AN OVERVIEW OF CURRICULUM Introduction Ever since the term curriculum was added to educators’ vocabularies‚ it has seemed to convey many things to many people. To some‚ curriculum has denoted a specific course‚ while to others it has meant the entire educational environment. Whereas perceptions of the term may vary‚ it must be recognized that curriculum encompasses more than a simple definition. Curriculum is a key element in the educational process; its scope is extremely broad‚ and it
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Unit 5: School Curriculum: Development and Influences - Notes Curriculum Curriculum refers to what is taught in school‚ and can be defined as a set of subjects‚ subject content‚ a program of studies‚ a set of materials‚ a sequence of courses‚ or all of the experiences in the school. The curriculum includes the explicit curriculum (the formal policies‚ manuals‚ materials‚ and textbooks of a district)‚ the implicit curriculum or hidden curriculum (the often unspoken or even unconscious assumptions
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Elaine P. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT A. BASIC CONCEPTS Curriculum A curriculum is a set of courses or a plan for a particular area of study. Curriculum Curriculum is an organized program of learning‚ usually segregated by subject area‚ composed of four main categories: content‚ instruction‚ assessment‚ and context. Curriculum content can be understood as the information and skills students should learn and eventually know by studying the material. The instruction of curriculum refers to the
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Curriculum and syllabus In the existing literature on language education‚ the term curriculum and syllabus are sometimes used interchangeably‚ sometimes differentiated‚ sometimes misused and misunderstood. According to Nunan‚ a curriculum is concerned with making general statements about language learning‚ learning purpose‚ and experience‚ and the relationship between teachers and learners‚ whereas a syllabus is more localized and is based on the accounts and records of what actually happens at the
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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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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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Curriculum Design George A. Beauchamp Chapter 7 ASCD Yearbook Fundamental Curriculum Decisions‚ 1984 People cannot intelligently discuss and communicate with others about curriculum without first making very clear what their interpretation of a curriculum is. In this chapter‚ we will be thinking of a curriculum as a written plan for the educational program of a school or schools. Curriculum design them will consist of those considerations haying to do with the contents‚ the form‚ and the arrangement
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CURRICULUM APPROACHES 5 Curriculum Approaches 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Behavioral Approach Managerial Approach System Approach Academic Approach Humanistic Approach Behavioral Approach 4 steps in planning the behavioral approach 1. 2. 3. 4. Goal and Objectives Content and Activities Organization of the Content and Activities Evaluation Managerial Approach Some roles of the Managerial Approach Help develop the school’s education goals Plan curriculum with students‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and
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au/opinion/politics/curriculums-narrow-focus-leaves-students-bereft-of-big-ideas-20100301-pdi2.html#ixzz2N1UHM6l2 Australia needs an innovative‚ world-class approach to school curriculum‚ but it is clear from the ’’back to basics’’ national curriculum draft that we have a long way to go yet. While maths‚ science‚ history and English - the disciplines the draft gives priority to - are all critically important‚ they do not cover many areas of significance for 21st-century learners. Curriculum must pay attention
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. Curriculum and Service Provision II.A. Adult/Child Interactions and Curriculum.................. 122 II.B. Alignment to the Illinois Early Learning Standards and Guidelines............................................................... 135 II.C. Family Involvement in Curriculum............................. 163 II.D. Family Culture and Curriculum.................................. 193 II.E. Program Flexibility....................................................... 203 II.F. Children’s
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