LESSON 2

Curriculum in Schools
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

•At the end of the lesson the students

should be able to discuss the different
curricula that exist in the school.
 Types of Curriculum Operating in Schools
1. Recommended Curriculum
2. Written Curriculum
3. Taught Curriculum
4. Supported Curriculum
5. Assessed Curriculum
6. Learned Curriculum
7. Hidden Curriculum
1. Recommended curriculum- most of the
school curricula are recommended.
The curriculum may come from a national agency like
the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) Department of Science and
Technology (DOST), or any professional organization
who has stake in education. For example, the Philippine
Association for Teacher Education (PAFTE) or the
Biology Teacher Association (BIOTA) may recommend a
curriculum to be implemented in the elementary or
secondary education.
 Written Curriculum
This includes documents, course of study, or syllabi handed
down to the schools, districts, divisions, departments or colleges for
implementation. Most of these are made by curriculum experts with
the participation of teachers and were pilot-tested or tried –out in
sample schools or population. Example of this
 Taught Curriculum
=these are the different planned activities which
are put into action in the classroom
=these are varied activities that are implemented
in order to arrive at the objectives or purposes of the
written curriculum
= these are used by the learners with the guidance
of the teacher
Taught curriculum varies according to the learning
styles of students and teaching styles of teachers.
 Supported Curriculum
= these refers to the material resources
such as textbooks, modules, computers,
audio-visual materials, laboratory
equipment, playgrounds, zoos and other
facilities that support or help the teacher in
the implementation of a curriculum in order
to have successful teaching.
 Assessed Curriculum
=this refers to the tested or evaluated
curriculum. At the duration and end of the
teaching episodes, series of evaluations are
being done by the teacher to determine the
extent of teaching or to tell if the students
are progressing.
Assessment tools like paper-and-pencil
tests, authentic instruments like portfolio are
being utilized.
 Learned Curriculum
= this refers to the learning outcomes
achieved by the students. Learning
outcomes are indicated by the results of
the tests and changes in behavior which
can either be cognitive, affective or
psychomotor.
 Hidden Curriculum
=this is the intended curriculum which is not
deliberately planned but may modify behavior or
influence learning outcomes.
There are lots of hidden curricula that
transpire in schools. Peer influence, school
environment, physical condition, teacher-learner
interaction, mood of the teachers and many other
factors make up the hidden curriculum.