curriculum change and innovation in education

1. CURRICULUM CHANGE AND
INNOVATION
BY
NARMATHA P

2. DEFINITION OF CHANGE AND
INNOVATION
Change is an ongoing and unconscious
process that involves reworking familiar
elements into new relationship.
(e.g.) An alternative book.
Innovation , which in the development
of ideas, practices, or beliefs that are
fundamentally new.
(e.g.) Teaching the subject in new way.

3. DEFINITION CURRICULUM CHANGE AND
INNOVATION
A modification of what was existing
before the development of ideas practices,
belief that are fundamentally new.
Innovation- (e.g.) Teaching the subject in
new way.
Change – (e.g.) An alternative book.

4. SOURCES OF CHANGE AND
INNOVATION
National imposition- Occur when the
central authority decides to adopt a new
idea.
Societal need - To tackle existing
problems and identify the new problems.
Technology- Due to development of new
technology like a using computer in
education and online technology in
lessons.

5. TYPE OF CURRICULUM CHANGE
Hardware change
New classrooms
Equipment
Books
Playgrounds
Software change
Affect the content of the curriculum
Related to the methods of delivery of
curriculum.

6. FORMS OF CHANGE
Substitution
(e.g.) New textbook and equipment.
Alteration
(e.g.) Replacement of the whole curriculum and
syllabus.
Addition
(e.g.) Introduction of new component like audio,
visual aids and workshops.
Restructuring
(e.g.)Rearrangement of the curriculum or syllabus.

7. STRATEGIES OF CURRICULUM CHANGE
AND EVALUATION
Participative problem solving - This
strategy focuses on the users and their
needs. Then how they satisfy these need.
Planned linkage- This is linkage process
based on the link between the school and
the various specialized agencies like
national agencies of curriculum
development.

8. Cont’d
Coercive Strategies- An already prepared
curriculum is developed by the
government education sector such as
national curriculum development center in
the form of a syllabus document was given
to the teachers to implement.

9. MODELS OF CURRICULIM CHANGE AND
INNOVETION(TANNER AND TANNER-1980)
 The research, development and diffusion model-
1.Invented or discovered,
2.Developed ,
3.Disseminated to the user.
 Problem solving model or Problem reduction
model-
1.Determine the problem,
2. Search for an innovation,
3.Evaluate the trials,
4.Implement the innovation.

10. CONT’D
Social interaction model- Involves the
transmission of knowledge by social group
of school.
1.Awareness of innovation,
2.Interest in the innovation,
3.Trial the innovation,
4.Adoption for permanent use.

11. PLANNING AND EXECUTING THE
CHANGE
The change agent- Teachers, schools heads,
local authorities or the ministry of education.
The innovation- Executing the change and
put it into the use or operation.
The system users- Relates to the person or
group of peoples at which the innovation is
directed.
Time- Innovation is a social process which
takes place over a period of time.