CURRICULUM

DEVELOPMENT
CURRICULUM
•ROOT WORD (1820) IN LATIN:
CURRERE
•MEANING= TO RUN OR TO RUN A
COURSE
CURRICULUM
ACCORDING TO ORNSTEIN AND
HUNKINS
1. A PLAN TO ACHIEVE GOALS (TYLER AND TABA)
2. AS DEALING WITH THE LEARNER’S EXPERIENCES
(JOHN DEWEY)
3. A SYSTEM FOR DEALING WITH PEOPLE
4. A FIELD STUDY WITH ITS OWN FOUNDATIONS,
DOMAINS, RESEARCH, THEORY, PRINCIPLES AND
SPECIALISTS.
5. CAN BE DEFINED IN TERMS OF SUBJECT MATTER (EX.
ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ETC.)
DEFINITIONS OF CURRICULUM
•THE TOTAL EFFORT OF THE SCHOOL TO
BRING ABOUT DESIRED OUTCOMES IN
SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL SITUATIONS.
•A SEQUENCE OF POTENTIAL EXPERIENCES
SET UP IN SCHOOL FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DISCIPLINING CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN
GROUP WAYS OF THINKING AND ACTING.
DEFINITION(S) OF CURRICULUM
•A STRUCTURED SET OF LEARNING OUTCOMES OR
TASK THAT EDUCATORS USUALLY CALL GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES. ( HOWELL AND EVANS 1995)
•THE “WHAT” OF TEACHING.
•LISTINGS OF SUBJECTS TO BE TAUGHT IN
SCHOOL.
•A DOCUMENT WHICH DESCRIBES A
STRUCTURED SERIES OF LEARNING
OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES FOR A GIVEN
SUBJECT MATTER AREA
•
INCLUDES A SPECIFICATION OF WHAT SHOULD
BE LEARNED, HOW IT SHOULD BE TAUGHT, AND
THE PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING/ASSESSING THE
LEARNING
CURRICULUM PLANNING
•A CURRICULUM PLAN IS THE ADVANCE
ARRANGEMENT OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR A PARTICULAR POPULATION OF LEARNERS.
•A CURRICULUM GUIDE IS A WRITTEN
CURRICULUM.
CURRICULUM PLANNING

•A CURRICULUM PLANNING IS THE

PROCESS WHEREBY THE ARRANGEMENT
OF CURRICULUM PLANS OR LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES ARE CREATED.
CURRICULUM PLANNING
•IT IS THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR THE
DUTIES OF TEACHING, DECIDING UPON GOALS
AND EMPHASES, DETERMINING CURRICULUM
CONTENT, SELECTING LEARNING RESOURCES AND
CLASSROOM PROCEDURES, EVALUATING
PROGRESS, AND LOOKING TOWARD NEXT STEPS.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
•IT IS DEFINED AS THE PROCESS OF
SELECTING, ORGANIZING, EXECUTING, AND
EVALUATING LEARNING EXPERIENCES ON THE
BASIS OF THE NEEDS, ABILITIES AND
INTERESTS OF THE LEARNERS AND THE
NATURE OF THE SOCIETY OR COMMUNITY.
TYPES OF CURRICULUM
• RECOMMENDED
• WRITTEN
• TAUGHT
• SUPPORTED
• ASSESSED
• LEARNED
• HIDDEN/IMPLICIT
 RECOMMENDED
CURRICULUM
• MEMORANDA, POLICY OF GOVT
AGENCIES
• DEPED
• TESDA
• CHED
• UNESCO
WRITTEN CURRICULUM
• LESSON PLANS
• COURSE OF STUDY
• MODULES
• BOOKS
TAUGHT CURRICULUM
• IMPLEMENTED AS PLANNED OR
WRITTEN
• TEACHERS AND LEARNERS PUT LIFE
INTO THE WRITTEN CURRICULUM
 SUPPORTED
CURRICULUM
• SUPPORT MATERIALS THAT
THE TEACHER NEEDS
• EX. BOOKS, CHARTS, POSTERS,
ETC
 ASSESSED
CURRICULUM
• EVALUATED TO FIND OUT IF THE
TEACHER SUCCEEDED OR NOT.
• ASSESSMENT AS LEARNING OR
ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING
• ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
LEARNED CURRICULUM
• MEASURE OF LEARNING IS
THAT THE STUDENT CHANGED
BEHAVIOR
• DEMONSTRATED HIGHER LEVEL
OF THINKING SKILLS
HIDDEN CURRICULUM
• NOT DELIBERATELY PLANNED
BUT HAS AN IMPACT ON THE
LEARNER
Characteristics of a Good Curri
• The curriculum
• Is continuously evolving
• based on the needs of the people
• democratically conceived
• the result of a long term effort
• complex of details
• Provides for the logical sequence of subject matter
• Complements and cooperates with other programs of
community
• Has educational quality
• Has administrative flexibility