College of Education
Graduate School
Summer 2013-2014
Course Title: EDAD 205 Educational Planning and Curriculum Development
Course Professor: Dr. Alicia T. Baldicano
Facilitator: Julie Ann N. Guardame
Course Topic: b. Curriculum Development in the Philippines 1. Levels of Decision making 2. External enablers 3. The EDCOM study as an external enabler
STRATEGY (GROUP 1): FLOW CHARTS
STRATEGY (GROUP 2): STRUCTURED OVERVIEW
STRATEGY (GROUP 3) : CONCEPT WEB
DECISION-MAKING
What is decision-making?
It is a cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several alternative possibilities.
In a school system, decision-making is done at various levels involving individuals or groups of individuals.
TYPES OF DECISIONS
1. Curriculum Policies reflects the values and philosophy of the school set out the school’s aims, principles and procedures for the delivery of the curriculum
2. Curriculum Design refers to the arrangement of the elements of a curriculum into a substantive entity.
3. Implementation Strategies refers to the methods and approaches to learning
4. Evaluation Procedure assessing the student’s performances
Paper and pencil tests are the most common forms of examination in the schools.
5. Learning materials
Educational materials used by teachers and students
LEVELS OF DECISION-MAKING
National Level Multi-sectoral National Committees
Regional Level Multi-sectoral Regional Committees
School Group Private and Public
School Faculty, School Committee
Teacher’s Group Department, Curriculum Committees
Individual Teacher Classroom
1. National Level
Decision – making is done by the National Multi-sectoral Committee. DepEd is one of the sectors of the said committee.
DepEd fulfills its mandate through the four major organizational strata: department