Overall Layout of

Curriculum Development Systemin

Organization of Educational Research and Programming

Educational system

Scientific and cultural changes

Characteristics of a decent human

being

Society needs (at present and

in future)

Different approaches to curriculum development

Trends in employment

Trends in continuation of education

Data about learners

Value system and philosophy

of education

11

22

33

44

55

66

77

88

99

1-Macro level

Needs assessment

2-Middle level

3-Micro level

Developing concept of

curriculum

Does coordination council

approve it?

Does coordination council

approve it?

3

Does supreme council

approve it?

Does supreme council

approve it?

4

Does supervising group

approve it?

Does supervising group

approve it?

2

Does government approve it?

Does government approve it?

5

No

Yes Yes

No No

standards

No

Yes

Curriculum guidance manual development

3

5

9

standards

No No

Validating concept of learners needs

Validating concept of curriculum

No Does

coordination council approve it?

Does coordination council

approve it?

7

Does supervising group

approve it?

Does supervising group

approve it?

8

Does supreme council

approve it?

Does supreme council

approve it?

9

6

Determining curriculum principles

Determining goals of educational

program

Determining basic skills and attitudes

Determining learning fields

Setting subject matter timetables

Providing implementation

strategies

Developing assessment system

Providing teacher special competency

lists

Choosing curricularapproaches

Determining general and specific goals of

a subject matter

Controlling the observance of content organizing principles

Providing tables for extent and order

of content

Determining teaching – learning

methods

Developing assessment methods

Providing teacher special competency

lists

10

Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Do

supervisors approve curriculum guidance

manual?

Do supervisors approve curriculum guidance

manual?

11

Does coordination council approve curriculum guidance manual?

Does coordination council approve curriculum guidance manual?

12

Do teachers and

experts approve instructional materials?

Do teachers and

experts approve instructional materials?

14

Do supervisors approve

instructional materials?

Do supervisors approve

instructional materials?

15

Does coordination

council approve instructional materials?

Does coordination

council approve instructional materials?

16

Yes

No

Yes

standards standards

Field trial of instructional

material

17

Does coordination council

approve field trial outcomes?

Does coordination council

approve field trial outcomes?

18

standards

Providing implementation plan and determining

statistical sampling method

Providing teacher training program

Implementing teacher training program

Providing implementation

conditions

Putting control factors during field trial

Does coordination council approve evaluation

outcomes?

Does coordination council approve evaluation

outcomes?

23

21Implementing curriculum

evaluation plan

Implementing curriculum

evaluation plan

20

Do supervisors approve

evaluation outcomes?

Do supervisors approve

evaluation outcomes?

22

standards

Final curriculum document

Final curriculum document

24

Final curriculum promotion

Final curriculum promotion

26

Does supreme council

approve curriculum document?

Does supreme council

approve curriculum document?

No Yes 25

Yes

from block10

to block1

Yes

No No No

No No

Validating curriculum guidance manual

Putting control factors during field trial

Do supervisors approve field trial outcomes?

Do supervisors approve field trial outcomes?

19

Validating outcomes of field trial

Curriculum evaluation

to block 10No

Preparing instructional materials according to guidance

manual for a subject matter

1-Student text book

2- Teacher book

3-Work book

4-Other educational media

13

Yes Yes

Nationwide implementation of curriculumProviding teacher training program

Implementing teacher training program

Providing implementation

conditions

Putting control factors during nationwide

implementation

Yes