Selection of content for social science curriculum-DRAFT_.pptx

Selection of content for social science curriculum

1. Selection of content for social science curriculum Prof. V. Ramadas NCERT, RIE Mysore

2. Curriculum development The Curriculum Development (CD) process involves: The design and development of integrated plans for learning, The design of implementation of the plans, The e valuation of the plans, their implementation and the learning outcomes . The fundamental purpose of curriculum development is to ensure that students receive integrated, coherent learning experiences that contribute towards their personal, academic and professional learning and development.

3. Stages of curriculum development Hilda Taba suggested t he following steps for developing a unit or curricul um. Diagnosing needs Formulating specific objectives Selecting content Organising content Selecting learning experience Organising learning experience Evaluating Checking for balance and sequence

4. Step 1: Diagnosing Needs Planning of curriculum begins with diagnosis/general analysis of problems, conditions and difficulties. The purpose is to generate a new emphasis and new ideas about the curriculum Includes analysis of var ious sources such as students’ cumulative records, teacher’s recordings, parents’ interviews, children’s cases and their IQ achievement etc. This analysis of various aspects helps frame a new conception of curriculum. Diagnosis leads to understand the curriculum needs at different stages.

5. Step 2: Formulating Specific Objectives Based on the diagnosis, the specific objectives are formulated. The objectives will be related to the following aspects: Concepts or ideas necessary to be learnt Attitudes, values, sensitivities and feelings to be developed Ways of thinking to be reinforced, strengthened or initiated Habits and skills to be mastered

6. Step 3: Selecting the Content The needs and objectives provide a basic idea and guidance to select the relevant content. Selection of content involves the following: Selecting the topics Selecting the basic ideas Selecting the specific content The topics should be relevant to achieve the objectives formulated for each unit. The ideas need to pay attention to incorporate into the broad content. To suit the idea and topics, the specific content is planned to finalize the broad areas under the curriculum.

7. Step 4: Organising the Content Once t he content is finalized, it has to be organised systematically. The content is organised by keeping in view the following: Sequential order Concrete to abstract Simple to complex Known to unknown Immediate to remote Easy to difficult The above principles help to organize the content by following an inductive logical arrangement and a psychological sequence. There should be connection between ideas, facts and relationships.

8. Step 5 and 6: Selecting and Organizing learning Experiences The learning experiences are expected to be: Introduction, Opener, Orientation- Generally, viewing at learning experiences, at least 3 main stages should be involved. The learning strategies/activities introduced are essentially (1)introductory, (2)for opening up and (3)for orientation. These include the following activities: Provide diagnostic evidence for the teacher Help the students make a connection with their own experience

9. Step 7: Evaluating Evaluation is determining the objectives, diagnosis or establishment of baseline for learning and appraising progress and changes, there are varied approaches and methods of evaluation to know the progress of the child. Mostly, evaluation is in a way continuous diagnosis along with the comparison of results. Even several informal devices can also be used to evaluate the outcomes of the unit and curriculum on the whole. Finally, whether the objectives of the curriculum are achieved needs to be evaluated.

10. Step 8: Checking for Balance and Sequence After completing unit by unit and the whole curriculum, it is necessary to check the overall consistency among its parts or individual aspects. Every aspect needs to be checked-whether the core ideas are reflected in the content, whether the suitable learning experiences are planned for the content and whether the overall achievement of objectives is planned for the overall progress of the topic. Thus these are the basic steps necessary while designing a unit or the whole curriculum related to a subject or discipline, etc.

11. sources https://socioed.wordpress.com/2016/10/16/95-stages-in-the-process-of-curriculum-development/