1) The document defines curriculum as the systematic arrangement of educational experiences planned by an educational institution, including structure, process, and content, to achieve educational aims and modify learner behavior. 2) It discusses the domains of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning and explains curriculum planning involves many groups at different levels to design experiences that help learners attain goals. 3) The principles of curriculum planning outlined in the document are that curriculum should be neither too flexible nor too rigid, consider students' psychological needs, and provide appropriate learning experiences to achieve educational aims and social adjustment.

1. Definition, Concepts and Principles of Curriculum Planning
Nirmala Roberts
India

2. • Aim of Education – Behaviour modification of the learner
• Domains –
• Cognitive – knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis,
evaluation (K)
• Affective – receiving, responding, valuing, organization, characterization (A)
• Psychomotor – perception, set, guided response, mechanism, complex overt
response, adaptation, origination (S)
• Behaviour modification – Achieved through a series of activities

3. • Latin “Currere” = “A Race Course” / Runway to attain goals of education
• Teacher is the guide and Curriculum is the path
Curriculum
Learning structure
A systemic arrangement of the sum total of selected experiences planned by
an educational institution for a defined group of students to attain the aims of
a particular educational program

4. Concept of Curriculum
• Blueprint of an educational program.
• It includes :
• Structure - Norms & values of organization, materials,
resources
• Process - The methods employed (strategies),
• Content - The content of courses (the syllabus)
• The total learning experiences, not only in school, but in
society as well
 Individual development + Socialization…for adjustment
with social environment

5. Components of Nursing Curriculum
• Statement of philosophy of the educational program
• Statement of objectives of educational program
• Total duration of educational program
• Detailed course plan for each course
• Program of evaluation - Type of
examinations, grading, internal
assessment etc.

6. Characteristics/ Nature of Curriculum…
• A continuous process - Dynamic and flexible
• Takes place at many levels
• Involves many groups, decisions on a variety of
planning and issues
• Concerned with the experiences of learners

7. Characteristics/ Nature of Curriculum…
• Depends upon philosophy & objectives of educational
program
• Influenced by technological and scientific advancements
• Has orientation to society and to life situation
• Has a blending of ideal and realistic approaches
• Focused on Behavioural modification

8. … Characteristics/ Nature of Curriculum
• Curriculum as Subject matter – On K, S and A
• As planned and guided student experience
• As Opportunities for students – curricular and extra
curricular
• Has positive attitude towards needs of learners

9. Curriculum
Types
Student centered
Activity
Experience
Traditional
- Subject oriented
Undifferentiated
Basic education
Actual/ institutional
Life centered/
Balanced
Correlated
Formal/ Official
Explicit
Integrated
Implicit/ Hidden Null
Extra

10. Curriculum Planning and Development
• A process in which participants at many levels make decisions about
the purposes of learning- teaching situation
• The process of gathering, starting, selecting balancing and
synthesizing relevant information from many resources in order to
design those experiences that will assist learners in attaining the goals
of curriculum
• The orderly study and improvement of schooling in light of stated
objectives

11. Curriculum Planning
Levels
• Societal curriculum – By
statutory bodies
• Institutional curriculum
• Instructional curriculum
Elements
Planning of overall goals,
objectives, learning experiences,
evaluation for -
• Curriculum Planning
• Course Planning
• Unit Planning
• Lesson Planning

12. Principles of Curriculum Planning..
• Neither too flexible nor too rigid
• Planned & organized in an integrated form
• Consider the needs (psychological) of the students
• Organized on the basis of desirable attitudes, skills &
aesthetic values in life
• Organized effectively, efficiently, logically and with precise
use of educational technology

13. …Principles of Curriculum Planning
• Considers knowledge and scientific advancements
• Provides appropriate learning experiences
• Follows democratic approach and leadership
• Considers opinions of experts

15. Questions….
• What is the meaning of “Change in Behaviour” in education?
• What is the “Sum total of selected experiences” in Curriculum?
• Explain – “Curriculum is the Blueprint of an educational
program”?
• What is the structure of curriculum?
• What is the process of curriculum?
• What is the content of curriculum?
• Why is Curriculum a “continuous process”?

16. Questions….
• Why does Curriculum involve many groups and take place at many levels?
• What are the Components of Curriculum?
• Difference between explicit and extra Curriculum?
• Difference between implicit and null Curriculum?
• What are the other qualities of Curriculum?
• Difference between ‘Subject oriented’ and ‘Student centered’ Curriculum?
• Who does Course Planning?
• Why should Curriculum be flexible?