CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT•CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT is a

specialized area of work which expects a teacher to have a deep understanding of understanding of underlying concept of curriculum

•APPROACHES TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

• It is defined as a design or pattern of organization used in making decisions about various aspects of curriculum development and transaction

• It is a plan that the teachers follow in providing learning experiences to students in school

MAJOR CATEGORIES OF CURRICULUM APPROACH

•SUBJECT CENTRED- most widely used in organizing educational experiences, subject matter becomes basis, mastery of subject matter.

•BROADFIELDS APPROACH- integrate the subject matter of closely related disciplines

•SOCIAL PROBLEM APPROACH- according to major activities of human being , inculcate awareness of current social issues

•LEARNER CENTRED APPROACH- according to the needs of learner to face the problems

PROCESS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

ASSESMENT OF

EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

FORMULATING EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

CRITERIA FOR

CONTENT SELECTION

ORGANISING THE

CONTENT

SELECTING LEARNING

EXPERIENCES

EVALUATING THE

CURRICULUM

DEVELOPMENT TRY OUT

ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

• To know what curriculum should be for a given population• Identify targets of students and prepare their profile• Two means of needs• Felt needs- through surveys from target groups• Observed needs – priority areas from secondary sources• Real needs- priority list prepared

REAL

OBSERVED

FELT

FORMULATING EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

•Matching•Worth•Wording•Appropriateness•Logical grouping•Revision

CRITERIA FOR CONTENT SELECTION

•Macro level- based on socio political and educational philosophy of society

•Micro level – specific objectives according to students needs

•Self sufficiency•Significance•Validity•Interest•Utility•Learnability•Feasibility

ORGANISING THE CONTENT

•Logically organized for attainment of objectives

•Sequencing- putting content and material in appropriate sequence, from known to unknown, simple to complex

•Continuity-step by step experience, continuity in learning

•Integration- when facts and principles related to each other

SELECTING LEARNING EXPERIENCES

•Teaching methods and learning activities•For proper learning environment

EVALUATING THE CURRICULUM• Extent to which objectives are achieved • Characteristics required-• Consistency with the objectives• Sufficient diagnostic value• Comprehensiveness• Validity• Continuity • Two types of Evaluation- • Student Evaluation- change in students behaviorOral, written and practical testsResponses during teaching learning sessionAssignment response, term paper , projects• Curriculum Evaluation- assessment of curriculum as

planned , developed and implemented, according to objectives, content, methods and evaluation procedure

DEVELOPMENT TRY OUT

•Carried out at every level of development•Provide frequent , specific detailed

information•Process of feedback and adjustment