2. HILDA TABA (1902-1967)
SHE WAS AN ARCHITECT, A CURRICULUM THEORIST, A
CURRICULUM REFORMER, AND A TEACHER EDUCATOR.
HILDA TABA PRESENTED APPROACH TO CURRICULUM
IN HER BOOK “ CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: THEORY
AND PRACTICES IN 1962.
3. HILDA TABBA OPINION
SHE ARGUED THAT THERE WAS A DEFINITE ORDER IN
CREATING CURRICULUM. SHE BELIEVED THAT TEACHERS WHO
TEACH THE CURRICULUM, SHOULD PRACTICE IN
DEVELOPING IT WHICH LED TO THE MODEL BEING CALLED
THE GRASS-ROOTS APPROACH.
TABA MODEL IS INDUCTIVE APPROACH.
TABA MODEL IS TEACHER APPROACH.
TABA BELIEVES THAT TEACHERS ARE AWARE OF THE STUDENTS
NEEDS HENCE THEY SHOULD BE THE ONE TO DEVELOP THE
CURRICULUM
4. HILDA TABBA OPINION
THE MAIN IDEA TO THIS APPROACH IS THAT THE
NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT TO
THE CURRICULUM.
SHE NOTED 7 MAJOR STEPS TO HER GRASS-ROOTS
MODEL IN WHICH TEACHERS WOULD HAVE MAJOR
INPUT. SHE WAS OF THE OPINION THAT TYLER MODEL
WAS MORE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE MODEL.
5. THE SEVEN STEPS OF HILDA
TABBA MODEL
DIAGNOSIS OF NEEDS
FORMULATION OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
SELECTION OF LEARNING CONTENT
ORGANIZATION OF LEARNING CONTENT
SELECTION OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES
ORGANIZATION OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES
EVALUATION AND MEANS OF EVALUATION
6. 1. DIAGNOSIS OF NEEDS
THE TEACHER (CURRICULUM DESIGNER) STARTS
THE PROCESS BY IDENTIFYING THE NEEDS OF THE
STUDENTS FOR WHOM THE CURRICULUM IS TO BE
PLANNED
7. 2. FORMULATION OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
AFTER THE TEACHER HAS IDENTIFIED THE NEEDS THAT
REQUIRE ATTENTION, HE OR SHE SPECIFIES
OBJECTIVES TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.
8. 3. SELECTION OF LEARNING CONTENT
THE OBJECTIVES SELECTED OR CREATED SUGGEST
THE SUBJECT MATTER OR CONTENT OF THE
CURRICULUM. NOT ONLY SHOULD OBJECTIVES AND
CONTENT MATCH BUT ALSO THE VALIDITY AND
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONTENT CHOSEN NEEDS TO
BE DETERMINED.
9. 4. ORGANIZATION OF LEARNING CONTENT
A TEACHER CAN NOT JUST SELECT CONTENT, BUT
MUST ORGANIZE IT IN SOME TYPE OF SEQUENCE,
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE MATURITY OF THE
LEARNERS, THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND
THEIR INTERESTS.
10. 5 . SELECTION OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES
CONTENT MUST BE PRESENTED TO PUPILS AND
PUPILS MUST ENGAGE THE CONTENT. AT THIS POINT,
THE TEACHER SELECT INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
THAT WILL INVOLVE STUDENTS WITH THE CONTENT
11. 6. ORGANIZATION OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES
JUST AS CONTENT MUST BE SEQUENCED AND
ORGANIZED, SO MUST THE LEARNING ACTIVITIES. OFTEN
THE SEQUENCE OF THE LEARNING ACTIVITIES IS
DETERMINED BY THE CONTENT. BUT THE TEACHER NEEDS
TO KEEP IN MIND THE PARTICULAR STUDENTS WHOM HE
OR SHE WILL BE TEACHING.
12. 7. EVALUATION AND MEANS OF EVALUATION
THE CURRICULUM PLANNER MUST DETERMINE JUST
WHAT OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES NEED TO BE
CONSIDERED BY THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.