Elaine P. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT A. BASIC CONCEPTS Curriculum A curriculum is a set of courses or a plan for a particular area of study. Curriculum Curriculum is an organized program of learning‚ usually segregated by subject area‚ composed of four main categories: content‚ instruction‚ assessment‚ and context. Curriculum content can be understood as the information and skills students should learn and eventually know by studying the material. The instruction of curriculum refers to the
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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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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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WHAT MAKES A GOOD QUALITY SCHOOL CURRICULUM? Background paper developed by Mr. Philip STABBACK Dr. Brian MALE Ms. Dakmara GEORGESCU1 Geneva‚ November 2011 1 The paper is meant to inform the curriculum process in Iraq by drawing attention on important aspects of current education and curriculum quality that underpin options considered in the process of developing the new Iraqi Curriculum Framework. 1 WHAT MAKES A GOOD QUALITY SCHOOL CURRICULUM? INTRODUCTION The purpose of this
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AN OVERVIEW OF CURRICULUM Introduction Ever since the term curriculum was added to educators’ vocabularies‚ it has seemed to convey many things to many people. To some‚ curriculum has denoted a specific course‚ while to others it has meant the entire educational environment. Whereas perceptions of the term may vary‚ it must be recognized that curriculum encompasses more than a simple definition. Curriculum is a key element in the educational process; its scope is extremely broad‚ and it
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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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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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