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Curriculum Planning, Design, and Organization: Unit Ii
Curriculum Planning, Design, and Organization: Unit Ii
Curriculum Planning, Design, and Organization: Unit Ii
Overview
As pre-service teachers, and future educators you are expected to be exposed and be trained in
the fundamentals of curriculum planning, design, and organization at the classroom level. This unit
will help you prepare to assume the role of curricularists in the future. The discussion of every topic
starts with the general concept of curriculum planning, design, and organization leading to the
contextualized application of the concept in the classroom level. Demonstrating knowledge of the
topics covered such as Elements of curriculum design, Types, and Approaches of Curriculum design
and Curriculum mapping process will help you in the accomplishment of the intended learning
outcomes for this unit.
Have fun learning, future curricularists!
Learning Objectives
At the end of the Unit, I am able to:
Analyze the different elements of curriculum;
Gather insights on the following:
criteria for selecting learning content, and
principles of organizing content in the
curriculum;
prepare a developmentally-sequenced curriculum map
with appropriately-aligned learning outcomes and
competencies based on curriculum requirements.
Setting Up
There are four major components or elements of a curriculum and, the curriculum design
reflects the nature and the organization of these elements. As can be seen in Figure 2.1, the
elements are:
Behavioral
Objectives or
Intended
Learning
Outcomes
Assessment Content/
and Evaluation Subject Matter
Elements
of
Curriculum
Design
Teaching and
Learning
Reference
Methods s
Educational goals, like aims, are group expectations that can take several weeks, months, or
even years to achieve. Goals differ from aims in that they are attainable, but many were not.
Goals can be written at several levels of generalization, involving a large number of
curriculum developers such as principals, teachers, subject specialists, teacher trainers,
administrators, and others who may be involved in curriculum efforts on multiple levels at
the same time. The various models range from a broad educational philosophy to more
specific instructional objectives carried out at the classroom level.
In the framework of educational aims and goals, it is essential to formulate more specific
objectives. As stated earlier, aims and goals are long – term, objectives are short term.
The term objectives refer to what is expected of students in daily activities. This can also be
referred to as performance objectives. To fully understand objectives, remember the
following:
● Objectives should be clearly specified. Lesson plan objectives should clearly state
the intended learning outcomes.
● Objectives must also be appropriate. To determine the appropriateness of the
objectives, curriculum developers and educators must reflect on the students’ needs
and more importantly on the content to be included.
● Objectives should be arranged logically, in order to find out that units of instruction
are learned and for the purpose of evaluation.
● Objectives require regular revision. Teachers should occasionally revisit objectives
to analyze and to find out if they are still relevant and useful.
From the given examples, take note that the formulation of the Behavioral
Objectives or Intended Learning Outcomes for a specific subject cascade from the
institution’s vision and mission, college goals and program outcomes and course outcomes.
The formulated objectives or intended learning outcomes will now serve as the starting
point of the teacher in designing instruction in the classroom.
Learning
BO/ILO Content Assessment
Experiences
Figure 2. Constructive Alignment in Designing Curriculum
2. Articulation
Articulation means the provisions for establishing the vertical linkage from level to level.
Take note also that Articulation prevents the glaring gaps between levels. It simply means,
content Learned in the lower level shall lead students to learn content in the next grade or
year level.
3. Sequence
It means sequential and graded arrangement of subject -matter. In this case, organization
of content considers the difficulty and complexity of content to be included. Less difficult
content is provided for the lower level while the more difficult and complex ones are
included in the higher level.
4. Integration
Integration means that horizontal link is present among the contents in all subject areas.
Integration blends the curriculum content of several subjects into a related subject area.
This principle in the effective organization of content prevents compartmentalization.
5. Continuity
Continuity is the constant repetition, review, and reinforcement of learning
(https://www.coursehero.com/file/p10t-4qpf/4-integration-The horizontal-connections-
needed-in-subject-areas-that-are/).
3. References
The reference follows the content. It tells where the content or subject matter has been
taken (https://www.scribd.com/document/327443094/Curriculum-Education). The reference
maybe a book, a module, or any publication
(https://www.scribd.com/document/354481487/Ppt-of-Curriculum-Development). It must
bear the author of the material and if possible, the publications (Bilbao, et al 2015).
Internet sources or materials are also used as references and must also be cited
properly. However, you are advised to exercise precaution in utilizing sources from the
internet. Obtain and use only those coming from legitimate sources and sites. A proper citation
must also be observed to avoid plagiarism issues.
5. Assessment/ Evaluation
Generally speaking, Curriculum Evaluation refers to an ongoing process of
collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and interpreting information to aid in
understanding what students know and can do. It refers to the full range of
information gathered in the school to evaluate (make judgments about) student
learning and program effectiveness in each content area.
