Lesson in Curriculum
Lesson in Curriculum
Lesson in Curriculum
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Lecture Guide
Definition of Curriculum
Some authors define Curriculum as:
* 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.
* Curriculum is a structured set of learning outcomes or task that
educators usually call goals and objectives. (Howell and Evans 1995)
* Curriculum is the “what” of teaching
* Curriculum is the listings of subjects to be taught in school.
* Curriculum is a document which describes a structured series
of learning objectives and outcomes for a given subject matter
area.
* Curriculum includes a specification of what should be
learned, how it should be taught, and the plan for
implementing /assessing the learning.
* Curriculum Plan is the advance arrangement of learning
opportunities for a particular population of learners.
* Curriculum guide is a written curriculum
Definition of Curriculum Planning
*Curriculum Planning is the process whereby the arrangement
of curriculum plans or learning opportunities are created.
Curriculum Planning 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 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.
Curriculum Laboratory is a place or workshop where
curriculum materials are gathered or used by teachers or
learners of curriculum.
Learning Resource Unit is a collection or suggested learning
activities and materials organized around a given topic or area
which a teacher might utilize in planning, developing and
evaluating a learning unit.
Two Schools of Thought Predominated
Throughout History of Curriculum Development
* The Essentialist School
* The Progressive School