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Curriculum Development Curriculum Development Center (CDC)Center (CDC)
Curriculum Development Curriculum Development Center (CDC)Center (CDC)
Curriculum Development Curriculum Development ProcessProcess
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RESEARCH
EVALUATING DEVELOPING
IMPLEMENTING VALIDATING
REVISIN MATERIALS
PILOTING
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Curriculum Development Curriculum Development ProcessProcess
2. Developing the Curriculum
3. Validating the Curriculum
4. Developing the Curriculum Materials
Curriculum Development Curriculum Development ProcessProcessCurriculum Development Curriculum Development ProcessProcess
1. Doing Educational Research and
Assessing Needs
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Curriculum Materials
5. Piloting the Curriculum Materials
6. Revising the Curriculum and the
8. Evaluating the Curriculum and the Curriculum Materials
7. Implementing the Curriculum Materials on
a Nation-wide Scale
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Doing Educational Research and Doing Educational Research and Assessing NeedsAssessing Needs
1. Considering the policies made by the Ministry of Education
2. Considering the findings of researches done in each and
every subject matter domain
3. Considering the findings of the curriculum final evaluation
and teachers’ viewpoints
4. Making comparative studies of the curricula belonging
to other countries
5. Considering new approaches to curriculum development
in the world, in each and every subject matter domainReturn
Developing the CurriculumDeveloping the Curriculum
1. Providing an overall view of the curriculum and
setting the curriculum philosophy
2. Deciding on the curriculum approach and the
rational behind it
3. Setting the curriculum objectives
4. Deciding on the curriculum content
5. Clarifying the teaching methods
6. Deciding on the approach to the evaluation of
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7. Stating teachers’ qualifications in order to
Implement the curriculum (Deciding on the basic
approaches to teacher education)
8. Deciding on the standards, equipments and
educational resource materials required
to implement the curriculum
9. Clarifying the ways through which the Curriculum should be disseminated, either through seminars and conferences or through mass media or any other appropriate way
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1. Objectives of each school subject for each
educational period (primary, secondary and upper-
secondary) of the k-12 Curriculum in three different
learning domains, i.e., cognition, skill and attitude
domains.
2. Objectives of each subject for each k-12 grade
in three different learning domains, i.e., cognition,
skill and attitude domains.Return
Setting the Curriculum ObjectivesSetting the Curriculum Objectives
1. Stating the fundamental concepts related to each educational period
2. Deciding on the scope and sequence of the concepts and skills for each educational period in three different learning domains, i.e., cognition, skill and attitude domains
3. Providing guidelines regarding textbooks, teachers’ guides, workbooks, supplementary books, the media and educational software resources such as audio or video cassettes, and CDs
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Deciding on the Curriculum ContentDeciding on the Curriculum Content
4. Setting the criteria for selecting the curriculum content
5. Setting the criteria for organizing the curriculum content
6. Determining the linear interdisciplinary relationships among the fundamental concepts of each and every school subject within the same educational period
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1. Providing general guidelines on the evaluation
process, in line with the curriculum approaches
and objectives
2. Suggesting appropriate evaluation procedures
3. Determining the share of each learning domain
(cognition, skill and attitude domain) in evaluation
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Deciding on the approach to Deciding on the approach to
the evaluation of student the evaluation of student achievementachievement
1. Teachers’ general and specialized
qualifications
2. Deciding on the knowledge, information,
skills and attitudes required on the part of the
teachers
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Stating teachers’ qualifications in Stating teachers’ qualifications in orderorder
to implement the curriculumto implement the curriculum
Deciding on the standards, Deciding on the standards, equipmentsequipments
and educational resource materials, and educational resource materials,
required to implement the required to implement the curriculumcurriculum
1. Classroom setting such as space, seating
arrangements, etc.
