Introduction
Curriculum development is a process through which an institute or the instructor designs or creates a plan for a course or program. Furthermore, it is not a stagnant approach and includes continuous improvement wherein, the content is reviewed, revised and updated according to the needs and demands.
Curriculum management is the process of developing, maintaining, and improving the quality of curricula for various educational intuitions. The curriculum manager is responsible for designing and developing the curriculum with a range of content, training programs, teaching methodologies, and assessment techniques for students, learners, and employees. The developed curriculum should meet the educational standards set by the government and academic bodies.
3. Concept of Curriculum
Introduction
Curriculum development is a process through which an institute or
the instructor designs or creates a plan for a course or program.
Furthermore, it is not a stagnant approach and includes continuous
improvement wherein, the content is reviewed, revised and
updated according to the needs and demands.
Curriculum management is the process of developing, maintaining,
and improving the quality of curricula for various educational
intuitions. The curriculum manager is responsible for designing and
developing the curriculum with a range of content, training
programs, teaching methodologies, and assessment techniques for
students, learners, and employees. The developed curriculum
should meet the educational standards set by the government and
academic bodies.
What is Curriculum Strategy?
Curriculum strategy involves the process of
defining goals, objectives, and levels to develop
a curriculum that adheres to the given
requirements (or finds solutions to the existing
problems/ gaps in teaching). It streamlines the
elements of the curriculum by defining the
relationships between them. What makes a
quality curriculum is the time and energy spent
developing the curriculum strategy.
5. Explicit
• Also known as
overt or official
curriculum, it
details the steps to
follow to properly
implement the
curricula to arrive
at the intended
outcome.
Implicit/ Hidden
• Different learning
aspects contribute
to implicit
curricula. It is a
by-product of
implementing
explicit curricula.
Absent/ Excluded
• Absent or null
curriculum is the
one that is not
taught or excluded
from the
developed
curricula. It could
be intentional or
unintentional.
3 Types of Curriculum
6. Process of Curriculum Development
The curriculum development process consists of the following six
stages.
Step 1:
Assessing the educational needs
Step 2:
Formulating objectives and learning goals
Step 3:
Careful selection of learning experiences to accomplish these
objectives
Step 4:
The selecting the rich and valuable content through which teachers can
offer the learning experiences.
Step 5:
Organizing and integrating learning experiences with relevant content
keeping in mind the teaching-learning process
Step 6:
Timely and accurate evaluation of all the above phases.
7. Types of Curriculum Development Models
1) Learner-Centered Design
The learner-centered design focuses on the understanding that each learner has different characteristics. The
teachers or instructors are to give opportunities to the learners to take ownership of a project or assignment.
2) Subject-Centered Design
Subject-centered design is a traditional approach to curriculum that focuses on a particular
Subject matter or discipline rather than on the individual. Additionally, during the curriculum development process,
this approach includes four subtypes of curriculum designs: subject-area design, discipline design, broad-field
design, and correlation design.
3) Problem-Centered Design
Problem-centered design is an approach that focuses on developing problem-solving skills, thinking and
communication skills. This is a student-centric strategy wherein the learners are given problematic situations and
encouraged to solve them after careful observation.
10. Principles of Curriculum Development
The principles of the curriculum are norms, values, moralities, and philosophies that will benefit
teachers, students, and the whole education system. The curriculum and instructional strategy are
essential components of imparting knowledge to students.
Totality of Experiences
Child-Centeredness
Conservation and Creativity
Integration
Flexibility
Utility
Character Formation
Mental Discipline
Social Fulfillment
12. Tips and Strategies for Curriculum Creators
Focus on the students rather than on creating the best lesson plan. The ultimate goal should
be to do what’s best for the learners.
Talk to other experts, teachers, etc., from the industry and consider their inputs.
Make use of technology to design the curriculum. There are different software applications
to assist you.
Avoid pre-packaged curricula. The curriculum needs to be tailor made for the intended
outcome.
Take time to design and develop the curriculum. Don’t rush through the process or skip
stages.
Make changes to the curriculum if necessary. It is acceptable and even expected if the
curriculum doesn’t align with the intended outcomes.
Create a proper evaluation and feedback system to get inputs about the curriculum. Take
feedback from students and teachers.
Notes to presenter:
What is your purpose for sharing this reflection?
Is it at the end of a unit or project?
Are you sharing this reflection, at the attainment of a learning goal you set for yourself?
Is it at the end of a course?
State your purpose for the reflection or even the purpose of the learning experience or learning goal. Be clear and be specific in stating your purpose.
Notes to presenter:
Description of what you learned in your own words on one side.
Include information about the topic
Details about the topic will also be helpful here.
Tell the story of your learning experience. Just like a story there should always be a beginning, middle and an end.
On the other side, you can add a graphic that provides evidence of what you learned.
Feel free to use more than one slide to reflect upon your process. It also helps to add some video of your process.
Notes to presenter:
What did you think at first?
What obstacles did you encounter along the way?
How did you overcome those obstacles?
What images can you add to support your process?
This SmartArt allows you add images and text to help outline your process. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then pictures and words should help you communicate this reflection on learning perfectly! You can always click on Insert>SmartArt to change this graphic or select the graphic and click on the Design contextual menu to change the colors.
Feel free to use more than one slide to reflect upon your process. It also helps to add some video of your process.
Notes to presenter:
What was important about this learning experience?
How is it relevant to your course, yourself, or your society or community?
Why is this significant?
This SmartArt allows you add images and text to help outline your process. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then pictures and words should help you communicate this reflection on learning perfectly! You can always click on Insert>SmartArt to change this graphic or select the graphic and click on the Design contextual menu to change the colors.
