Curriculum planning
Definitions
Curriculum planning refers to the creation of a curriculum.
There is no clear definition of what a curriculum is. Some definitions are rather centered around student activities, e.g. curriculum is the planned engagement of learners. Some are more subject centered, e.g. "curriculum is the subject matter taught to students or an arrangement of instructional materials. Furthermore, curriculum can refer to what a school or educational system prescribes for a specific group of leaners or at what the teacher does in class...
“The curriculum of a school is the formal and informal content and process by which learners gain knowledge and understanding, develop skills, and alter attitudes, appreciations, and values under he auspices of that school (Doll, 1996:15)”
See also: lesson planning, competence map
Tools
A curriculum planner is a tool to help organizing various elements of a curriculum, such as the core objectives (e.g. a competences to achieve), subject, unit definitions, activities, assessments, and resources.
Links
- Curriculum Topics by Russel Yates, retrieved 16:37, 24 July 2007 (MEST).
- Gross Davis, Barbara, Tools for Teaching, Preparing or Revising a Course
HTML, retrieved 16:37, 24 July 2007 (MEST). (book excerpt).
References
- Doll, R. C. (1996). Curriculum Improvement: Decision making and process. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
- Posner, G and Rudnitsky, A (1982) Course Design, A Guide to Curriculum Development for Teachers. New York: Longman, Inc.
- T. Valiga and C. Magel (2001) Curriculum Definitions and Influencing Factors, Faculty Development Institute, NLN