PED 109 CURRICULUM

DEVELOPMENT

TOPIC: CURRICULUM AS THE

CONTENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL

APPROACHES THAT SUPPORTS

CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM AS THE CONTENT

CURRICULUM DEVELOPERS NEED TO BRING THE CRITERIA IN CONTENT SELECTION

SELF- SUFFICIENCY UTILITY

SIGNIFICANCE LEARNABILITY

VALIDITY FEASIBILITY

INTEREST

INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES THAT SUPPORTS CURRICULUM:

CURRICULUM APPROACHES MAY BE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO BROAD, CONTRASTING CATEGORIES:

TECHNICAL-SCIENTIFIC ORNSTEIN

NON-TECHNICAL/NON-SCIENTIFIC & HUNKINS,

1988

TECHNICAL – SCIENTIFIC APPROACH- REFLECTS A TRADITIONAL ORIENTATION ABOUT EDUCATION AND FORMAL METHODS.

BEHAVIORAL – RATIONAL APPROACH

SYSTEMS –MANAGERIAL APPROACH

INTELLECTUAL – ACADEMIC APPROACH

NON-TECHNICAL/NON-SCIENTIFIC APPROACH- TENDS TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL THEORIES AND PRACTICES AND REFLECTS THE MORE PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ABOUT EDUCATION.

HUMANISTIC – AESTHETIC APPROACH

RECONCEPTUALIST APPROACH

RECONSTRUCTIONIST APPROACH

TECHNICAL – SCIENTIFIC APPROACH

BEHAVIORAL – RATIONAL APPROACH- IT IS A MEANS-END APPROACH WHICH IS LOGICAL AND PRESCRIPTIVE WHICH DEFINES THE WHY (OBJECTIVES), WHAT (CONTENT), HOW (METHOD), WHEN (SEQUENCE) AND HOW MUCH (SCOPE).

BEHAVIORAL – RATIONAL APPROACH

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Figure 1. Flowchart of Taba’s (1962) Seven Stages of Curriculum Development

Curriculum

Diagnosis of needs

Formulation of Objectives

Selection of Content

Organization of content

Determination of What & How to

Evaluate

Organization of Learning Experiences

Selection of Learning

Experiences

SYSTEMS – MANAGERIAL APPROACH - CONSIDERS THE MAJOR INTERCONNECTED ELEMENTS OF INPUTS, THROUGHPUTS (PROCESS) AND OUTPUTS THAT COMPRISE THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

INTELLECTUAL - ACADEMIC APPROACH- EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES IN CURRICULUM PLANNING.

Figure 2. Systems-Managerial View of Curriculum Development

INPUTS OUTPUTS

Resources (human, Success and Failure

physical, financial)

Information

ENVIRONMENT Public Demand and Expectations

FEEDBACK

Structure and Processes

Curriculum Organization

InstructionEvaluationSupervision

(motivation, communication, leadership styles, decision-making)

NON-TECHNICAL/NON-SCIENTIFIC APPROACH

HUMANISTIC-AESTHETIC APPROACH- IS ROOTED IN PROGRESSIVE PHILOSOPHY WHICH PROMOTES THE LIBERATION OF LEARNERS FROM AUTHORITARIAN TEACHERS.

RECONCEPTUALIST APPROACH – REFLECTS AN EXISTENTIALIST ORIENTATION.

RECONSTRUCTIONIST APPROACH – FOCUSES ON THE SOCIAL – CENTERED CURRICULUM THAT EMPHASIZES CULTURAL PLURALISM, INTERNATIONALISM AND NATIONALISM WHICH ARE BEYOND INDIVIDUAL CONCERNS.

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BY: ANNALIZA S. GO

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