Curriculum Development

Curriculum Development

1. Jon Wiles and Joseph Bondi (1989):

   • Curriculum is a goal or set of values
   • Which are activated through a development process culminating in classroom experiences for students.
   • The degree to which those experiences are a true representation of the envisioned goal or goals is a direct function of the effectiveness of the curriculum development efforts.

2. Hilda Taba (1962) :"All curriculums are composed of certain elements

   • "A curriculum usually contains a statement of aims and of specific objectives."
   • It indicates some selection and organization of content
   • It indicates some selection and organization of content

3. P. Phenix (1962):

   • "The curriculum should consist entirely of knowledge that comes from specialties..."
     • "Teaching should be conceived as a guided recapitulation of the research process."

4. Decker Walker (1990): "A curriculum consists of those matter...

   • A. Teachers and students attend to together
   • B. Students, teachers, recognize as important to study and learn for the future
   • C. Relationship to the other elements in the immediate educational situation and in time and space.

5. For John Dewey (1902)

   • Represents material with which children should interact
   • He wrote The Child and the Curriculum, a 1902 work concerning education.
   • The curriculum is to interact with the material based on existing experiences to build a stronger connection

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