Visayas State University - Isabel

DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Inavs, Isabel, Leyte
BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
COURSE SYLLABUS
in
PrEd 132
(CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT)
2nd Semester, AY. 2014-2015
COURSE ID
1.0 Course No.
2.0 Course Title
3.0 Course Description
4.0 Course Pre-requisite
5.0 No. of Units/Teaching Hours
6.0 Course Objectives

7.0 Course Requirements:

VISION:
MISSION:

PrEd 132
Curriculum Development
This three-unit lecture course is intended to introduce the education students to effective curriculum design and
assessment. The course topics include curriculum models, principles and approaches in designing, delivering and
addressing the curriculum.
None/Consent of Instructor (COI)
3 units (3 lecture hours/week)
1. Discuss the essential concepts, nature as well as various meanings, types, foundations and approaches of
curriculum.
2. Explain how curriculum is crafted as well as explain the roles of teachers in crafting the curriculum.
3. Discuss how to assess a curriculum.
4. Research and discuss major curriculum development reforms and enhancement with emphasis in The Enhanced
Basic Education Act of 2013 and Outcomes Based Education
1. Two Term Exams
2. Quizzes
3. Reporting
4. Reaction/Position Papers
5. Research Activity

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8.0 Course Content

Module 1 Introduction to
Curriculum Development (3
Hours)
Concept, Nature and
Purposes of Curriculum
Elements/Components of
Curriculum
Teaching-Learning
Process and Curriculum
Development

8.0 Course Content

Module 2 Curriculum
Development in the Philippines (6
Hours)
The Pre-Spanish
Curriculum
The Spanish-devised
curriculum
The American-devised
curriculum
The curriculum during
commonwealth

Specific Objectives

Reference and Materials

1. Define and discuss

the concept, nature and
purposes of curriculum
development.
2. Identify the elements
or components of
curriculum.
3. Discuss the
relationship of teachinglearning and curriculum

Aquino, Gaudencio. Curriculum

Development Principles and
Techniques. Alemar Phoenix
Publishing House, Inc., Quezon City,
Philippines

Specific Objectives:

Reference and Materials

1. Trace the different

curricula through history
and discuss its
respective features.

http://www.slideshare.net/leonilitabad
illo/historical-perspective-ofeducation-and-the-curriculum-of?
related=2

Teaching Strategies
1. Teacher-Guided
Discussion
2. Sharing of Ideas and
Views through Recitation
3. Reflection Activities

Evaluation
Recitation
Group Reporting

http://www.slideshare.net/
cuterodz042909/curriculumdevelopment-11473935

Teaching Strategies
1. Teacher-Guided
Discussion

Evaluation
1. Paper and Pencil
Test

The Japanese-Devised
Curriculum
The Curriculum during the
Liberation Period
The Curriculum During
the Philippine Republic
The Curriculum in the
New Society

References:
http://www.slideshare.net/lollimallow/curriculum-development-lesson-1-concepts-nature-and-purposes-of-curriculum-purita-b-bilbao
http://www.slideshare.net/leonilitabadillo/historical-perspective-of-education-and-the-curriculum-of?related=2
Aquino, Gaudencio. Curriculum Development Principles and Techniques. Alemar Phoenix Publishing House, Inc., Quezon City, Philippines
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Module 3 The School
Curriculum and the Teacher (3
hours)
The Teacher as a
Curricularist
Curriculum Approaches
Curriculum Processes
and Models
Foundations of
Curriculum Development

Specific Objectives

Reference and Materials

1. Discuss the roles of a teacher as

a curriculum expert.
2. Enumerate and explain the
different curriculum approaches.
3. Identify and discuss the different
curriculum models.
4. Identify the different foundations
of curriculum (Philosophical,
Historical, Psychological, Social
Foundations)

Bilbao, P. et,al. Curriculum

Development for Teachers

Teaching Strategies
1. Teacher-Guided
Discussion
2. Think-Pair-Share

Evaluation
Reflection Paper on the
Role of a Teacher as a
Curricularist

Reference:
Bilbao, P., Corpus, B., & Dayagbil, F. (2014) Curriculum Development for Teachers. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.
3

