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  WHEELER CURRICULUM

MODEL

Curriculum Model

Curriculum Model is defned as a plan o action that can be

employed to structure a subect or !no"led#e area rom a theory

into practice$

Wheeler Model

In Wheeler or cyclic Model% curriculum is a continuous cycle

respondin# to the chan#es "ithin education "here any ne"inormation or practice "ill brin# chan#es$ It underta!essituational analysis "hereby the conte&t or situation in "hichcurriculum decisions are to be ta!en is thorou#hly studied$ 'hishelp curriculum de(elopers ta!e correct decisions thusencoura#in# acti(e participation o sta)s in school basedcurriculum$

*ims% +oals and Obecti(es

*ims co(ers all the e&periences pro(ided in the curriculum$ +oals

are tied to specifc subects or #roup o content "ithin the

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curriculum, "hile Obecti(es describe more specifc outcomes as a

result o lessons or instructions deli(ered at a classroom$

Learnin# e&periences

Learnin# e&periences is an acti(ity "hich the learners en#a#es in

"hich the results in his beha(ior$

Content

Content is "hat "e teach$ It must be related to (alidity%

si#nifcance% utility% interest and learnability$

E(aluation

 'he ormer ha(e clear obecti(es and ali#ned assessment

strate#ies desi#ned to test ho" "ell students ha(e achie(ed the

learnin# outcomes$ Wheeler model sets the school obecti(es as

fnal steps in as "ell as the frst$

*d(anta#es o Wheeler model

Wheeler or Cyclic model present the curriculum desi#n process as

• Continuin# acti(ity$

• Incorporates ne" inormation into the curriculum$

• -ie"s curriculum elements as interrelated and

interdependent$

• Has eedbac! mechanism$

• Emphasi.e on the situational analysis$

• E(aluate at a sta#e "here its fndin#s are eedbac! into the

obecti(es$

Disad(anta#es o Wheeler model

Wheeler model has recei(ed criticisms$

• It is time consumin#$

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• It is di/cult to locate$

• It is not di)erent rom obecti(e model$

• It seems to lac! o procedure bet"een or#ani.in# and

inte#ratin# learnin# e&periences% content and e(aluation$