week 1 - introduction to curriculum and instruction

7/30/2019 Week 1 - Introduction to Curriculum and Instruction

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CURRICULUM AND

INSTRUCTION

WEEK 1


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POP QUIZ

WHAT IS CURRICULUM?

WHY DO WE HAVECURRICULUM?


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Definition of Curriculum

Many definitions

Originates from the Latin word currere

which means a race course

The most common definition - a course

of study

Can be defined broadly----as dealing withthe experiences of the learner


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1) a course of study Dressel

2) a plan for providing sets of learning

opportunities for persons to be educated

- J. Galen Saylor et al, 1981

3) An organized set of formal education

and/or training intentions- David Pratt

4) a plan of learning Taba, 1962


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5) Jon Wiles and Joseph Bondi view

curriculum as a four-step plan involving

purposesdesignimplementation

assessment.

6) a total instructional program composed

of syllabus or individual course programs

- Bowen


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7) A general over-all plan of the content or

specific materials of instruction that the

school should offer the student by way of

qualifying him for graduation orcertification for entrance into a

professional or vocational field - Good


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Based on the various definitions given

above, a curriculum consists of:

a) A plan / a document

b) A set of goals and objectives

c) Content / learning experience


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Curriculum and Instruction

The word curriculum is often associated

with instruction, where :

Curriculum - the plan or document.

Instruction - the method of presenting or

implementing the curriculum content or

plan.

According to Saylor (1981) instruction is

the actual engagements of learners with

planned learning of opportunities.


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Fundamental Questions

What educational purposes should theschool seek to attain?

Education is a process of changing the

behavior patterns of people Basic educational purposes-

3M- memBaca, menulis, mengira

Social skills Social interactions

Knowledge, skills and attitude


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For the purpose of instruction, curriculum can be further sub-divided as follows:

CURRICULUM

SYLLABUS

SCHEME

OF

WORK

LESSON

PLAN

Consisting o one or more course(s) or subject(s)

A plan for a particular course or subject

A detailed outline of the syllabus

A plan for a particular lesson / instruction


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CURRICULUM

SYLLABUS

SCHEME

OF

WORK

LESSON

PLAN

-Plan of studies (Models of curriculum development)

-Based on National Education Philosophy

Curriculum Development Centre

(CDC)

Topics

MSU 15-16 weeks

School by year


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EDUCATION SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA

MINISTRY

OF EDUCATION

JPN

SCHOOL

PPD

PENGARAH

-Primary

-Secondary

PEGAWAI PENDIDIKAN DAERAH

-Primary

-Secondary

GURU BESAR, PENGETUA, HEM,

KETUA PANITIA

*centralized, top-down system

* Decentralized like America district level,sometimes school


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Some important terms to know

1) Exam Syndicate Lembaga

Peperiksaan Malaysia

2) Educational Technology Division Unit

Teknologi Pendidikan (UTP)

3) Textbook Bureau- Biro Buku Teks

4) Educational Planning and ResearchDivision (EPRD)


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Issues and curriculum development

A common core of values- public schools

Compassion, freedom, human worth and

dignity, knowledge, patriotism,responsibility, honesty, courtesy,

tolerance, justice, loyalty, respects for

rights

Which of the core values do you feel most

important and Why/


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Discussion

In the fact of rising crime, youth violence,drugs, teen pregnancy, and other social

problems, schools are being blamed for

the decline of traditional values.

Do you agree with that statement?

Should moral and moral behavior beincluded in the schools curriculum and

instruction?


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THANK YOU

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