Curriculum
Development:
Processes and
Models
Dianne Carmela G. Dela Cruz
Ma. Franzel del Mundo
Desired Learning Outcome:
• Explain and summarize the
curriculum development process
and models
Curriculum is a dynamic process. In
curriculum development, there are
always changes that occur that are
intended for improvement. To do this,
there are models presented to us from
well-known curricularists like Ralph
Tyler, Hilda Taba, Galen Saylor and
William Alexander which would help
clarify the process of curriculum
development. There are many other
models, but let us use the three for this
lesson.
To do this, there are models
presented to us from well-known
curricularists like Ralph Tyler,
Hilda Taba, Galen Saylor and
William Alexander which
would help clarify the process of
curriculum development. There
are many other models, but let us
use the three for this lesson.
Curriculum Development
Process
Curriculum is a dynamic process
involving many different people and
procedures. Development connotes
changes which is systematic. A
change for the better means
alteration, modification, or
improvement of existing condition.
To produce positive changes, development
should be purposeful, planned and
progressive. Usually it is linear and follows
a logical step-by-step fashion involving the
following phases: curriculum planning,
curriculum design, curriculum
implementation and curriculum
evaluation.
Generally, most models involve four
phases.
1. Curriculum planning considers the
school vision, mission and goals. It also
includes the philosophy of strong
education belief of the school. All of these
will eventually be translated to classroom
desired learning outcomes for the
learners.
2. Curriculum designing is the
way curriculum is conceptualized to
include the selection and organization
of the content, the selection and
organization of learning experiences
or activities and the selection of the
assessment procedure and tools to
measure achieved learning outcomes.
A curriculum design will also
include the resources to be
utilized and the statement of the
intended learning outcomes.
3. Curriculum implementing is
putting into action the plan which is based
on the curriculum design in the classroom
setting or the learning environment. The
teacher is the facilitator of learning and,
together with the learners, uses the
curriculum as design guides to what will
transpire in the classroom with the end in
view of achieving the intended learning
outcomes. Implementing the curriculum is
where action takes place.
Implementing the curriculum is
where action takes place. It involves
the activities that transpire in every
teacher’s classroom where learning
becomes an active process.
4. Curriculum evaluating
determines the extent to which the desired
outcomes have been achieved. This
procedure is on-going as in finding out the
progress of learning (formative) or the
mastery of learning (summative). Along
the way, evaluation will determine the
factors that have hindered or supported
the implementation.
It will also pinpoint where
improvement can be made and
corrective measures, introduced.
The result of evaluation is very
important for decision making of
curriculum planners, and
implementors.
Curriculum Development Process
Models
1. Ralph Tyler Model: Four Basic Principles
Also known as Tyler’s Rationale, the
curriculum development model emphasizes
the planning phase. This is presented in his
book Basic Principles of Curriculum and
Instruction. He posited four fundamental
principles which are illustrated as answers to
the following questions:
1. What education purposes should schools seek
to attain?
2. What educational experiences can be provided
that are likely to attain these purposes?
3. How can these educational experiences be
effectively organized?
4. How can we determine whether these
purposes are being attained or not?
Tyler’s model shows that in curriculum
development, the following considerations
should be made:
1. Purposes of the school
2. Educational experiences related to the
purposes
3. Organization of the experiences
4. Evaluation of the experience
2. Hilda Taba Model: Grassroots Approach
Hilda Taba improved on Tyler’s model.
She believed that teachers should
participate in developing a curriculum. As
a grassroot approach Taba begins from the
bottom, rather than from the top as what
Tyler proposed.
She presented seven major steps to her linear
model which are the ff:
1. Diagnosis of learner’s needs and expectations
of the larger society
2. Formulation of learning objectives
3. Selection of learning contents
4. Organization of learning contents
5. Selection of learning experiences
6. Determination of what to evaluate and the
means of doing it.
3. Galen Saylor and William
Alexander Curriculum Model
Galen Saylor and William Alexander
(1974) viewed curriculum development as
consisting of four steps. Curriculum is “a
plan for providing sets of learning
opportunities to achieve broad educational
goals and related specific objectives for an
identifiable population served by a single
school center.
1. Goals, Objectives and Domains.
Curriculum planners begin by specifying
the major educational goals and specific
objectives they wish to accomplish.
Each major goal represents a curriculum
domain: personal development, human
relations, continued learning skills and
specialization.
2. Curriculum Designing.
Designing a curriculum follows after
appropriate learning opportunities are
determined and how each opportunity is
provided.
3. Curriculum implementation.
a designed curriculum is now ready for
implementation. Teachers then prepare
instructional plans where instructional
objectives are specified and appropriate
teaching methods and strategies are
utilized to achieve the desired learning
outcomes among students.
4. Evaluation.
The last step of the curriculum model is
evaluation. A comprehensive evaluation using a
variety of evaluation techniques is
recommended. It should involve the total
educational programme of the school and the
curriculum plan, the effectiveness of instruction
and the achievement of students. Through the
evaluation process, curriculum planner and
developers can determine whether or not the
goals of the school and the objectives of
instruction have been met.
Through the evaluation process, curriculum
planner and developers can determine whether
or not the goals of the school and the objectives
of instruction have been met.
All the models utilized the process of (1)
curriculum planning, (2) curriculum designing,
(3) curriculum implementing, and (4)
curriculum evaluating.
Evaluation
1. It considers the school mission, vision and
goals.
2. It is the way the curriculum is conceptualized.
3. This is to put in action the plan which is based
on the curriculum design.
4. It determines the extent to which the desired
outcomes have been achieved.
5. What is emphasized in the curriculum model
of development of Ralph Tyler?

