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EDUC 90 Task 1
EDUC 90 Task 1
FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM
Franklin Bobbit ● Curriculum making ● Learning objectives- grouped and sequenced after
(How To Make a clarifying the instructional exercises and tasks
Curriculum) ● Curriculum- as a science that highlights the needs
of the students
● Needs- must be addressed by the educators to
prepare them for adult life
Ralph Tyler ● Selection of objectives ● Curriculum- revolves around the students’ needs
(The Tyler Rationale) and interests.
● Planning phases ● Subject matter- planned in terms of giving
knowledge, skills, and values among students.
Operant Conditioning ● Reward and punishment ● When the teacher rewards positive behavior, other
(Burrhus Friedrich Skinner) ● Positive and negative students are more likely to copy that behavior to
reinforcement earn the reward. The rewarded student is also more
likely to repeat that behavior because of the
positive feedback.
● Give students quick feedback about their behavior
*Influenced by behaviourism* ● To facilitate reading comprehension also.
Meaningful Learning ● Background knowledge ● The teacher shall highlight the relatedness of the
(David Ausubel) ● Recalling previous and present knowledge.
● Conceptual approach ● Developing thinking skills in learners require
specific instruction and practice rather than
application.
● Using symbols, phrases, concepts, images, ideas,
and propositions that connect with new knowledge
Insightful Learning ● Sudden learning ● Rather than just trying various solutions, insight
(Wolfgang Kohler) learning needs more comprehension.
● Example: Learners aim to understand the
relationships between the pieces of the puzzle.
They use patterns, organization, and past
knowledge to solve the problem at hand.
Learning Styles ● Visual, Kinesthetic, ● Develop due to our genetics, life events, and the
(David Kolb) Auditory, and Tactile demands of our current environment.
● Educators can identify learning styles by observing
their students in the classroom.
● Students start to show their preference for
particular styles through presentations,
*Influenced by humanism* discussions, and collaborative activities.
Humanistic Psychology ● Gestalt theory ● Highlights the study of the whole person
● Complex and abstract ● Curriculum- based on the view that the education
● free-will that is good for a person is also best for the well
being of the community
● To the humanists, the aims of education are related
to the ideals of personal maturity, integrity, and
autonomy.
Social Constructivism ● Learning and participation ● Social constructivism teaches that all knowledge
(Lev Vygotsky) ● Scaffolding develops as an effect of social interaction
● Zone of proximal ● Instructors should support errors resulting from the
development learners' ideas, instead of minimizing or avoiding
them. They also focus on students' learning rather
than on teacher performance.
● Help learners to build their knowledge
● Help learners to control the presence of students
during the learning process in the classroom
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs ● Self-actualization ● Learners present their entire ability and enthusiasm
(Abraham Maslow) ● motivated to achieve for learning.
certain needs ● Teachers support students in eliminating their
distractions, allowing the student’s top priority to
become course material, education, and
*Influenced by humanism* accomplishment.
Link Resources:
● https://www.uwyo.edu/aded5050/5050unit9/education.asp#:~:text=Humanistic%20teachers%20believe%20that%20students,need%20and%20want%20t
o%20know.&text=Students%20should%20be%20self%2Dmotivated,only%20self%20evaluation%20is%20meaningful.
● https://simplyeducate.me/2014/12/03/six-famous-curriculum-theorists-and-their-contributions-to-education/#:~:text=1.-,Franklin%20Bobbit%20(1876
%2D1956),the%20needs%20of%20the%20students.
● https://www.instructionaldesign.org/theories/multiple-intelligences/#:~:text=According%20to%20Gardner%20%2C%20the%20implication,encouraged%
20to%20develop%20these%20abilities.
● https://www.psychologydiscussion.net/learning/learning-theory/pavlov-classical-conditioning-theory-of-learning-psychology/13467
● https://classroom.synonym.com/use-operant-conditioning-classroom-7860675.html
● https://educationlibrary.org/maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-in-education/
● https://educationaltechnology.net/kolbs-experiential-learning-theory-learning-styles/
● https://www.verywellmind.com/classical-conditioning-2794859
● https://www.mvorganizing.org/what-are-the-implications-of-social-learning-theory/
● https://teacherofsci.com/social-learning-theory/
● https://www.theedadvocate.org/social-constructivism-in-education/
● https://www.acornhouse.school/2016/11/26/multiple-intelligences-classroom/
● https://www.learningbp.com/meaningful-learning-ausubel-theory/
● https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1982-24434-001
● https://practicalpie.com/insight-learning/
● https://nanopdf.com/download/Module5-clsu-open-university_pdf
● https://simplyeducate.me/2015/01/09/foundations-of-curriculum/#1_Behaviorism