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school curriculum
Explained by examples how the approaches
clarify the definition of curriculum
Reflected on how the three approaches
interrelate with each other
THREE WAYS OF
APPROACHING
CURRICULUM
Curriculum as a content or body of knowledge
Curriculum as a product
1. CURRICULUM AS A
CONTENT OR BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE
Traditionalist equate curriculum with the ff:
Topic outline
Subject matter
Concept to be included in the syllabus
1. Topical approach
2. Concept approach
3. Thematic approach
4. Modular Approach
Observe your book and find out what approach is being used.
1. Significance
- Content becomes the means of developing
cognitive, affective or psychomotor skills
- Address cultural context of the learners
Practice of teaching
Problem-based
Hands-on, Minds-on
Cooperative learning
Blended Curriculum
On-line
Case-based
and many more
2. CURRICULUM
APPROACHED AS PROCESS
When curriculum is approached as a PROCESS, guiding principles are presented:
1. Curriculum process in the form of teaching methods and strategies are means
to achieved the end.
2. There is no single best process or method.
3. Stimulate learner’s desire to develop holistically
4. In the choice of methods, learning and teaching styles should be considered.
5. Every method or process should result to learning outcomes
6. Flexibility in the use of the process or methods should be considered
7. Both teaching and learning are the two important processes in the
implementation of the curriculum.
3. CURRICULUM AS A
PRODUCT