Exploring the curriculum(fs4)

St. Louise de Marillac College of Sorsogon

Higher Education Department

S. Y. 2011-2012

Submitted by:

JUSHABETH G. GARCERA

BSEd-III

Submitted to:

DR. BELEN DOMINGUIANO

Instructor

Exploring the Curriculum
FIELD STUDY

Episode 1

LOOK DEEPER INTO THE CONCEPTS, NATURE AND PURPOSES OF
THE CURRICULUM

Name of FS Student Jushabeth G. Garcera________________________________
Course BSEd (Bachelor of Secondary Education Year & Section III___
Resource Teacher Mrs. Pamela Abecia_______ Signature ___________ Date ________
Cooperating School St. Louise de Marillac College of Sorsogon (BED)___________

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to explain the concepts, nature and purposes of the
curriculum and how these are translated into the school community.

My Performance (How I Will Be Rated)
Field Study 4, Episode 1 – Look deeper into the concepts, nature and purposes of the curriculum
Focused on: The concepts, nature and purposes of the curriculum and how these are translated into the
school community
EXEMPLARY SUPERIOR SATISFACTORY UNSATISFACTORY
TASKS
4 3 2 1
Observation/ All tasks were All or nearly all Nearly all tasks Fewer than half of
Documentation: done with tasks were done were done with tasks were done;
outstanding with high quality acceptable quality or most objectives
quality; work met but with poor
exceeds quality
expectations
4 3 2 1
My Analysis Analysis questions Analysis questions Analysis questions Analysis questions
were answered were answered were not were not answered
completely; in completely answered
depth answers completely Grammar and
thoroughly Clear connection spelling
grounded on with theories Vaguely related to unsatisfactory
theories the theories

Exemplary Grammar and Grammar and
grammar and spelling are spelling
spelling superior acceptable
4 3 2 1
My Reflection Reflection Reflection Reflection Reflection
statements are statements are statements are statements are
profound and clear, but not shallow; unclear and
clear, supported clearly supported supported by shallow and are
by experiences by experiences experiences from not supported by
from the episode from the episode the episode experiences from
the episode
4 3 2 1
My Portfolio Portfolio is Portfolio is Portfolio is Portfolio has many
complete, clear, complete, clear, incomplete; lacking
well-organized well-organized supporting components; is
and all supporting and most documentation is unorganized and
documentation supporting organized but is unclear
are located in documentation lacking
sections clearly are available
designated and/or in logical
and clearly
marked locations.
4 3 2 1
Submission Before deadline On deadline A day after the Two days or more
deadline after the deadline
4 3 2 1

Over-all Score Rating:
(Based on
transmutation)

____________________________________ ___________________________
Signature of FS Teacher Date
above Printed Name

Transmutation of score to grade/rating
Score Grade Score Grade
20 - 1.0 - 99 12-13 - 2.50 - 81
18-19 - 1.25 - 96 11 - 2.75 - 78
17 - 1.5 - 93 10 - 3.00 - 75
16 - 1.75 - 90 8-9 - 3.5 - 72
15 - 2.00 - 87 7-below - 5.00 - below
14 - 2.25 - 84

My Tools
Accomplish the H Chart. Interview an administrator or a faculty member. Get their ides/views of
the curriculum. Write the differences on both sides and the similarities at the center and then write your
personal insights.

Traditional Progressive
Curriculum Curriculum

 Lack of instruct- > They are updated
tional materials Similarities > Gives all the learner’s
 Crowded classroom needs and interest
 Lack of chairs,  Both of them > Introduces new strate-
equipments/ teach the students gies in teaching
facilities, and with their needs. > they are now globally
books  Wants to competetive
 The teachers don’t accomplish a > It has a total learning
have enough experiences among the
certain goal.
knowledge on students/learners
technologies for  Gives the students > Gives opportunities
effective and a good process of to develop a high order
meaningful teaching learning style. thinking skills
 There are some > used modern instruct-
obsolete ideas tional materials that
are suited to the needs
of the learners

My Personal Insights
Traditional curriculum is really far if we
compared this to progressive curriculum. In
progressive curriculum, there is a quality of
education – the teachers are competitive and ready
to compete to our globally competitive world.

