APPROACHES TO CURRICULUM

APPROACHES TO CURRICULUM

1. concept

   • reflects the person’s view of the world, including what the person perceives as reality
     • values, knoledges

2. Features of a Curriculum

   • the teacher
     • the learner
       • Knowledge, Skills, Values
         • strategies and methods
           • performance
             • comunity paterns

3. Approaches to Curriculum Design

   • child is the center of the educational process
     • is constructed based on the needs, interests, purposes and abilities of the learners
       • b. Subject-Centered Approach
         • c. Problem-Centered Approach
           • Students become independent and are prepared to assume their civic responsibilities through direct participation in various activities
             • recognize concerns and problems and to seek solutions.
         • The primary focus is the subject matter. Learning should only take place inside the classroom.
   • a. Child or Learner-Centered Approach

4. Human relations-centered approach

   • the teacher starts with the problems her children experiences in daily living: Neighborhood Community Larger community like state, region, world.
     • Ways of identifying the problems:
       • observations
       • test results
       • conferences

5. importance of the problem-centered curriculum

   • it is centered in the needs of children living in social groups in school
     • founded upon the belief
       • hildren learn best when they feel the need to learn and when their needs are being met