Prof. Ed. 10

• Types of Curricula in Schools:

  1. Recommended Curriculum:

  • Recommended by Department of Education (DepEd) for Basic Education, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for Higher Education, and TESDA for vocational education
  • Recommendations come in the form of memoranda, policies, standards, and guidelines
  • Other organizations like UNESCO may also recommend curricula

  2. Written Curriculum:

  • Includes documents based on the recommended curriculum such as course of study, syllabi, modules, books, or instructional guides
  • The K to 12 curriculum is an example for Philippine Basic Education

  3. Taught Curriculum:

  • Implementation of the written curriculum by teachers and learners
  • Depends on teaching style of the teacher and learning style of the learners

  4. Supported Curriculum:

  • Support materials needed by teachers for meaningful learning and teaching
  • Includes print materials like books, charts, posters, and non-print materials like Power Point presentations, movies, models, etc.
• • Facilities like playgrounds, science labs, museums, etc., where authentic learning occurs

  5. Assessed Curriculum:

  • Evaluation of taught and supported curricula to assess learning progress
  • Assessment for learning, assessment as learning, or assessment of learning

  6. Learned Curriculum:

  • Indicates learning through changed behavior in students
  • Measured by assessment tools indicating cognitive, affective, and psychomotor outcomes
  • Demonstrates higher order thinking and lifelong skills

  7. Hidden/Implicit Curriculum:

  • Not deliberately planned but impacts learner behavior
  • Influenced by peer pressure, school environment, media, societal changes, etc.
  • Teachers should be aware of and sensitive to this hidden curriculum