WHAT IS CURRICULUM

WHAT IS CURRICULUM

1. It is a structured written plan of intended learning outcomes, involving knowledge, skills, behaviour, and associated learning experiences organised as sequence of events that a student aquires trought education and training.

2. THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM

   • Students learn things that are not actually taught in the formal curriculum. Experiences, socio-psychological interaction, feelings, attitudes and behaviors.

3. CURRICULUM APPROACHES

   • Curriculum as Content
     • List of topics, the contents to be masteder and some suggestions on how the topics are to be taught.
   • Curriculum as Product
     • It is what is desired of students having been taught using a curriculum.
   • Curriculum as Process
     • It is focused on the setting on instructional or behavioral objectives.

4. FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM

   • The design and development is a team effort including curriculum planners, teachers, etc. Thwy decide the goals, content, how it is organized and taught.

5. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

   • It is a process incolving many different people and procedures. Curriculum planing, design, inplementation and evaluation.

6. CURRICULUM AS DISCIPLINE

   • It may be considered as a discipline because many people are studying curriculum as a subject and also specialized in this field.

7. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

   • Curriculum is what to be taught while instruction is how it is taught.

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