TYPES OF CURRICULA IN SCHOOLS Recommendation Curriculum Written Curriculum Taught Curriculum Supported Curriculum Assessed Curriculum Learned Curriculum Hidden Curriculum

1. TYPES OF CURRICULA
IN SCHOOLS

2. Recommendation Curriculum
Almost all curricula found in our school are recommended
by the Department of Education (DepEd), for Higher
Education, by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
and for vocational education by TESDA. These are oversee
and regulate Philippine education. Recommendations come
in the form of memoranda or policies, standards and
guidelines.

3. Written Curriculum
Includes documents based on the recommendation
curriculum. They are come in form of study, syllabi, modules,
books, or instructional guides. Teacher’s lesson plan is the
packet of this written curriculum.
The most written curriculum is the K to 12 for Philippine Basic
Education.

4. Taught Curriculum
From what has been written or planned, the
curriculum has to be implemented or taught. The skill of
the teacher to facilitate learning based on the written
curriculum with the aid of instructional materials and
facilities will be necessary. Taught curriculum will depend
on teaching style of the teacher and the learning style of
the learners.

5. Supported Curriculum
This is described as support materials that the teacher
needs to make learning and teaching meaningful. These
include print materials like book, charts, posters,
worksheets, or non-print materials like power point
presentation movies, slides, models, realias, mock-ups
and other electronic illustration. Facilities where learning
occurs outside or inside the four-walled building.

6. Assessed Curriculum
Taught and supported curricula have to be
evaluated to find out if the teacher has
succeeded or not in facilitating learning.
Assessment is made at the end of every
lesson.

7. Learned Curriculum
The positive outcome of teaching is an
indicator of learning. These are measured by
tools in assessment, which indicate the cognitive,
affective and psychomotor outcomes. Learned
curriculum will also demonstrate higher order and
critical thinking and life long skills.

8. Hidden Curriculum
This curriculum is not deliberately planned, but has a
great impact o the behavior of the learner. Teachers should
be sensitive and aware and also must have a good foresight
of this hidden curriculum. Peer influence, school
environment, media, parental pressure, societal change,
cultural practices, natural calamities, are some factors that
create the hidden curriculum.