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Curriculum development strategies
This document discusses curriculum development and provides definitions, importance, and steps in the curriculum development process. It defines curriculum development as a planned, purposeful, and progressive process aimed at creating positive improvements in education. The key steps outlined are: 1) identifying problems, 2) assessing needs, 3) defining goals and objectives, 4) choosing educational strategies, 5) implementing the curriculum, and 6) evaluating and providing feedback. The overall purpose of curriculum development is to address societal needs and improve education, individuals, and society.
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- 1. Prepared by FARHANA KHALIQ 1913cukmr20 Masterof education(M.Ed) Semester 111 Department of school of education Central University of kashmir
- 2. Meaning of curriculumdevelopment Curriculum development is planned, purposeful, progressive and systematic process in order to create positive improvements in the educational system. Every time there are changes or developments happening around the world, the school curricula are affected. There is a need to update them in order to address the society’s needs.
- 3. Defnitions : 1) Rogersand Taylor: "Curriculum development describes all the ways in which training or teaching organisation plans and guides learning. This learning can take place in groups or with individual learners. It can take place inside or outside a classroom. It can take place in an institutional setting like a school, college or training centre or in a village or a field. It is central to the teaching and learning process." 2) Dela Cruz: “Curriculum development is involves general aims, which the schools are to pursue and about which the more specific objective of instruction are attained.”
- 4. Importance of CurriculumDevelopment 1) Broad scope of a society: Curriculum development has a broad scope because it is not only about the school the learners and the teachers. It is also about the development of a society in general. 2) Vital role of a country in economy: In today's knowledge economy, curriculum development plays a vital role in improving the economy of a country. It also provides answers or solutions to the world's pressing conditions and problems, such as environment, politics, socio-economic and other issues on poverty, climate change and sustainable development. 3) Development of society: There must be a chain of developmental process to develop a society. First, the school curriculum particularly in higher education must be developed to preserve the country's national identity and to ensure its economy's growth and stability.
- 5. 4) Improve thepeople's way of life: The country's economy can improve the people's way of life through curriculum development and in order to develop it, curriculum experts or specialists should work hand in hand with the lawmakers, the local government officials, such as governors, mayors and others; the business communities and industries and stakeholders to set implementing rules and policies for educational reforms
- 8. Step1 problem identification …buildingthe foundation for meaningful objectives Before planning the curriculum, diagnosis helps in general analysis of problems, conditions and difficulties. The purpose is to generate a new emphasis and new ideas about the curriculum, by knowing thoroughly from various sources such as students cumulative records teachers` recordings, parents, interviews, children's cases and their IQ achievement. This kind of analysis of various aspects would lead to come out with a new conception of curriculum. Diagnosis leads to understand the prime needs at different stages of curriculum. It helps to improvise the content formation and also highlights the issues relevance that needs modification for an effective curriculum.
- 9. STEP 2: TARGETEDNEEDS ASSESSMENT …refining the foundation A needs assessment of one’s: 1) Targeted learners. 2)Targeted learning environment.
- 10. STEP 2: Targetedneeds assessment Identifies the specific needs and preferences of targeted learners and other stakeholders, which may be different from learners and stakeholders in general. Assesses the environment (including the hidden and informal curriculum) which will likely influence behavioral / performance outcomes. Permits tailoring the educational intervention to specific needs. Increases efficiency, prevents duplication. Builds relationship with stakeholders.
- 11. STEP 3: GOALS& OBJECTIVES …focusing the curriculum …the reason for teaching
- 12. Goals Goals arebroad educational objectives, the general ends toward which an effort is directed. They are usually not measurable as written. Example: The goal of the communication skills curriculum is ensure that residents become proficient in gathering relevant information from, building effective relationships with, and effectively educating and counseling others.
- 13. objectives Objectives arespecific & measurable. Examples: By the end of the curricuclum, residents will have demonstrated their proficiency in the following patient education skills: assessing patients’ knowledge, beliefs, needs; tailoring education to needs; giving information clearly and effectively; checking patients’ comprehension and agreement
- 14. Step 4 EDUCATIONALSTRATEGIES ….accomplishing educational objectives Content of the Curriculum Educational Methods
- 15. How willyou determine the contents? State the learning objectives. Provide schedule of curriculum events and other practical information such as locations and directions. Construct written curricular material Suggestions for additional reading.
- 16. How to chooseappropriate educational strategy? What is the most appropriate method that is congruent with the domain of its objectives? What are the resources that you need to implement? What is the new educational strategy that you have adopted to prevent decay(learner centered approaches, educational strategies to promote newer competencies and professionalism)?
- 17. STEP 5: IMPLEMENTATION …making the curriculum a reality …converting a good plan into an accomplishment.
- 18. Step 5 implementation What should you do to implement the curriculum? Identify resources. Obtain support(Institutional, External) Develop administrative mechanisms to support curriculum. Plan to introduce the curriculum.
- 19. STEP 6:EVALUATION ANDFEEDBACK assessing the achievement of objectives and stimulating continuous improvement
- 20. To determineif goals and objectives met To provide information for improvement To assess individual achievement To document accomplishments of curriculum developers To maintain and garner support To serve as a basis for presentations/publications