Module 5-curriculum
- 1. GULBARGA UNIVERSITY KALABURAGI Module-5 Concept, Components, Determinants and Principles of Curriculum Presented By Dr. Rajashekhar Shirvalkar Guest Lecturer Dept. of Education Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi
- 2. CONCEPT OF CURRICULUM Curriculum is dynamic. In its narrow sense. In a broader sense. Curriculum includes course of studies. Methods of teaching Co curricular activities
- 3. MEANING OF CURRICULUM Curriculum is derived from Latin word Currere” meaning is ‘to run’ It is a runway (one runs to reach the goal) or a ‘race course referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow and mature in becoming adults for success in adult society. It is totally of all the learning to which students are exposed during their study in the school.
- 4. DEFINITION According to Cunninghum “ it is a tool in the hands of the artist (the teacher) to mould his material (the pupil) in accordance with his ideal in his studio (the school).” According to G.Hass’ “the curriculum is all of the experiences that individual learners have in a programe of education whose purpose is to achieve broad goals and related specific objectives, which are planned in terms of a framework of theory and research or past and professional practices.”
- 6. COMPONENTS OF CURRICULUM Curriculum Aims, Goals and Objectives A formal curriculum is embedded in a formal institution called school. Schools are establish institutions which are either run by the government or by private sector. The philippine educational system is divided in three educational levels. Primary Secondary Tertiary levels.
- 7. AIMS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION In the elementary level, schools through their curricula should aim to: Provide knowledge and develop skills, attitudes, values essential to personal development and necessary for living in and contributing to a developing and changing society. Provide learning experiences which increase the child’s awareness of and repromisiveness to the changes in the society.
- 8. Promote and intensify knowledge, identification with and love for the nation and the people to which they belongs and Promote work experiences which develop orientation to the world of work and prepare the learner to engage in honest and gainful work.
- 9. AIMS OF SECONDARY EDUCATION In high school, educational curricula aim to: Continue to promote the objectives of elementary education and Discover and enhance the different aptitudes and interests of students in order to equip them with skills for productive endeavor and to prepare them for tertiary schooling.
- 10. AIMS OF TERTIARY EDUCATION Tertiary education refers to college/ university formal education based on the curricula of the different courses. The different courses should aim to: Provide general education programs which will promote national identify, cultural consciousness, moral integrity and spiritual vigor. Advanced knowledge through research and apply new knowledge for improving the quality of human life and respond effectively to the changing society.
- 11. CURRICULUM CONTENT OR SUBJECT MATTER All curricula have contents, regardless of their designs and models. Content is more than simply information to be learned in school. Is another term for knowledge. It is a compendium of facts, concepts generalization, principles and theories.
- 12. Broad subject areas in basic or general education Communication arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Music Physical Education Vocational Education
- 13. CURRICULUM EXPERIENCE Whatever methods the teacher utilizes to implement the curriculum, there will be some guide for the selection and use. Here are some of them: Teaching methods are means to achieve the end There is no single best teaching method
- 14. Teaching methods should stimulate the learner’s desire to develop the cognitive, affective, psychomotor, social and spiritual domain of the individual. In the choice of teaching methods, learning styles of the students should be considered. Every method should lead to the development of the learning outcome in three domains Flexibility should be a consideration in the use of teaching methods
- 15. CURRICULUM EVALUATION Regardless of the methods and materials evaluation will utilize a suggested plan of action for the process of curriculum evaluation is introduced. Theses are the steps: Focus on one particular component of the curriculum. Will it be subject are the grade level, the course or the degree program. Collect or gather the information. Information is made up of data needed regarding the object of evaluation.
- 16. Organize the information. This step will require coding, organizing, storing and retrieving data for interpretation. Report the information. The report of evaluation should be reported to specific audiences. It can be done formally in conferences with stakeholders, or informally through round table discussion and conversations. Recycle the information for continuous feedback, modifications and adjustments to be made.