Process of curriculum development

Process of curriculum development

1. Assessment of educational needs

   • Needs assessment
     • Felt needs
       • Field studies
     • Observed needs
       • Secondary resources
     • Real needs
       • Priority areas

2. Formulation of objectives

   • Matching
     • Broad goals of education
   • Worth
     • Relevance in present and future
   • Wording
     • Worded correctly for easy understanding
   • Appropriateness
     • Needs and interest of students
   • Logical grouping
     • Grouped in domains
       • Cognitive
       • Affective
       • Psychomotor
   • Revision
     • Periodic revision

3. Selection and organization of content

   • Content should be
     • Self sufficency
     • Significance
     • Validity
     • Interest
     • Utility
     • Learnability
     • Feasibility

4. Selection and organization of learning experiences

   • Organization
     • Sequencing
       • Stablish a order and sequency
     • Continuity
       • Increase the difficulty progressively
     • Integration
       • Organize content logically making it manageable
   • Learning experiences
     • Create a proper creative environment

5. Evaluation

   • Student evaluation
     • Assesssing students´ behavior
   • Curriculum evaluation
     • Collect feedback to improve the curriculum

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