Philosophical Foundations
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
The identification and organization of a set of activities scheduled to ensure the achievement of the goals and aspiration of a system of education based on an existing design or model.
It is defined as the process of selecting, organizing, executing, and evaluating learning experiences on the basis of the needs, abilities and interests of the learners and the nature of the society or community.
It describes all the ways in which training or teaching organization plans and guides learning. This learning can take place in groups or with individual learners. It can take place inside or outside a classroom.
It is a systematic planning of what is to be taught and learned in schools as reflected in the courses of study and school programs.
To start with, the term curriculum development is used to describe the building of a curriculum. In other words, it is an activity which results in plans for instruction. It can also be considered as “a systematic process of determining the content to be imparted, the pedagogy suitable for doing so, the structure through which it may be carried out most effectively and determination of how such a process will be evaluated” (Rodman, 1970).
African Virtual University 87 Another interesting perspective is that “Curriculum development is the means by which new content and supporting materials are added to the school. Thus, curriculum development is both a logical and a creative way to add new learning experiences to the lives of students.
Phases: * Analysis phase – the instructional problem is clarified, the instructional goals and objectives are established and the learning environment and learner’s existing knowledge and skills are identified * Design phase – deals with learning objectives, assessment instruments, exercises, content, subject matter analysis, lesson planning, and media selection. The design phase should be systematic and specific. * Develop phase – where instructional
The identification and organization of a set of activities scheduled to ensure the achievement of the goals and aspiration of a system of education based on an existing design or model.
It is defined as the process of selecting, organizing, executing, and evaluating learning experiences on the basis of the needs, abilities and interests of the learners and the nature of the society or community.
It describes all the ways in which training or teaching organization plans and guides learning. This learning can take place in groups or with individual learners. It can take place inside or outside a classroom.
It is a systematic planning of what is to be taught and learned in schools as reflected in the courses of study and school programs.
To start with, the term curriculum development is used to describe the building of a curriculum. In other words, it is an activity which results in plans for instruction. It can also be considered as “a systematic process of determining the content to be imparted, the pedagogy suitable for doing so, the structure through which it may be carried out most effectively and determination of how such a process will be evaluated” (Rodman, 1970).
African Virtual University 87 Another interesting perspective is that “Curriculum development is the means by which new content and supporting materials are added to the school. Thus, curriculum development is both a logical and a creative way to add new learning experiences to the lives of students.
Phases: * Analysis phase – the instructional problem is clarified, the instructional goals and objectives are established and the learning environment and learner’s existing knowledge and skills are identified * Design phase – deals with learning objectives, assessment instruments, exercises, content, subject matter analysis, lesson planning, and media selection. The design phase should be systematic and specific. * Develop phase – where instructional