WHAT MAKES A GOOD QUALITY SCHOOL CURRICULUM? Background paper developed by Mr. Philip STABBACK Dr. Brian MALE Ms. Dakmara GEORGESCU1 Geneva‚ November 2011 1 The paper is meant to inform the curriculum process in Iraq by drawing attention on important aspects of current education and curriculum quality that underpin options considered in the process of developing the new Iraqi Curriculum Framework. 1 WHAT MAKES A GOOD QUALITY SCHOOL CURRICULUM? INTRODUCTION The purpose of this
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leader‚ you are bombarded with so many student needs‚ parents concerns‚ teacher concerns‚ paper works that it seems futile to think of improving the teaching of every teacher. What‚ indeed‚ can the writer as only one person‚ do? Thinking about curriculum is an old thinking about education; it is difficult to imagine any inquiry into the nature of education without deliberate attention to the question of what should be taught. The question of what to teach and how to teach it involves a selection
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INTRODUCTION. Curriculum is designed to develop successful learners. Confident and creative individuals and active and informed citizens (MCEECDYA‚ 2008‚ p.13). In 2008‚ the Australian Government promised to deliver a fair and equitable curriculum for the national’s educational system‚ taking the task away from the State and Local Governments. The purpose of this was to create an even level of education throughout the country whether in Hobart of Cape York‚ and to ensure our nations position
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qChapter 11: Curriculum Development Farid Ljuca‚ Srdjan Lozo‚ Vladimir Simunovic‚ Hans-Martin Bosse‚ Martina Kadmon 1. Introduction Process of curriculum development is essential for successful achieving educational goals for medical students. It asks for systematic approach which should respect several aspects: the needs of patients‚ of the society‚ the students and teaching staff. This process should be maximal efficient and effective; it should be built upon previous work. Process itself should
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1. What is K-12 curriculum? What is the rationale of K-12 curriculum? K- 12 is a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States‚ Canada‚ Philippines and Australia. It means kindergarten and the twelve years of elementary and secondary education. The kindergarten refers to the 5-year old unit that takes a standardized kinder curriculum. The elementary education refers to primary schooling that involves six or seven years of education and the secondary
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CURRICULUM EVALUATION DEFINITION OF EVALUATION Curriculum evaluation is a systematic process of determining whether the curriculum as designed and implemented has produced or is producing the intended and desired results. It is the means of determining whether the program is meeting its goals‚ that is whether the measures / outcomes for a given set of instructional inputs match the intended or pre-specified outcomes. (Tuckman‚ 1979) Types of Evaluation 1. Humanistic approach – goal free
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BSE-2A Curriculum as the body of knowledge to be transmitted. Many people still equate a curriculum with a syllabus. "Syllabus" originates from the Greek‚ and it basically means: a concise statement‚ the contents of a treatise‚ and the subjects of a series of lectures. In the form that many of us are familiar with it is connected with courses leading to examinations. Where people still equate curriculum with a syllabus‚ they are likely to limit their planning to a consideration of
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Brett Childers Coffman April 22‚ 2002 Curriculum Paper Curriculum‚ in my opinion‚ is the whole picture of education. It includes the teaching philosophy of a school and a teacher‚ the way the subject is taught in the classroom‚ the supplements used in assistance of teaching‚ the attitudes the school‚ the teachers and the administrators bring to the table‚ and the knowledge of the subject areas in the minds of the teachers. Curriculum can also be described as “a desired goal or set of
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Introduction Curriculum has numerous definitions‚ which can be slightly confusing. In its broadest sense a curriculum may refer to all courses offered at a school. This is particularly true of schools at the university level‚ where the diversity of a curriculum might be an attractive point to a potential student. A curriculum may also refer to a defined and prescribed course of studies‚ which students must fulfill in order to pass a certain level of education. For example‚ an elementary school
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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Ma. Angelica L. Tolentino BSE-Social Studies 3-2 1. Curriculum “The planned and guided learning experiences and intended learning outcomes‚ formulated through the systematic reconstruction of knowledge and experiences‚ under the auspices of the school‚ for the learners’ continuous and willful growth in personal social competence.” (Daniel Tanner‚ 1980) Curriculum refers to the means and materials with which students will interact for the purpose of achieving identified educational
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