Curriculum Development The term curriculum originates from the Latin meaning “race course”. The term has been expanded and today is more widely used in education to mean "a plan for a sustained process of teaching and learning" (Pratt‚ 1997‚ p. 5). There are numerous formats for curriculum models. They can be deductive‚ meaning “they proceed from the general (examining the needs of society‚ for example) to the specific (specifying instructional objectives‚ for example)”‚ or inductive
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Discussant Professor Topic: Curriculum Mapping Key Words: curriculum mapping‚ lesson planning‚ TLMS‚ horizontal alignment‚ vertical alignment‚ Curriculum Creator. Introduction To design a standard-based curriculum is one thing‚ but to translate the standards into actual classroom practices and to assess student mastery is one of complexity and non-conformity
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EQUIVALENT ASSIGNMENT: SECOND SEMESTER SURNAME $ INITIALS : RASIWELA L.A STUDENT NUMBER : 11550615 MODULE : CURRICULUM THEORY AND PRACTISE MODULE CODE : CTP 4621 LECTURER : Mr. T.S. MASHAU DUE DATE : 17 OCTOBER 2011 Question 1 1.1 What are components or elements in the curriculum? a) Aim: one sentences (more or less) description of overall purpose of curriculum‚ including audience and the topic. b) Rationale: paragraph describing why aim is worth achieving. This section
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What is Curriculum? 1. A plan for learning which contains; Statement of aims and objectives Selection and organization of content Patterns of teaching Evaluation of outcomes 2. A program of studies which includes sequences of courses 3. A planned action for instruction 4. A plan of all the experiences learners‚ undertake under 5. the auspices of the school . 6. A set of planned learning experiences and intended outcomes formulated through systematic instruction of knowledge and experiences
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Brett Childers Coffman April 22‚ 2002 Curriculum Paper Curriculum‚ in my opinion‚ is the whole picture of education. It includes the teaching philosophy of a school and a teacher‚ the way the subject is taught in the classroom‚ the supplements used in assistance of teaching‚ the attitudes the school‚ the teachers and the administrators bring to the table‚ and the knowledge of the subject areas in the minds of the teachers. Curriculum can also be described as “a desired goal or set of
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Diagnostic Written Task: The National Curriculum According to Directgov (2012)‚ “the National Curriculum is a framework used by all the maintained schools to ensure that teaching and learning is balanced and consistent.” The National Curriculum is thought by many to be complex and unclear. However‚ it is at the heart of the education system in England. This is noted by Baumann et al (1997) and Kyriacou (2009) who document that the basis for the National Curriculum was established in the Education Reform
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In my assignment I will be defining curriculum and also addressing the notion of subject based curriculum with integrated curriculum. I will also be mentioning the advantages of subject based curriculum and conclude the assignment by answering the question of the assignment which ask‚ why is subject based curriculum is supported by leading writers? And I will also enhance my personal input on what I agree with concerning the assignment question. Curriculum is defined as a planned learning opportunities
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Curriculum and syllabus In the existing literature on language education‚ the term curriculum and syllabus are sometimes used interchangeably‚ sometimes differentiated‚ sometimes misused and misunderstood. According to Nunan‚ a curriculum is concerned with making general statements about language learning‚ learning purpose‚ and experience‚ and the relationship between teachers and learners‚ whereas a syllabus is more localized and is based on the accounts and records of what actually happens at the
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A CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE: A QUESTION OF VALUES DONALD GILLIES ABSTRACT A Curriculum for Excellence outlines a curriculum for young people in Scotland from age 3 to 18. In the report‚ endorsed wholly by Scottish ministers‚ much is made of the underpinning values of the proposed curriculum. However‚ the absence of any consultation period has meant that such values and the report itself have not been subject to systematic debate by parliament‚ public‚ or the educational community values
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Pedagogy‚ Culture & SocietyAquatic Insects Vol. 19‚ No. 2‚ July 2011‚ 221–237 Whatever happened to curriculum theory? Critical realism and curriculum change Mark Priestley* School of Education‚ University of Stirling‚ Stirling‚ UK In the face of what has been characterised by some as a ‘crisis’ in curriculum – an apparent decline of some aspects of curriculum studies combined with the emergence of new types of national curricula which downgrade knowledge – some writers have been arguing for
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