Dr. William Allan Kritsonis - Curriculum Instruction PPT

1. Curriculum Instruction
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD

2. History of Curriculum
• Since the early 80’s, the state has focused
increasingly on improving student learning.
• As a result, a host of measures are in place
to strengthen the curriculum, measure
student achievement, and hold school
districts and schools accountable.

3. History of Curriculum
• As a result, more students are passing and
graduating at their scheduled time.
• Texas passed legislation in 1981 requiring a
well-balanced curriculum in Texas public
school districts, including a foundation
curriculum and an enrichment curriculum
(TEC $$ 28.00I-.022).

4. The Pros to A
Structured Curriculum
• The curriculum foundation includes
core subjects such as mathematics,
social studies, reading and science.
Enrichment curriculum includes
second languages, health, physical
education, fine arts, economics,
technology education and
applications.

5. The Cons to A
Structured Curriculum
• Texas is a state with many immigrants and
non-English speaking citizens and no
citizens. The state holds everyone
accountable to the curriculum; however
students with language barriers or special
needs has to also take the test, but it does
not have to be the same test administered
to regular education students.

6. The Cons to A structured
Curriculum
• Through an ARD or other evaluation
these students are assigned to an
alternate assessment because no one
is exempt from the states
assessment.

7. Gi Forum Image de Tejas v.
Texas Education Agency
• In 1997 the Mexican American Legal
Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s
former exit test, known as the Texas
Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS).
• This suit was filed because statistics show
that 20% of Hispanics and African
Americans failed compared to 10% of
Caucasian students.

8. Case Study for Effective
Curriculum
• Students were asked to complete a comparison
survey of lectures to the integration of activities
in the curriculum. Each student team, consisting
of four to five persons, was assigned a specified
position on the comparison case. Other students
were assigned to other different positions but on
the same issue. The results of the effectiveness
of cases studied were classified into five
categories: (1) focused, single subject, (2)
resolution of conflict, (3) major issue, (4) concept
application, and (5) laboratory-based problems.

9. Case Study for Effective
Curriculum
• The six year study led to a number of cognitive
and effective values of these methods. Some
conclusions were reached by comparing the
performances of students in these experimental
sections with that of their peers in the same
courses. The conclusion is the higher level of
thinking and critical analysis skills than what they
exhibited in the past. This outcome is a result of
the shift from classical methods of instruction to
integrating activity

10. Curriculum Case
Of
Linda K. Greensheilds
• this case involved a teacher who was
fired, and then was force to
reinstate, because the teacher
refused to use a commercial science
program.

11. Conclusion
• In conclusion, all cases and case
studies are looked upon in different a
way. It was very fortunate states
developed curriculums that involves
every student in some way v. being
fired trying to implement a
curriculum based on the way you feel
as an individual.