Curriculum development: Processes and models

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Desired Learning Outcome: •Explain and summarize the curriculum development process and models
  • 3.
    Curriculum is adynamic process. In curriculum development, there are always changes that occur that are intended for improvement. To do this, there are models presented to us from well-known curricularists like Ralph Tyler, Hilda Taba, Galen Saylor and William Alexander which would help clarify the process of curriculum development. There are many other models, but let us use the three for this lesson.
  • 4.
    To do this,there are models presented to us from well-known curricularists like Ralph Tyler, Hilda Taba, Galen Saylor and William Alexander which would help clarify the process of curriculum development. There are many other models, but let us use the three for this lesson.
  • 5.
    Curriculum Development Process Curriculum isa dynamic process involving many different people and procedures. Development connotes changes which is systematic. A change for the better means alteration, modification, or improvement of existing condition.
  • 6.
    To produce positivechanges, development should be purposeful, planned and progressive. Usually it is linear and follows a logical step-by-step fashion involving the following phases: curriculum planning, curriculum design, curriculum implementation and curriculum evaluation.
  • 7.
    Generally, most modelsinvolve four phases. 1. Curriculum planning considers the school vision, mission and goals. It also includes the philosophy of strong education belief of the school. All of these will eventually be translated to classroom desired learning outcomes for the learners.
  • 8.
    2. Curriculum designingis the way curriculum is conceptualized to include the selection and organization of the content, the selection and organization of learning experiences or activities and the selection of the assessment procedure and tools to measure achieved learning outcomes.
  • 9.
    A curriculum designwill also include the resources to be utilized and the statement of the intended learning outcomes.
  • 10.
    3. Curriculum implementingis putting into action the plan which is based on the curriculum design in the classroom setting or the learning environment. The teacher is the facilitator of learning and, together with the learners, uses the curriculum as design guides to what will transpire in the classroom with the end in view of achieving the intended learning outcomes. Implementing the curriculum is where action takes place.
  • 11.
    Implementing the curriculumis where action takes place. It involves the activities that transpire in every teacher’s classroom where learning becomes an active process.
  • 12.
    4. Curriculum evaluating determinesthe extent to which the desired outcomes have been achieved. This procedure is on-going as in finding out the progress of learning (formative) or the mastery of learning (summative). Along the way, evaluation will determine the factors that have hindered or supported the implementation.
  • 13.
    It will alsopinpoint where improvement can be made and corrective measures, introduced. The result of evaluation is very important for decision making of curriculum planners, and implementors.
  • 14.
    Curriculum Development Process Models 1.Ralph Tyler Model: Four Basic Principles Also known as Tyler’s Rationale, the curriculum development model emphasizes the planning phase. This is presented in his book Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction. He posited four fundamental principles which are illustrated as answers to the following questions:
  • 15.
    1. What educationpurposes should schools seek to attain? 2. What educational experiences can be provided that are likely to attain these purposes? 3. How can these educational experiences be effectively organized? 4. How can we determine whether these purposes are being attained or not?
  • 16.
    Tyler’s model showsthat in curriculum development, the following considerations should be made: 1. Purposes of the school 2. Educational experiences related to the purposes 3. Organization of the experiences 4. Evaluation of the experience
  • 17.
    2. Hilda TabaModel: Grassroots Approach Hilda Taba improved on Tyler’s model. She believed that teachers should participate in developing a curriculum. As a grassroot approach Taba begins from the bottom, rather than from the top as what Tyler proposed. She presented seven major steps to her linear model which are the ff:
  • 18.
    1. Diagnosis oflearner’s needs and expectations of the larger society 2. Formulation of learning objectives 3. Selection of learning contents 4. Organization of learning contents 5. Selection of learning experiences 6. Determination of what to evaluate and the means of doing it.
  • 19.
    3. Galen Saylorand William Alexander Curriculum Model Galen Saylor and William Alexander (1974) viewed curriculum development as consisting of four steps. Curriculum is “a plan for providing sets of learning opportunities to achieve broad educational goals and related specific objectives for an identifiable population served by a single school center.
  • 20.
    1. Goals, Objectivesand Domains. Curriculum planners begin by specifying the major educational goals and specific objectives they wish to accomplish. Each major goal represents a curriculum domain: personal development, human relations, continued learning skills and specialization.
  • 21.
    2. Curriculum Designing. Designinga curriculum follows after appropriate learning opportunities are determined and how each opportunity is provided.
  • 22.
    3. Curriculum implementation. adesigned curriculum is now ready for implementation. Teachers then prepare instructional plans where instructional objectives are specified and appropriate teaching methods and strategies are utilized to achieve the desired learning outcomes among students.
  • 23.
    4. Evaluation. The laststep of the curriculum model is evaluation. A comprehensive evaluation using a variety of evaluation techniques is recommended. It should involve the total educational programme of the school and the curriculum plan, the effectiveness of instruction and the achievement of students. Through the evaluation process, curriculum planner and developers can determine whether or not the goals of the school and the objectives of instruction have been met.
  • 24.
    Through the evaluationprocess, curriculum planner and developers can determine whether or not the goals of the school and the objectives of instruction have been met. All the models utilized the process of (1) curriculum planning, (2) curriculum designing, (3) curriculum implementing, and (4) curriculum evaluating.
  • 25.
    Evaluation 1. It considersthe school mission, vision and goals. 2. It is the way the curriculum is conceptualized. 3. This is to put in action the plan which is based on the curriculum design. 4. It determines the extent to which the desired outcomes have been achieved. 5. What is emphasized in the curriculum model of development of Ralph Tyler?