2. Educational resource materials such as audio
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Clarifying the ways through whichClarifying the ways through which
the curriculum should be the curriculum should be disseminateddisseminated
Through seminars, conferences, mass media or any
other appropriate way regarding:
1. Teachers
2. Parents
3. Students
4. School board, etc. Return
Validating the CurriculumValidating the Curriculum
1. The objectives of curriculum validation
2. The sample and the population
3. The application of the validation research
results
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Investigating the degree of the curriculum’s
compatibility with the CDC’s curriculum development framework
Investigating the fact that to what degree
the curriculum objectives are in line with those of
each educational period
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The Objectives ofThe Objectives of
the curriculum validating the curriculum validating proceduresprocedures
Investigating the fact that to what degree
the curriculum approaches are in line with
those of each educational period
Investigating the fact that to what degree the
teaching-learning methods are in line with the
curriculum approach
Investigating the feasibility of the teaching-
learning methods, considering the classroom setting
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Investigating the fact that to what degree
students’ assessment procedures are in line with
the teaching-learning methods and curriculum
approaches
Investigating the feasibility of the assessment
procedures, considering the classroom Setting
Investigating the degree of the curriculum’s
compatibility with the learners’ needs and conditions
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Investigating the compatibility of content
organization features, considering the curriculum
approach
Investigating the fact that to what degree
teachers’ knowledge and skills, as predicted in
the curriculum, are in line with the curriculum
objectives
Predicting the knowledge and skills probably
needed by the teachers
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The validation research sampleThe validation research sample
♦ Experts in curriculum development
♦ Experts in education
♦ Experts in educational assessment
♦ Experts in each and every school subject
♦ Experienced teachers
♦ Educational groups
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Modifying the curriculum by the curriculum
planning council of each specialized department
at the CDC
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Applying the validation resultsApplying the validation results
Curriculum Materials DevelopmentCurriculum Materials Development
1. Selecting the textbook writers
2. Writing sample lessons
3. Final selection of the material writers and
writing the materials
4. Editing and preparing for the validation
process
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Validation and piloting Curriculum Validation and piloting Curriculum
MaterialsMaterials
1. Curriculum validation by policy makers,
experts and teachers
2. Curriculum validation from an implementation
point of view (trial implementation)
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Curriculum Validation by policy Curriculum Validation by policy makers,makers,
experts and teachersexperts and teachers
Objectives
Validation sample
Modifying the curriculum
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Objectives of the curriculum validationObjectives of the curriculum validation
To investigate the degree of the curriculum’s
compatibility with:
1. Student’s prior knowledge and experiences
2. Teaching-learning procedures
3. The knowledge and skills required on part of the teachers
4. Latest developments in their field of study
5. Needs and abilities of the learners
6. The amount of time allocated to teaching
7. Objectives and approaches of the curriculum Return
Experts in curriculum development
Experts in education
Experts in educational assessment
Experts in each school subject
Experienced teachers
Experts in the specialized departments of the CDC
Educational groupsReturn
The validation sampleThe validation sample
Modifying the curriculum content by the material
writing team and being approved by the curriculum
planning councils of the specialized departments at
the CDC
Validating the curriculum theoretically and getting
it approved and validated from an implementation
point of view ( trial implementation)
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Modifying the curriculumModifying the curriculum
The objectives from the implementation point of
view
Instrumentation and data collection procedures
The population
The sample
Presenting the results
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Curriculum Validation fromCurriculum Validation from
an implementation point of viewan implementation point of view
(trial implementation)(trial implementation)
The degree of objectives achievement
The effectiveness of learning-teaching methods
The appropriateness of the materials to the
learners’ characteristics
The appropriateness of the learning-teaching
methods to the teachers’ professional skills
The appropriateness of the assessment procedures
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The objectivesThe objectives
The appropriateness of the assessment
procedures to the learners’ characteristics
Identifying the obstacles from an implementation
point of view
The appropriateness of the assessment
procedures to the teachers’ professional skills
Evaluating the teachers’, students’, and
parents’ attitudes to the new curriculum
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Evaluating the equipments and educational
resource materials for the new curriculum being
implemented
The appropriateness of the time allocated
to teaching
Collecting basic data for teacher education
Collecting basic data for what is required from
an implementation point of view
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Instrumentation and data Instrumentation and data collectioncollection
ProceduresProcedures
Field research projects
Needs assessment questionnaires
Observation
Interview
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The populationThe population
Teachers
Students
Principals
Related organizations
Parents
Educational groups
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The sampleThe sample
For the first year: in 10 or 20 classrooms
For the second year: in 5 provinces
(in 40 to 100 classrooms)
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Presenting the results forPresenting the results for
the curriculum’s final revisionthe curriculum’s final revision
Which parts of the curriculum should be revised?
What type of education should the teachers
receive?
What equipment should be provided?
How long does it take for the teachers to acquire
the knowledge and the skills needed?
What other facilities are needed for the
curriculum to be implemented successfully? Return
Final revision of the curriculumFinal revision of the curriculum
Modifying the curriculum content and being
approved by the curriculum planning councils of
the specialized departments at the CDC
Validating the curriculum from
the implementation point of view and getting
an approval for it to be implemented on
a nation-wide scale
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Implementing the curriculum onImplementing the curriculum on
nation-wide scalenation-wide scale
Implementation conditions:
1. Compatibility of the Curriculum with the policies
made by the Ministry of Education
2. Dissemination of the curriculum all over the country
3. Making sure of the fact that teachers have received
enough education
4. Providing the equipment needed
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