Course Description:

This course includes a historical, sociological, philosophical, and psychological examination of

school curriculum, theories, trends and curriculum structure. The course also prepares the teacher
candidate to make decisions about best practices that should be implemented in the classroom as a part
of the teaching and learning process. In addition, this course also explores researched based methods for
implementing instruction based upon the work of theorists that have presented pedagogy according to
strategies and methodologies proven to be effective.
Chapter Topics Number of Reporters
1 An Introduction to Curriculum
 Definition of Curriculum/ Curriculum Planning Agabon, Alayon & Aligarbes
 Importance of Curriculum
 Overview of Basic Education Curriculum
2 Curriculum History (Philippine Setting) Alvior & Artajo
3 Social and Philosophical Foundations of Curriculum
a. Social Foundations:
 Importance of the Society- School relationships Bagaman, Baldomer, De la Cruz
 How Schools influence the community and Descatamento
 How society influence schools
b. Philosophical Foundations
 Epistemology
 Axiology
 Realism
 Pragmatism
 Progressivism
 Reconstructionism
4 Curriculum Models
 The AIM model
 Taba’s Inverted Model Diaz, Diana, Ferrer and Gemelo
 Tyler’s Ends- Mean Model
 The Oliva Models
 The Saylor and Alexander Model
 Macdonald’s Model
 The Zais Eclectoc Model
 The Parallel Curriculum
5 Designing and Organizing Curricula
Curriculum Designs Gallego, Labos, Ledesma &
 Subject- Centered Curriculum Leonico
 Trump Curriculum
 Spiral Curriculum
Curriculum Design Qualities
6 Curriculum Development
 Criteria for Writing performance objectives
 Performance Objectives in the Three Domains Luwage, Magallanes & Pabiana
 Cognitive domain
 Affective domain
 Psychomotor domain
7 Evaluating Instruction and the Curriculum
 Significance of Evaluation Plaida, Prietos and Puray
 Evaluating Instruction (how to design/develeop)
 Formative Evaluation
 Summative Evaluation
 Performance- Based Assessment
8 Planning and Converting Curriculum into Instruction Repaso, Peter , Rapaso, Pia,
 Strategies of Curriculum and Instruction and Sapico
 Lesson Planning
9 Current and Future Curriculum Trends Tipon, Mesiano & Joaquin
 Safe Schools
 Home Schooling
 Multidisciplinary/Thematic Approach
 Inclusive Education
 Education 4.0