REVIEW ON METHODS OF

RESEARCH
Research in Curriculum Making
Reporter: Mary Jane H. Calderon-SDO Navotas
What is research in curriculum making?
 Research in curriculum is
a systematic attempt to gain
a better understanding of all
components of curriculum.
 CURRICULUM RESEARCH

 Curriculum research gives the evidence

how much curriculum programs and
educational institutions work out at the
level satisfactory for society, policy
makers, teacher staff, students and their
parents.
 Why do we need research in our curriculum?
 Research can: help you find solutions to
particular problems arising in your classroom
or school. underpin professional learning of
knowledge, skills and understanding. ...
develop your agency, influence, self-efficacy
and voice within your own school and more
widely within the profession.
 What are the benefits of curriculum research for
teachers?

1. help you find solutions to particular problems arising in your classroom or

school
2. underpin professional learning of knowledge, skills and understanding
3. connect you with sources of information and networks of professional support
4. clarify purposes, processes and priorities when introducing change – for
example, to curriculum, pedagogy or assessment
 
5. improve understanding of your professional and policy context,
organizationally, locally and nationally, enabling you to teach and lead more
strategically and effectively
6. develop your agency, influence, self-efficacy and voice within your own school
and more widely within the profession.
 What are the types of curriculum research?

 There are three basic types of curriculum design—

subject-centered, learner-centered, and problem-
centered design. ... It is the most common type of
standardized curriculum that can be found in K-12
public schools. Teachers compile lists of subjects,
and specific examples of how they should be
studied.