Curriculum Design

Curriculum Design

1. IS

   • The art of planning a course
     • includes
       • Gathering, ordering , texting,reviewing and editing ideas
         • it analyzes
           • Principles
             • considers
               • leaning style, motivation, attitudes of learner,
                 • made when
                   • principles monitor, asses, and approve the curriculum design
                     • impacts
                       • the development of goals of the course
                     • made by
                       • research and practice of designing lessosns
                         • important factors
                           • the flow the course will have, the materials to be used taking in account the principles of teaching and learning and also the needs and environment analysis
           • enviroment
             • Time, resources, teacher's and curriculum designer skills and weaknesses, learners background
               • important factors
                 • course goals, class shape, classroom environment,students age, culture
             • considers
           • Needs
             • considers
               • students future expertise, wants and needs
                 • made throughout
                   • interviews, tests,questions, recalling previous performance, consulting others involved, collecting data from manuals and textbooks,list made by the students
                     • under criteria of
                       • reliability, validity and practicality
     • its core is
       • Course goals
         • based on main purpose of the course
           • determines
             • content, focus, assessment
     • what plans?
       • content and sequencing,
         • occurs when
           • the teacher makes sure if the content is useful and covers all objectives of the course
             • includes
               • items, ideas,skills, strategies that will achieve the goals of the course,
                 • it is important to cover grammar, vocabulary, and discourse. It is better if the designer perform its own list considering the curriculum approaches.
       • format and presentation
         • its pourpose is
           • to help students with the learning process
             • includes
               • the technique used by teacher
                 • aspects to consider
                   • sequence and type of activity might vary, and it is important repetition of content during the course
       • monitoring and assessing
         • occurs when
           • observing learning,tests,results ,provide feedback to learner
             • types of tests
               • proficiency test, achievement test, placement test
                 • tools used
                   • checklists, report forms student diaries learning logs folders speeches.
     • aspect to consider
       • Evaluation
         • involves
           • obervation of all aspects of the course
         • determines
           • if the course is adequate, which aspects needs imporvement
         • if the course is good
           • if attracts a lot of students, makes a lot of money, satisfy learners, teachers and sponsors, help learners in external courses, if it is in high regard in the local or international community

2. Student: Wladimir Sotelo

3. MSc. Diego Maldonado