This document discusses different types of curriculum change and modification. It defines curriculum change as a shift from the present state to a new state, which can be a complex process involving how people transition. The document outlines several types of curriculum modification including curriculum enhancement, curriculum modification, overlapping curricula, parallel curriculum outcomes, adaptation, and accommodation. These modifications involve altering aspects like content, instructional methods, and learning outcomes to meet diverse student needs while keeping the overall educational goals.

1. CHANGE AND CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT

2. 3
What causes change in our
school curriculum?
… a change is a shift in some condition or
situation from its present state to a new
and different state.
Complex process and may involve
transformation of people
…transition – internal psychological
process of people
.
CHANGE

3. Curriculum change
Creating what is taught to
learners
-Tyler Model
Curriculum development
01
Teachers alterations of existing
curriculum by adding
instructional strategies,
instructional materials and
procedures, co teaching to
meet students ‘ needs.
Curriculum enhancement
.
02

4. Curriculum change
More extreme alteration to the curriculum
E.g altered content knowledge, concepts, educational goals and
instructional methods.
Curriculum modification is modified contents, instructions and/or
learning outcomes for diverse students’ needs. Nari Koga (2004)
Curriculum modification
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5. Curriculum
modification
is
……”the adapting or interpreting of a school’s formal
curriculum by teachers into learning objectives and
units of learning activities judged most reasonable
for an individual learner or particular group of
learners”
Comfort R.(1990)

6. Type of Modification
Overlapping curricula
is a modification to
curriculum such that
the modification
creates overlapping
or common goals for
learning outcomes of
diverse students with
specific learning
needs and
educational goals.
accommodation adaptation parallel
curriculum
outcomes
overlapping
curricula
Parallel curriculum outcomes
are modifications to the
delivery of instruction and
intended goals of student
performance.
Parallel curriculum outcomes
do not change the content
knowledge and educational
goals for individual students
but changes conceptual
difficulty significantly.
Sometimes referred to as
enrichments
Adaptation is a modification to
the delivery of instructional
methods and intended goals of
student performance that does
not change the content but
does slightly change the
conceptual difficulty of the
curriculum.
An adaptation is a goal driven
process, teachers need to
identify specific intended goals
for individual students within
the same contents
Accommodation is a
modification to the
delivery of instruction
or method of student
performance and
does not change the
content or conceptual
difficulty of the
curriculum.
To help students
overcome
inaccessibility due to
individual differences

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