Approaches to Curriculum

DesignPrepared by: Angelica V. Villegas

BEEd 3-1

The Six Features of a Curriculum

1. Who teaches?The Teacher

Quality Education requires quality teachers.

They are ideal companionsof the learners.

2. Who do the teachers teach?

The LearnersThe learners are at the center stage in the educative process.

They are the most important factors in the learning environment.

3. What do the teachers teach? Knowledge, Skills, Values

“”” ”To help the learners cope with rapid changes to understand and to succeed in the new work in the workplace, we must design a curriculum oriented to tomorrow.”

The learning episode influences the teaching-learning process.

4. How do teachers teach? Strategies & Methods

Teacher must use methodologies, approaches and strategies “capped with compassionate and winsome nature”.

Teachers should select teaching methods, learning activities and instructional materials or resources appropriate to learners and aligned to objectives of the lesson.

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5. How much of the teaching was learned?

PerformancePerformance is a feature of a curriculum that should be given emphasis.

A good curriculum is one that results in high or excellent performance.

6. With whom do we teach?Community Partners

Teachers must established relationship with parents, NGO’s and their takeholders.

Partnership is a means and not an end to be pursued

Approaches to

Curriculum Design

The common approaches to curriculum design includes:Child or Learner-Centered Approach

Subject-Centered ApproachProblem-centered and human relation-centered approach

Child or Learner-Centered Approach

This approach to curriculum design is based on the underlying philosophy that the child is the center of the educational process.

Subject-Centered Approach

The primary focus is the subject matter.The emphasis is on bits and pieces of information which are detached from life.

The subject matter serves as means of identifying problems in living.

Problem-Centered Approach

This approach is based on a curriculum design which assumes that in the process of living, children experience problems.

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