The students in progressive curriculum, and
eager to learn unlike in traditional curriculum.

My Enriching Activities
If you are to design a curriculum for your own school, what are the things you need to consider?
Accomplish the graphic organizer below.

Strategies/
Methods to
be used

Best The support of
instructional my personnel,
materials for teachers and
Things I Need to other staff of my
teaching
institution
Do to Consider
in Preparing My
School’s
Curriculum

The learner’s The school’s
needs and Vision, Mission
interest and Core Values

My Analysis
1. Why do we need to consider the traditional and progressive points of
view of curriculum?

So that we should transfer the traditional one to
progressive. Nowadays, there is really a need to have a
progressive curriculum because today’s generation is far
different from that of the past. We must need to suit the
needs of the time. Everything is changing yet it has a good
outcome for everyone.

2. How do the different educational philosophies relate to the curriculum in the
schools you visited? Cite examples/situations.

Educational philosophies are related to the school I’ve been
observed for they have a quality education. They are PAASCU
accredited. Aside from engaging to activities that enhance the
learning of the students, the teachers also mold them to be good
citizens through Vincentian formation.

3. Why is there a need to revise the curriculum from time to time?

There is a need to revise the curriculum from time to time for
us to suit the needs of time. We should go on with the flow of life
and we should revise the it now because curriculum in the past is not
anymore very effective or suited for today’s generation.

My Reflections/ My Insights

Language is dynamic as well as the curriculum. We have different
curriculum in the past and in the present. We are now in a globally
competitive world. A world that also needs competitive teachers and
students. So, how will you become competitive if your curriculum is
traditional? And if it doesn’t aware of the new learnings of today?
Students now are fond of using computers. They will probably
choose going to the computer shop than going to school. As a teacher,
what will you do? Don’t be a boring teacher! An effective way of solving
this kind of phenomena is that the teachers must use technology in
teaching. Make it as your partner in delivering a lesson so that the
students will not get bored. Make a teaching-learning process lively and
meaningful.

FIELD STUDY

Episode 2

WHAT’S THE CURRICULUM MADE OF?


My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to identify the components of the curriculum and
curricular approaches.

Field Study 4, Episode 2 – What’s the curriculum made of?
Focused on: The components of the curriculum and curricular approaches.
TASKS
4 3 2 1
exceeds quality
expectations
4 3 2 1
Exemplary Grammar and
grammar and spelling are Grammar and

spelling superior spelling
acceptable
4 3 2 1
the episode
4 3 2 1
and clearly
marked locations.
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1

(Based on
transmutation)

____________________________________ ___________________________
above Printed Name

20 - 1.0 - 99 12-13 - 2.50 - 81
18-19 - 1.25 - 96 11 - 2.75 - 78
17 - 1.5 - 93 10 - 3.00 - 75
16 - 1.75 - 90 8-9 - 3.5 - 72
15 - 2.00 - 87 7-below - 5.00 - below
14 - 2.25 - 84

My Map
For this concept, go through the following steps.

2. Interview a school
1. Visit a school and find out
administrator/faculty about
how they attain the aims of
how they concretize their
elementary, secondary and
school's vision and goals into
tertiary education.
the curriculum.

3. Record the different
4. Interview one or two
methods/startegies that they
students and ask them their
employed to attain their
school's vision/mission.
school's objectives.

My Tools
For this Episode, visit a school/university or get a copy of the school brochure. Copy the
school/university’s vision, mission and goals on this page.

