curriculum

1. CURRICULUM &
MATERIAL
DEVELOPMENT
BY: NURHAYATI, M.Pd.
UHAMKA 2011

2. The first meeting
 1. What is curriculum?
 2. What is syllabus?
 3. The difference between curriculum and
syllabus

3. What is curriculum?
 A curriculum is the set of courses, course
work, and content offered at a school or
university.
 A curriculum is a focus of study, consisting of
various courses all designed to reach a
particular proficiency or qualification.
 A curriculum may also refer to a defined and
prescribed course of studies, which students
must fulfill in order to pass a certain level of
education.

4. “Curriculum is a very general concept which
involves consideration of the whole complex of
philosophical, social and administrative
factors which contribute to the planning of an
educational program.” (Nunan, 2000: 6)

5. Curriculum can be defined, as an
educational program which states:
 “The educational purpose of the program (the
ends)
 The content teaching procedures and learning
experience which will be necessary to achieve
this purpose (the means)
 Some means for assessing whether or not the
educational ends have been achieved.”
( Richards, Platt and Platt 1993: 94)

6. Kerr defines curriculum as, 'All the learning
which is planned and guided by the school,
whether it is carried on in groups or
individually, inside or outside the school.
(quoted in Kelly 1983: 10; see also, Kelly
1999)

7. Four ways of approaching curriculum
theory and practice
 Curriculum as a body of knowledge to be
transmitted.
 Curriculum as an attempt to achieve certain
ends in students - product.
 Curriculum as process.
 Curriculum as praxis.

8. syllabus process product
praxis
The
theoretical
The practical
The
productive

9. What is syllabus?
 A syllabus is simply an outline and time line of
a particular course. It will typically give a brief
overview of the course objectives, course
expectations, list reading assignments,
homework deadlines, and exam dates.
 A syllabus is a document which consist,
essentially, of list. This list specifies all the
things that are to be taught in the course. (
Penny Ur, 1998)

10. The difference between
curriculum and syllabus
 Curriculum is for a
course.
 Curriculum is the
superset.
 Curriculum is a
consideration of the
objectives, the contents,
methods chosen to
achieve the objective.
 Syllabus is for a subject.
 Syllabus is the subset of
the curriculum.
 Syllabus is the concepts
to be taught.
 The syllabus is a
planning tool.
Curriculum Syllabus

11. Difference between course outline &course
guide
 a general description or plan
showing the essential
features of something but not
the detail.
 A course outline is a
document that benefits
students and instructors. It is
an essential piece when
designing any course.
 A statement or other indicatio
n of policy or procedure by w
hich to determine a course of
action
 a principle put forwa
rd to set standards o
r
determine a course
of action any guide
or indication of a f
uture course of acti
on
Course
outline
Course Guide

12. Scheme of Study
 a carefully arranged and
systematic program of
action for attaining some
object or end
 a visionary plan or
project
Scheme of
Study