Curriculum Design, Development and Models: Planning for student learning
Curriculum Design
r efers to the structure or organization of the curriculum, and curriculum development includes the planning, implementation, and evaluation processes of the curriculum. CURRICULUM DESIGN
Purpose of Curriculum Design
Intent Aims Goals Objectives Content Learning Experience Evaluation CURRICULUM ELEMENTS
TYPES OF CURRICULUM DESIGN Subject-Centered Curriculum Design
TYPES OF CURRICULUM DESIGN Learner-Centered Curriculum Designs
TYPES OF CURRICULUM DESIGN Problem-Centered Curriculum Designs
Subject-Centered Curriculum Design focuses on the content of the curriculum, and corresponds mostly to the textbook written for the specific subject, schools divided the school hours across subjects.
Subject-Centered Curriculum Design Subject Design- the oldest and most familiar, easy to deliver, has complementary books, written, and available support instructional materials but learning is so compartmentalized, forgets about student’s natural tendencies, interests, and experiences.
Subject-Centered Curriculum Design 2. Discipline Design- related to the subject design but focuses on academic discipline, often used in college.
Subject-Centered Curriculum Design 3. Broad Fields/Integrated Design- in the broad fields/integrated curriculum design, two, three, or more subjects are unified into one broad course of study. This organization is a system of combining and regrouping subjects that are related to the curriculum.
Learner -Centered Curriculum Design The curricula that emphasized the needs, nature, and interests of the learners in the curriculum.
Learner -Centered Curriculum Design Child-centered Design- influence of John Dewey, Rousseau, Pestalozzi, and Froebel, anchored on the needs and interest of the child who engages with his/her environment, learning by doing.
Learner -Centered Curriculum Design 2. Experience-centered Design- the child remains to be the focus but believes that the interests and needs of the learners cannot be pre-planned, the experiences of the learners become the starting point of the curriculum, and the learners are made to choose from various activities that the teacher provides.
Learner -Centered Curriculum Design 3. Humanistic Design- by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers, stress the development of positive self-concept and interpersonal skills.
Problem-Centered Curriculum Design Draw on social problems, needs, interest, and abilities of the learners.
Problem-Centered Curriculum Design Life-situation Design- allows the students to clarify their views of various problem areas, uses past and present experiences of learners to analyze the basic areas of living.
Problem-Centered Curriculum Design 2. Core Design- centers on general education, and the problems are based on common human activities.
Teacher Cathy believes that new respect for the child is fundamental in the curriculum. Thus, all activities in the classroom are geared towards the development of the child- the center of the educational process. To which approach in the curriculum does Teacher Cathy adhere? A. Learner-centered B. Problem-centered C. Subject-centered D. Pragmatic
2. Which is NOT a description of the learner-centered curriculum? A. Emphasis is on the total growth and development of the learners B. Controlled and cooperatively directed by learners, teachers, and parents C. Education is a means to develop social and creative individuals D. Emphasis upon facts and knowledge for future use
3. Schools divide the school hours into different subjects such as reading, grammar, literature, math, science, history, and geography. What curriculum design is referred to here? A. Problem-centered B. Learner-centered C. Subject-centered D. Cultured-centered
4. Which type of curriculum design serves as a response to society’s demand for the integration of knowledge and enables the learner to see relationships among various aspects? A. Broad-fields B. Correlation C. Core D. Separate Subjects
5. It is a term used to describe the purposeful, deliberate, and systematic organization of curriculum within a class or course. A. Curriculum design B. Curriculum development C. Curriculum model D. Curriculum structure