V
I •The St. Louise de Marrillac College of Sorsogon of the St. Louise de
S Marrilac Educational System of the Daughters of Charity is an
audacious Christ-centered ministry commited to empowering
I communitiesto learners into inner-directed Vincentian leaders and
advocates of persons who are poor.
O
N

•At St. Louise de Marrilac College of Sorsogon we commit
M ourselves to:
•Courageously pursue value innovative educational programs and
I services rooted in Christ.

S •Interdependently accelerate leadership and professional
development through continuing education and intensive
S Vincentian Formatin.
•Synergistically facilitate the integral development of the learners
I towards transformation through current researchers, relevant
O currircular offerings and responsive community extension services.
•Relentlessly generate a new breed of self-directed, global and
N environmentally caring Vincentian leaders.
•Ardently support one another in sustaining the shared mission.

•CORE VALUES
G •Advocacy for persons who are poor.
•Respect for human dignity and integrity of creation.
O •Compassionate Service.
A •Co-responsibility.
•Solidarity.
L •Commitment to Excellence.
S •Social Commitment.
•Simplicity

My Analysis
1. How important is the school’s vision, mission and goals in designing the curriculum?

It is important in designing the curriculum because it will serve as trademark of
the school. These are what the school needs to accomplish. They have vision, mission
and goals so that the school will be able to maintain their objectives and standards in
school.

2. What methods and strategies were employed by the school community to realize these goals?

The methods and strategies were employed is through activities that suited to
the vision, mission and goals of the school. The school community does their best just
to make sure that the curriculum of their school should be effective to the students.
And to achieve this, they will serve first as the model to the students. They are the
one who will first apply the vision, mission and goals of the school in their day-to-day
lives.

3. How did the students manifest that they have internalized their vision, mission and goals?

Through engaging themselves in the different activities that the school has
implemented. If they follow the rules and regulations of the school that even though
they are outside of the school, or they are already graduated, still they did not forget
the vision, mission and goals that they previous school had. And if the students still
apply these thing in real-life situation, not only inside the classroom or campus.


The school should have its vision, mission and goals so
that the students have a rule to be followed. This helps the
students to be morally upright. In this institution, there are
lots of things that I’ve learned. This is the type of school that
has a quality of education. As a student, there are lots of
Do’s and Don’ts to be followed. And this made me become a
better person.

FIELD STUDY

Episode 3

WHAT’S NEW IN TEACHING AND LEARNING?


My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to discuss the teaching and learning process.

Field Study 4, Episode 3– What’s New In Teaching and Learning?
Focused on: The teaching and learning process in curriculum.
TASKS
4 3 2 1
exceeds quality
expectations
4 3 2 1

acceptable
4 3 2 1
the episode
4 3 2 1
and clearly
marked locations.
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1

(Based on
transmutation)

____________________________________ ___________________________
above Printed Name

20 - 1.0 - 99 12-13 - 2.50 - 81
18-19 - 1.25 - 96 11 - 2.75 - 78
17 - 1.5 - 93 10 - 3.00 - 75
16 - 1.75 - 90 8-9 - 3.5 - 72
15 - 2.00 - 87 7-below - 5.00 - below
14 - 2.25 - 84

My Map
In order to reach my target I should do the following steps using the given pyramid.

3. Write
your insights
on teaching and
learning.

2. Observe a class.

1. Write your ideas on teaching and
learning.

My Tools
For this episode, I will use the activity from given below.

Interview a teacher. Ask if they perform these series of actions in the teaching process.

• Includes decisions about:
P •the needs of the learners

L •the aschievable goals and objectives to meet the needs
•the selection of the content to be taught
A •the motivation to carry out the goals
N •the strategies that are suited to carry out the goals/objectives
•the evaluation process to measure learning outcomes.

I
M
P
L •requires the teacher to implement what has been planned. based on
E the objectives, implementation means to put into action the
different activities in order to achieve the goals through the subject
M matter.
E
N
T
E
V
A •a match of the objectives with the learning outcomes will be made.
L the kind of information should be determined so that the type of
U evaluation should be chosen to fit the purpose.
• it will answer the question if the plans and implementation has been
A succesfully achieved.
T
E

Observe a class, record the situations where these behavioral learning theories are applied in real
classroom work.

