. Root gave you on each of those Discussions into the versions of those Discussions that you include in Institution Paper.

3) Is APA Style used? When I request APA Style, I am only referring to
   a. in-text citation (author, date) or (author, date, p. #), or the equivalent citation for other sources such as films or Internet sites, and
   b. Your Reference List
   c. Quotes, accurately done, from your sources
When you learn APA Style, please concentrate on accurate quotes, correct citations, and a Reference List.