3. Definition of curriculum:
“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”
6. Steps of Model of curriculum
Diagnosis of needs
Diagnosis of needs is the first step in preparing
curriculum model. It is a process of diagnosing the
needs of society, students and parents.
7. Formulation of objectives:
Formulation of objectives is the second most
essential step of preparing curriculum.
Aims covers all the experiences provided in the
curriculum.
Goals are tied to specific subjects or groups of content
within the curriculum.
Objectives describes more specific outcomes as a
result of lessons or instructions delivered at a classroom.
8. Selection of content
The selection of proper content is a very important
phase in the process of the curriculum development. In
fact, this, phase is related to all the other phases.
The curriculum content is selected keeping in view the
characteristics and nature of the target group sorted
out during the first phase of diagnosis. Further, the
selection of the content is primarily determined by the
operations of Phase 2 : Formulation of objectives.
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10. Criteria for content selection:
Self-sufficiency
Economy
Significance
Relevance to life
Variety
Suitability validity
Validity
Interest
Utility
Learnability
Feasibility
11. Selection of learning experiences
The term learning experiences refers to the
interaction between the learners and the external
conditions in the environment to which learner can react.
Learning takes through the active behavior of the
students, it is what he learns not what teacher does.
It is said that learning experiences which the learner
undergoes.
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13. Selection of teaching method
Teaching method and the design of the
teaching within that method will depend on the
context in which you are teaching. However, a key
criterion should be the suitability of the method or
design model for developing the knowledge and
skills that learners will need in a digital age.
14. Evaluation
The evaluation of the curriculum also depends on
the content of the curriculum. Thus, the selection of
proper content should be done very carefully and
systematically. Curriculum evaluation is an essential
phase of curriculum development. Through evaluation a
faculty discovers whether a curriculum is fulfilling its
purpose and whether students are actually learning.