Behavioral Learning Theories – emphasize
observable behavior such as new skills,
knowledge or attitudes which can be
demonstrated.

When the teacher gives activity such as research
work, experimentations, demonstration of a certain thing
and the like. This will help the teacher to examine the
learner’s behavior for the certain activity.

Cognitive Learning Theories – unobservable
mental processes are used to learn and
remember new information or acquire skills.

This is seen during recitation, quizzes, exams,
projects, etc. wherein, the teacher could be able to
measure the learning capacity of an individual.

Discovery Learning – individual
learns from his discovery of the
environment.

Learning by Doing. This is seen during the
experimentation, thesis, research and the like.
Wherein the students are able to explore and
could get ideas out of what they saw in their
surroundings/environment.

Reception Learning – learners are actively
involved in their own learning.

We could say that it will be seen
during performances like drama, role plays,
poem, reciting, singing, etc. The learners
are actively participating and learn a lot
through mingling with others.

If the activities are on their needs or
their capacity to do such thing. And if it is
based on their skills and abilities.

My Analysis
1. Explain why teaching and learning give life and meaning to the curriculum.

Teaching and learning give life and meaning to the curriculum because this is
the process wherein the teacher and the students interact with each other
interchangeably or vice versa. If there is an effective teaching-learning process, it’s
really a big help to the curriculum. It’s a big honor because each complements and
supplements each other. The value placed in teaching will reap the same value in
learning. Thus, a good curriculum can be judged by the kind if teaching and the quality
of learning derived from it.

2. Discuss why the deluge of information poses a great challenge to both teaching and learning.

The curriculum seems to be overloaded since it has too many subjects to cover,
too many topics to be discuss. Sometimes, the curriculum is fragmented or is simply
bowed. Unfortunately, the learner’s life is not compartmentalized.

I LIKE TEACHING BECAUSE...

For me this is a very challenging and exiting
profession of all. Teaching is the noblest of all profession.
I like teaching because It molds the hearts, minds and
hands of students. If you are really an effective and
efficient teacher, you could touch your student’s lives.
You will be their inspiration and they will never forget you
for the rest of their lives.

FIELD STUDY

Episode 4

LET’S CRAFT THE CURRICULUM


My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to differentiate the different curriculum design
models.

Field Study 4, Episode 4 – Let’s craft the curriculum
Focused on: The different curriculum design models.
TASKS
4 3 2 1
exceeds quality
expectations
4 3 2 1

My Map
To reach my target, I should do these steps.

Observe a class.
1

Identify the curriculum
2 design used by schools.

Reflect and write my
3 insights/learning gained
from the activities.

My Analysis

1. Examine the Basic Education Curriculum. What aspects do you want to modify. Why?

I want t modify the English subject in Secondary Education Curriculum. This
was said that in English, this addresses the communicative needs of students by
adopting a communicative, interactive, collaborative approach to learning as well as
reflection and introspection with the aim in view of developing autonomous language
learners aware of and able to cope with global trends.

2. What curriculum models do you prefer? Why?

I will choose Learner-Centered Design because among the progressive
educational psychologists, the learner is the center of the educative process. This
emphasis is very strong in the elementary level, however, more concern has been placed
on the secondary and even the tertiary levels.


Subject – Centered Problem-Center
Design Model Design Model

This model focuses on the content of Draws on social problems, needs,
the curriculum. interests, and abilities of the
learners. Various problems are
Correspondents mostly to given emphasis.
the textbook, written for What do I
the specific subject like Content cuts across
best in these subject boundaries and
must be based on the needs,
curriculum concerns and abilities of the
designs? students.

Learner-Centered
Design Model

The learner is the center of the educative process.
It focuses on the learners, their needs and the learnings
that they should acquire from the teachers and from their activities
and experiences as well.