Regular evaluation of the total curriculum is necessary to ensure that the
written and delivered curriculum is having the desired effect for students
(https://www.grinell-k12.org, retrieved: 07/07/2020).
Moreover, Stufflebeam, (1991) as cited by Reyes, et al (2015) define
curriculum evaluation as the formal determination of the quality, effectiveness, or
value of the program, process, or product of the curriculum. Evaluation is the
systematic collection of evidence to determine whether certain changes are taking
place in the learner as well as to determine the amount or degree of change in the
learner. It can either be quantitative or qualitative. There are different models of
evaluation available. These models will be discussed in a separate unit.
In the classroom context, the teacher is responsible for designing the assessment tasks
together with the formulation of objectives, determination of meaningful learning experiences, and
appropriate content. As previously mentioned in this unit, assessment tasks are geared toward the
attainment of the intended learning outcomes.
The result of the assessment must be fed back to learners so that they are informed
regarding the range of learning that they have gained or not. This information will become the
premise if an adjustment has to be made. It could also be a basis for future instructional planning
and design.
Why do we need to assess?
According to De Guzman, E., et al (2015), there are three (3) interrelated purposes of
assessment. Knowledge of these purposes and how they fit in the learning process can result in
more effective classroom management.
1. Assessment for Learning
Assessment for learning pertains to diagnostic and formative assessment tasks that
are used to determine learning needs and monitor the academic progress of
students.
2. Assessment as Learning
Assessment as learning employs tasks or activities that provide students with an
opportunity to monitor and further their learning – to think about their learning
habits and how they can adjust their learning strategies to achieve their goals.
3. Assessment of Learning
Assessment of learning is summative and done at the end of the unit, task, process
or period. Its purpose is to provide evidence of a student's level of achievement
concerning curricular outcomes.
APPROACHES AND TYPES TO CURRICULUM DESIGN
There are three types of curriculum design models. These are subject-centered design,
learner-centered design, and problem-centered design (Bilbao, et al 2015).
Subject-centered Design focuses on the content of the curriculum. It corresponds
mostly to the textbook written for the specific subject, thus, this type of design aims for
excellence in the subject matter content.
Under the subject-centered design model, there are three subtypes. These include
the subject design, the discipline design, the correlation design, and the Broadfield design.
The subject design focuses on the cluster of content. However, the drawback of this
design is that sometimes learning is so compartmentalized. It stresses so much on the
content that it forgets about students' natural tendencies, interests, and experiences.
The discipline design focuses on academic disciplines. Discipline, in this context,
refers to specific knowledge learned through a method which the scholars use to study a
specific content of their fields.
The correlation design comes from a core, correlated curriculum design that links
separate subject designs to reduce fragmentation. Subjects are related to one another, but
each subject maintains its identity.
The broad-field design is also known as interdisciplinary design. It is designed in
such a way that the compartmentalization of subjects is avoided. Instead, contents that are
related are integrated. A holistic curriculum, a broad-field design draws around themes and
integration.
Learner-centered Design advocates that the learner should be the center of the
educative process. It has three subtypes, namely, child-centered design, experience-
centered design, and humanistic design.
The child-centered design is anchored on the needs and interests of the child.
Here, the learner is not considered as a passive individual but as one who engages with
his/her environment. Thus, a child learns by doing.
Although the experience-centered design is similar to the child-centered design, it
proposes that the interests and needs of the learner cannot be pre-planned. Therefore, it is
the experiences of the learners which should become the starting point of the curriculum,
and thus, the school environment.
The humanistic design, on the other hand, draws on the development of self as the
ultimate objective of learning. It stresses the whole person and the integration of thinking,
feeling, and doing.
The problem-centered design draws on a more progressive view of the curriculum
and has two types, the life-situation design, and the core design.
Life-situation design ensures that the contents are organized in ways that allow
students to view problem areas. It uses the past and the present experiences of learners as a
means to analyze the basic areas of living.
The connection of subject matter to real life-situations increases the relevance of the
curriculum. On the other hand, the core design centers on general education, and the
problems are based on common human activities. The central focus of the core design
includes common needs, problems, concerns of the learners.
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Note: There are different formats of curriculum map available depending on the its purpose and
objective of the teacher or of the one who will do the mapping process.
References
Books
Bilbao, Purita P., Dayagbil Filomena T., Corpuz, Brenda B. (2015). Curriculum Development for
Teachers. Cubao, Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing Co., Inc.
De Guzman, Estefania S., Adamos, Joel L. (2015). Assessment of Learning. Cubao, Quezon City: Adiana
Publishing Co., Inc.
Reyes, Emerita D., Dizon, Erlinda (2015). Curriculum Development. Assessment of Learning. Cubao,
Quezon City: Adiana Publishing Co., Inc.
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