3.3- LEARNER-CENTERED APPROACH/CURRICULUM Introduction: • The term learner-centered approach focusing on the student’s learning and what they do to achieve this‚ has widespread usage. • Implementing learner-centered approach involves changes in three areas: 1. Curriculum Design‚ 2. Teaching and Learning Methods and 3. Assessment Practices. Learner-Centered Approach to Curriculum Design • A learner centered approach to curriculum design gives • A Learner-Centered
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reason that the teachers should use developmentally appropriate practice in the classroom is to create an appropriate curriculum. The content of the curriculum should take in consideration in order to teach effectively the young mind. So the teachers should know about the age and the experience of the learners prior to introduce materials and activities to them. An appropriate curriculum should include all areas of a child’s development: physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ linguistic‚ aesthetic‚ and cognitive
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and culture as Australian curriculum must be relevant to everyone and must address the present-day issues that young people face. With this intention and the goals mentioned in Melbourne Declaration‚ Australian curriculum gave special attention to Cross-curriculum priority. One of the major priorities was to ensure that all young Australian must understand the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture‚ and their significance for Australia. Cross-curriculum priority has been given continuum
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Choose a topic (objective) from one of the strand units in the Primary Science Curriculum (DES‚ 1999) and describe how you would assess it in a way that ensures that the assessment is integrated seamlessly in teaching and learning science. Indicate what the focus of the assessment is in terms of the science concept AND skill(s). The topic chosen must not be a task included in Hands-on Science. Indicate what the focus for the assessment is in terms of science concept and skills. In your answer refer
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In regards to the newly state-mandated‚ textbook-based curriculum for Kindergarten‚ I am apprehensive to the benefits of such said curriculum for children so young. Although textbooks cover lots of information in a given subject they aren’t nearly as effective as age-appropriate literature in their ability to interest children in the area of topic and getting them excited about learning. Kindergarten aged children will most likely see typical textbooks as boring and/or overwhelming. At this age
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A Introduction- Learning and Play go hand in hand. 1. A.G. – All kids should have the Opportunity to Play 2. Central Idea- Hanline‚ Developing a Preschool Play- Based Curriculum‚ Mary Frances 3. Preview- Play gives children opportunity to understand the word‚ interact with others‚ and express and control emotions and practice skills. B. Body- 1. Problem Statement- To provide learning benefits for children intervention is typically called “play Training” in (ECE) and involves
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classic gothic novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ has been on and off the banned book list for years ever since it was first published in 1960 in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. To Kill A Mockingbird should remain in the high school curriculum because it teaches lessons to the reader. In a town that is “diseased” with racism‚ Atticus tries to make the all white male jury understand that Tom Robinson is innocent and should be let go. He explains to them that it is clear who had hurt mayella
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Science plays an important part in the National Curriculum and providing pupils with valuable knowledge‚ understanding and the skills to investigate scientific theories in their continued education. Science is about following scientific methods in order to analyse and hypothesise on the findings. Devereux (2000‚ p5) states “Science essentially is about understanding. It involves reaching possible conclusions‚ exploring relationships and explanations between ideas and events.” I will be teaching
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TOOLS TO ASSESS CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES - Assessment strategies are the structures through which students’ knowledge and skills are assessed. A. PAPER-AND-PENCIL STRATEGY Essay - is a pencil-and-paper assessment where a student constructs response to a question‚ or brief statement. Select response - is pencil-and-paper assessment in which the student is to identify the correct answer. B. PERFORMANCE-BASED STRATEGY - is an assessment which requires students to demonstrate a skill
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Introduction The integrated curriculum is a great gift to experienced teachers. It’s like getting a new pair of lenses that make teaching a lot more exciting and help us look forward into the next century. It is helping students take control of their own learning. I’m learning more in this course‚ and I’m doing better than I used to do when social studies and English were taught separately. This teacher and student express an increasingly widespread enthusiasm for curriculum integration. While
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