curriculum

• Curriculum design


  The arrangement of the elements of a curriculum, including intent (aims, goals, and objectives), subject matter or content, learning experiences, and evaluation
• Curriculum design

  • Macro level - arranging or organizing the total curriculum from the philosophy down to the contents of different subjects
  • Micro level - organizing the content of a specific subject or discipline
• Curriculum organization is based on the curriculum design
• Curriculum design provides a philosophical way of organizing the contents and elements for the curriculum
• Types of curriculum designs

  • Subject-centered designs
  • Learner-centered designs
  • Problem-centered designs
  • Core learning designs
• Subject-centered designs


  • Subject design - curriculum organized in terms of subjects
  • Academic disciplines design - curriculum organized in terms of disciplines
  • Integrated design - curriculum merges two or more related subjects
• Learner-centered designs

  • Activity/experience design - focuses on meaningful and interesting activities for learners
  • Humanistic design - focuses on the holistic development of the individual
• Problem-centered designs

  • Thematic design - uses themes to integrate curriculum
  • Problem design - exposes learners to real-life problem solving
• Core learning designs

  • Core design - set of common subjects, disciplines, or courses required for students
  • National core curriculum design - set of subjects or courses prescribed by the education department
• Curriculum implementation


  Putting curriculum plans and policies into practice in order to bring about changes in students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes
• Curriculum development process

  1. Needs assessments

  2. Planning session

  3. Content development

  4. Pilot delivery

  5. Completed curriculum package
• Functions of curriculum implementation division

  • Provide technical assistance to schools in terms of instructional delivery, curriculum framework, curriculum guide, teachers guide, and learners' materials
• Main purpose of curriculum implementation

  Helps to give learners the appropriate/relevant content with the application of the learner's environment in order to make learning real
• Main purpose of curriculum implementation

  It helps to ensure that the set goals and objectives are achieved. It enables effective/proper assessment and evaluation of the curriculum
• Things to consider in implementing

  • Align your curriculum to the schools' core values
  • State your learning objectives
  • Plan how you will present your program
  • Deliver the curriculum using high-quality tools
• Curriculum implementation


  How teachers deliver instruction and assessment through the use of specified resources provided in a curriculum
• Curriculum implementation


  Putting curriculum plans and policies into practice in order to bring about changes in students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes
• Curriculum development process

  1. Needs assessments

  2. Planning session

  3. Content development

  4. Pilot delivery

  5. Completed curriculum package
• Functions of curriculum implementation division

  • Provide technical assistance to schools in terms of instructional delivery, curriculum framework, curriculum guide, teachers guide, and learners' materials
• Main purpose of curriculum implementation

  Helps to give learners the appropriate/relevant content with the application of the learner's environment in order to make learning real
• Main purpose of curriculum implementation

  It helps to ensure that the set goals and objectives are achieved. It enables effective/proper assessment and evaluation of the curriculum
• Things to consider in implementing

  • Align your curriculum to the schools' core values
  • State your learning objectives
  • Plan how you will present your program
  • Deliver the curriculum using high-quality tools