What Is Curriculum? by Jason C. Heard CIMA 0712 21975 Curriculum & Instruction Management Nova Southeastern University September 1‚ 2012 Defining curriculum can be a daunting task. John Portelli notes‚ “Those who look for the definition of curriculum are like a sincere but misguided centaur hunter‚ who even with a fully provisioned safari and a gun kept always at the ready‚ nonetheless will never require the
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ABSTRACT Prospective student teachers were required to choose a curriculum document from either the primary or secondary school sector for evaluation. They were required to conduct such an evaluation using the Daniel Stufflebeam’s CIPP (Context‚ Input‚ Process and Product) Model. The CIPP Model would be used to determine the usefulness of the curriculum in meeting the needs of the Trinidad and Tobago society. Based on possible weaknesses found in the document‚ prospective teachers were to
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Significance of the Factors of Curriculum Development In the realms of universal educational system‚ the term “Curriculum” is widely used. Teacher’s Mind Resources (2011) elucidated that “the word curriculum comes from the Latin word meaning ‘a course for racing’.” By the terminology it self‚ the definition is so broad that its profoundness‚ if applied to schools‚ may define myriad things which might relate to‚ as what almost all teachers nowadays perceive‚ as contents to be taught to children
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Historical Perspectives on Curriculum Development : Historical Perspectives on Curriculum Development The development of curriculum in history is basically founded on five outstanding motives: : The development of curriculum in history is basically founded on five outstanding motives: The religious The political The utilitarian The mass education motive The traditional versus modern dimension of the curriculum : The traditional versus modern dimension of the curriculum Traditional Schools
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THE RELIGIOUS‚ POLITICAL‚ ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES AND EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE COUNTRY AFFECTED AND SOMETIMES DICTATED THE KIND OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPED IN THAT PARTICULAR EPOCH OF PHILIPPINE HISTORY. COLONIAL RULE IN THE COUNTRY TAILORED THE CURRICULUM TO SERVE COLONIAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. BEFORE THE COMING OF THE SPANIARDS THE FILIPINO POSSESSED A CULTURE OF THEIR OWN. THEY HAD CONTACTS WITH OTHER FOREIGN PEOPLES FROM ARABIA‚ INDIA‚ CHINA‚ INDO-CHINA AND BORNEO. THE DIARIES
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WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY College of Education Graduate School Summer 2013-2014 Course Title: EDAD 205 Educational Planning and Curriculum Development Course Professor: Dr. Alicia T. Baldicano Facilitator: Julie Ann N. Guardame Course Topic: b. Curriculum Development in the Philippines 1. Levels of Decision making 2. External enablers 3. The EDCOM study as an external enabler STRATEGY (GROUP 1): FLOW CHARTS STRATEGY (GROUP 2): STRUCTURED OVERVIEW
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Key elements and relationships in curriculum Key elements within the curriculum and the relationships between them are shown in diagram 1 below. Staff and students are at the heart of curriculum. The relationships between them are shaped by the answers to key questions about assessment‚ content‚ learning interactions and the connections between those elements. In the diagram the top question in each pair is a design question for staff. The lower set of questions is commonly asked by students
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INTRODUCTION. Curriculum is designed to develop successful learners. Confident and creative individuals and active and informed citizens (MCEECDYA‚ 2008‚ p.13). In 2008‚ the Australian Government promised to deliver a fair and equitable curriculum for the national’s educational system‚ taking the task away from the State and Local Governments. The purpose of this was to create an even level of education throughout the country whether in Hobart of Cape York‚ and to ensure our nations position
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“Curriculum is perceived as a plan or program for all the experiences that the learner encounters under the direction of the school” (Oliva and Gordon‚ 2013‚ p. 7). To the outside world‚ curriculum may be seen as the planned interaction of pupils with instructional content‚ materials‚ resources‚ and processes for evaluating the attainment of educational objectives according to the Oxford English Dictionary. However‚ as educators‚ creating a working definition for curriculum requires a delicate balance
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Purpose of Curriculum Assessment Curriculum assessment is the process of collecting information for the use in evaluation. Any information‚ data collected or obtained through various processes will be analyze for important decision making processes. Curriculum assessment may achieve the following purposes: 1. Highlight curriculum expectation. 2. Gather the information about what students know and can do. 3. Motivate students learn better. 4. Motivate and encourage
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