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Curriculum Implementation
CURRICULUM
IMPLEMENTATION
CAGOCO, CATHLINA AGNES
ELESORIO, EHSA JOY
ROMAWAK, GLADY MERCY AGUIRRE
CLOSA, JUNNET
LU AN
INTRODUCTION
Why is it important to
implement a curriculum?
The curriculum aims, goals and objectives spell out what is to be done. It tries to
capture what goals are to be achieved, the vision, the philosophy, the mission statement
and objectives.
These objectives are specific and written in behavioral terms so as to develop learning structures
and conditions. Sometimes the objectives are sorted as cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
There are four main factors affecting the formulation of curriculum objectives. These are
The society
The knowledge
The learner
The learning process
2. Content or Subject Matter
A second element is the content of the curriculum. It contains information to be learned at school.
It is an element or a medium through which the objectives are accomplished .
The third element is the strategies and methods of teaching or the learning experiences adopted by
the teachers during instruction. It deals with the teaching-learning process including methodology of
teaching and learning experiences both within the institution and outside, learning environments,
teachers’ material as well as students’ material.
4. Curriculum Evaluation
Curriculum evaluation refers to the process of placing value on a curriculum. Evaluation may
focus on a curriculum’s design, including content and process; its implementation; or outcomes.
It identifies the quality, effectiveness of the program, process and product of the curriculum.
Why is it important to
implement a curriculum?
Teachers know their students better than others involved in the curriculum process. While the state
often dictates the skills covered by the curriculum, a teacher can provide insight into the types of
materials, activities and specific skills that need to be included.
The classroom teacher can be viewed as one of the key curriculum policy implementers.
Whitaker et al (1979) stress this point by identifying three situations that influenced teachers as
they implemented a curriculum policy. Whitaker (1979) list them as:
2. Create Processes
Getting everything to the right place and in the right quantity took a lot of driving from one end of the
county to the other, delivering a teacher book here and a student book there. Since those first stresses,
we have developed much clearer processes for schools to request additional books, which has made life
much easier at the district office.
Content Focus. Starting the Class Right: Laying Down the Curriculum Plan.
Objective or Intended learning outcomes (ILO) Factual knowledge. ...
Intended learning Outcomes.
Understanding.
Applying.
Analyzing.
Assignment or Agreement.
Trivia: who is the most
important person in the
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implementation
process?