The document discusses different aspects of curriculum development including definitions, types, and characteristics of curriculum. It defines curriculum as the totality of a student's learning experiences, and distinguishes it from syllabus which refers to a plan of content. The main types of curriculum discussed are subject-centered, learner-centered, task-centered, objective-centered, and experience-centered. It also outlines the aims, scope, and characteristics of curriculum development.

1. CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT

2. Introduction
 curriculum is frequently used to refer the
content which will be dealt with in a class
or seminar.
 In educational process to make a
distinction between “curriculum” and
“teaching.” The short definition of each is
that curriculum is “what you teach,” while
teaching is “how you teach.”

3. Curriculum
Curriculum is a most important component for
education process.
It is a dynamic process which plays significant
role in shaping the society.
Education is the process of all-round
development.
Education involves three processes i.e.,
Teaching, Training and Instruction.

4. CURRICULUM –
MEANING
An old concept of curriculum was to
consider it syllabus or an outline of courses
to study.
The curriculum word is Latin language, it
means race course. In education it means
work field of the students or race course
of the students.
The word “Course” means curriculum and
“race” refers students experience and
activities.

5. CURRICULUM –
MEANING
The new concept of curriculum is
consist of the totality of experiences
that a pupil receives through the
manifold activities that go on in the
school, in a classroom, library,
laboratory, workshop, play-ground and
in the numerous contacts between the
teachers and pupils.

6. Definition
Syllabus
According to Good, “Syllabus is a
general overall plan of the content
that the school should offer the
student by way of qualifying
him/her for graduation or
certification or for entrance into a
professional or vocational field”.

7. Definition
Curriculum
 According to Smith, Stanley and Shores,
“Curriculum is a cultural reproduction
in a structured way. It is even more; it
should also value, independent thinking
in the content of the widest sense of
social responsibility”.

8. definition
According to Secondary education
commission “Curriculum does not
mean the academic subject taught in
the school but it includes total
experience that a child receives
through the manifold activities that
go in the school, in the class room,
library, laboratory, workshop, play
grounds and in the numerous

9. definition
According to Ronald Doll,
curriculum is the formal and
informal content and process
by which learners gain
knowledge and understanding,
develop skills, and alter
attitudes, appreciations, and
values under the auspices of an

10. Aims of Curriculum
The curriculum should inspire the children
for the fuller and harmonious development
of his personality.
It should inculcate in children the qualities
of honesty, integrity, co-operation,
tolerance, Sympathy and discipline ect, to
promote their moral development.
The curriculum should develop the
thinking, understanding, reasoning and
decision making powers of children to
achieve their full mental growth.

11. Characteristics of curriculum
Curriculum is a tool in the hand of the
teacher, which is used to realize the
objectives.
 It is more than teaching-learning and it
includes practice, activities, industry
vocation and acquiring knowledge.
It is a course of study or a program of
studies.
It is a set of subjects and a set of
materials.

12. Scope of the curriculum
Realization of educational
objectives.
Proper use of Time and Energy.
Acquisition of Knowledge.
Determining Structure of content.
Development of Personality.

13. Scope of the curriculum
Preparation of Text-Books.
Conducting Examination.
Organizing Teaching Learning
situations.
Decision about Instructional Methods.
Development of Knowledge, Skills and
Attitude.

14. Types of curriculum
Subject centered curriculum or Teacher
centered curriculum.
Child centered curriculum or Learner centered
curriculum.
Task centered curriculum or Activity centered
curriculum.
Objective centered curriculum.
Experience centered curriculum.
Correlated curriculum.
Core-curriculum.

15. Subject or Teacher-
centered curriculum
The curriculum is highly influenced by
social philosophy.
Metaphysics idea is real.
Ideas or subject content should be given
emphasis in developing curriculum.
This type of curriculum is un
psychological so it does not consider the
students needs, interest and abilities.

16. Child or Learner-centered
curriculum
The curriculum is designed and based on
the nature of child.
It considers the need, interests and
abilities of the learners.
It considers the stages of growth and
development of children.
This type of curriculum is used in
Montessori and Kindergarten education.

17. Task-centered
Curriculum
This curriculum is designed on the basis of work
based. i.e., learning by doing method.
 John Dewey has suggested this type of
curriculum.
Kilpatrick has given project-method teaching for
this curriculum.
Mahatma Gandhi emphasized on basic
education i.e., 3H education- Hand, Head and
Heart.

18. Objective-centered
curriculum
It is tri-polar process like Educational
objectives, Learning experiences and
Change of behavior.
The major component of this curriculum is
learning experiences which should be
objective centered.
 In the form of objectives national, social
and students needs are considered.
This type of curriculum is used in the

19. Experience-centered
Curriculum
This type of curriculum is given by
pragmatism.
In this type of curriculum is mainly
stressed on learner experiences. It is same
as activity centered and the learning by
doing device is used for this curriculum.
The experience-centered curriculum
establishes the relationship between
school and society.

20. Core-
Curriculum
This type of curriculum includes
compulsory and optional course of study.
The compulsory courses have to be
studied by every student.
The core-curriculum is related to student
and social needs. It helps in preparing
good citizen.
The optional courses are offered to
student according to his need and interest.