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Module 4 Crafting the
Curriculum (6 Hours)
Fundamentals of
Curriculum Designing
Approaches to Curriculum
Designing
Curriculum Mapping

Specific Objectives

Reference and Materials

1. Identify the fundamentals of

curriculum designing.
2. Explain the fundamentals of
curriculum designing.
3. Discuss the approaches to
curriculum designing (Subject
Centred Design, Learner-Centred
Design, Problem-Centred Design).
4. Discuss the process of
curriculum mapping.
5. Make a curriculum map.

Bilbao, P. et,al. Curriculum

Development for Teachers

Teaching Strategies
1. Teacher-Guided
Instruction
2. Small Group Discussion
(Curriculum Mapping)

Evaluation
Group Output

Reference:
Bilbao, P., Corpus, B., Dayagbil, F. (2014) Curriculum Development for Teachers. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.
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Module 5 Implementing the
Curriculum (6 Hours)
Curriculum as a Change
Process
Implementing a
Curriculum Daily in the
Classrooms
The Role of Technology in
Delivering the Curriculum
Stakeholders in
Curriculum
Implementation

Specific Objectives
1. Identify the Categories of
Curriculum Change
2. Evaluate a learning plan or
lesson with emphasis on the ILO,
Subject Matter, Procedure or
Strategies of Teaching,
Assessment of Learning and
Assignment or Agreement

Reference and Materials

Bilbao, P. et,al. Curriculum
Development for Teachers

Teaching Strategies
1. Teacher-Guided
Instruction

Evaluation
Paper and Pencil Test

Reference:
Bilbao, P., Corpus, B., Dayagbil, F. (2014) Curriculum Development for Teachers. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.
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Module 6 Evaluating the
Curriculum
Curriculum Evaluation
Models
Curriculum Evaluation
through Learning
Assessments (with
emphasis on the KPUP
Method)

Specific Objectives:
1. Discuss the different models of
curriculum evaluation.
2. Discuss the concept of learning
assessment.
3. Make a learning assessment
following the KPUP format and
method

Reference and Materials

Teaching Strategies

Evaluation

Bilbao, P. et,al. Curriculum

Development for Teachers

1. Teacher Guided
Instruction

Recitation

DepEd K to 12 Briefer

References:
Bilbao, P., Corpus, B., Dayagbil, F. (2014) Curriculum Development for Teachers. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.
www.deped.gov.ph
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Module 7 Curriculum
Development Reforms and
Enhancement
The Enhanced Basic
Education Act of 2013 (K
to 12)
Outcomes Based
Education (OBE)

Specific Objectives:
1. Discuss the rationale of the K to
12 Program
2. Discuss the salient features of
the K to 12 Curriculum
(Elementary and Secondary

Reference and Materials

Teaching Strategies

Evaluation

Bilbao, P. et,al. Curriculum

Development for Teachers

1. Teacher GuidedInstruction
2. Brainstorming

Research Activity on K to
12 and OBE by group

DepEd K to 12 Briefer

Levels)
3. Discuss the curriculum tracks of
the secondary level.
4. Discuss Outcomes-Based
Education.
References:
Bilbao, P., Corpus, B., Dayagbil, F. (2014) Curriculum Development for Teachers. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.
www.deped.gov.ph

Measurement and Evaluation:

Grading System (Cumulative)
Quizzes
Outputs
Major Exams

30%
35%
35%
-----------------100%

Note: Passing percentage for every item is 60% following the formula:
%= RS/TSX60+40

Prepared by:

Noted by:

Recommending Approval:

GUADA FE F. VELMONTE
Instructor

ESPERANZA E. SUMALINOG
Head
Department of Teacher Education

LUZVIMINDA A. TAJOS
Head
Office of Instruction

Approved by:

EDWIN A. BALBARINO, Ph.D.

Dean
VSU-Isabel