FIELD STUDY

Episode 5 Learner-Centered
Design Model

WHAT’S THE BASIC OF THE CURRICULUM?


My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to cite the dimensions of curriculum design.

Field Study 4, Episode 5 – what’s the basic of the curriculum?
Focused on: Cite the dimensions of curriculum design.
TASKS
4 3 2 1
exceeds quality
expectations
4 3 2 1
acceptable
4 3 2 1
the episode
4 3 2 1

and clearly
marked locations.
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1

(Based on
transmutation)

____________________________________ ___________________________
above Printed Name

20 - 1.0 - 99 12-13 - 2.50 - 81
18-19 - 1.25 - 96 11 - 2.75 - 78
17 - 1.5 - 93 10 - 3.00 - 75
16 - 1.75 - 90 8-9 - 3.5 - 72
15 - 2.00 - 87 7-below - 5.00 - below
14 - 2.25 - 84

My Map

To hit my target, I must do the following task.

Identify the Give some
dimensions situation
Examine a
of the samples of
curriculum
curriculum each
design dimension

My Tools

Vertical repetition and recurring approaches of the content provide
Continuity continuity.

Examples of topics in a subject area where content is organized in a spiral fashion increasing in breadth
and depth.

For example in English, the topic is part of speech. So, to discuss all the parts
of speech, you should organize fist the first part of speech to be discussed. Example,
here are the sequence, discuss first the noun, followed by pronoun, next is verb,
followed by adjective and so forth.

My Analysis

1. Why is there a need to articulate the lessons from grade school to high school?

There is a need to articulate the lessons from grade school to high school that
there is a connection between the lower level and the next level. So that if the
students are entering high school, they will not be surprised because the lessons s still
related when they are in elementary. As a teacher, you should discuss the lesson from
step by step, the lesson should be organized. The teacher must not jump into another
topic without finishing the previous one.

As a teacher, I need to understand fully well the dimensions of
curriculum design because…

This is really needed when you are in the teaching
profession. This must be followed to avoid confusion in the
part of the students. The teacher should be aware of these
things so that whenever/whatever schools she will be
assigned, she had already had the knowledge about the
dimensions of curriculum design. And in order for her to
also understand the curriculum she belongs, for her to
respect the curriculum of the school that she presently
teaching.

FIELD STUDY

Episode 6

TELL ME YOUR FEATURES


My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to enumerate the six (6) features of a curriculum.

Field Study 4, Episode 6 – Tell Me Your Features
Focused on: The six (6) features of a curriculum.
TASKS
4 3 2 1
exceeds quality
expectations
4 3 2 1
acceptable

4 3 2 1
the episode
4 3 2 1
and clearly
marked locations.
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1

(Based on
transmutation)

____________________________________ ___________________________
above Printed Name

20 - 1.0 - 99 12-13 - 2.50 - 81
18-19 - 1.25 - 96 11 - 2.75 - 78
17 - 1.5 - 93 10 - 3.00 - 75
16 - 1.75 - 90 8-9 - 3.5 - 72
15 - 2.00 - 87 7-below - 5.00 - below
14 - 2.25 - 84

My Map
To get on task, I should know the answers to these questions.

teaches?

do teachers teach?

do teachers teach?

do teachers teach?

much of the teachers?
lessons were learned?

do we teach?

My Tools
Interview a teacher in the school you visited and inquire how they have utilized their parents as school
partners in education.

I interviewed Mrs. Lea Gabad a teacher from
Matnog National High School which I conducted an
actual examination in her class as part of our
requirements in Assessment of Learning 1 under Mr.
Ruel Frago. According to her, parents are really
important as one of the partners of the school in
education because parents play a big part in education.
At the beginning of the school year, during the Brigada
Eskwela, parents are the person invited to help the
school by means of cleaning in the entire school. All of
the parents are helping each other for the good of the
school and for the good of their children. They want to
help the school because this is the second home of their
children having teachers as a second parents.

My Analysis
1. As a future teacher, I need to know and understand the six (6) features of the curriculum because...

These are really important for me to become an effective
and efficient teacher someday. For me, to be able to
know the things I should do for the good of my students,
and to my curriculum as well.


Be a well-developed teacher!

As a future teacher, this is a big challenge to me. Could I
become an effective and efficient teacher someday? Could I
effectively use my head, hearts and hands in helping my students to
be better? According to Dr. Koo the teacher should use the 3H’s in
teaching the students. Head—teaching lots of ideas to learning, by
molding them academically; Hearts—helps them if they have a
problem/s, be a compassionate teacher; and Hands—be helpful, be
approachable, we should not help the students through financial
aspects but we could help them through giving advices and support.

FIELD STUDY

Episode 7

THE WH- OF THE CURRICULUM


My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to identify the contribution of students in enhancing
and assessing the curriculum.

Field Study 4, Episode 7 – The Wh- of the curriculum
Focused on: The concepts, nature and purposes of the curriculum and how these are translated into the
school community.
TASKS
4 3 2 1
exceeds quality
expectations
4 3 2 1

My Map
To attain my target, I should do the following:

1. Identify the various
implementations of the 2. State the role of
curriculum. technology in 3. Explain the
delivering the different ways of
curriculum assessing the
. curriculum.
.

My Portfolio

Write an acronym for curriculum assessment.

A • ttainable

S • pecific

S • tudent-centered

E • nvironmental-concerned

S • tandardized

S • yntactic correctnesss

M • easurable

E • valuative

N • orm-reference

T • ime bound

My Tools
1. explain ways on how to effectively implement the curriculum. Interview the school
administrator/principal.

Learner:
by being a good
follower of the
rules of a
curriculum.
Parents:
Faculty Menbers:
by supporting
by having unity to
their children
each other.
to engage in
teach the
whatever children the Do's
activities of and Don'ts.
curriculum.

Curriculum
Implentation

Community
Administrators:
Members:
by making rules
they are partners
and regualtions
of the school.
that will help the
They give also
children to be
support to the
better personds.
Other school.
Stakeholders:
help the
curriculum to be
more effective
for the
improvement of
it.

2. Visit the Learning Resource Center of a school. Interview the media/learning resource staff. How does
technology help in delivery the curriculum?

Technology is a big help. It is the symbol of how
the curriculum is progressive. If the schools have lots of
technologies/ high-tech for a better teaching, this will
entertain the students to stay in the school. Through
technologies, it helps the students to acquire knowledge
from them.

3. Interview a faculty member or an administrator. Ask what criteria they use in evaluating their school
curriculum.

I’ve asked one faculty member, she said that every
year the administration give evaluation sheets and lets the
students answer it. so that they will know if they will
change some of strategies of a curriculum.

FIELD STUDY

Episode 8

WHAT’S NEW IN THE CURRICULUM?


My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to discuss different curricular issues and concerns.

Field Study 4, Episode 8 – What’s New in the Curriculum?
Focused on: Curricular issues and concerns
TASKS
4 3 2 1
exceeds quality
expectations
4 3 2 1
acceptable

My Map
To attain my target, I should do the following:

3. Write insights/reflections on these innovations.

• 2. Interview faculty members on the merits and
demerits of these innovations.

1. Visit DepEd or interview school administrators on
various curricular issues and concerns

My Enriching Activities
Select one innovation and complete the discussion web below. Interview Education students to get their
ideas on curricular innovations.

YES NO

1) So far so good. I would be for 1) Not now, we need to solve
beneficial for those who would first our current educational
be graduating to land a good problems before
job. There will be a tech- Do we implementing the K + 12.
vocational program Senior High really
School. need to
innovate?
2) Yes because it will be of great (K + 12)
jobs help to youth who will look
for in the future.

My Conclusions
Yes, we really need to innovate.
To change for a better not for worst.
We innovate to come up with which is
something new, more pleasant, and to
improve the quality of teaching here in
our country.

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