Nature, Concepts and Nature, Concepts and Purposes of Curriculum Purposes of Curriculum By: Judiline Anievas By: Judiline Anievas CTP Batch 8 CTP Batch 8
May 21, 2015
Nature, Concepts and Nature, Concepts and Purposes of CurriculumPurposes of Curriculum
By: Judiline AnievasBy: Judiline Anievas
CTP Batch 8CTP Batch 8
OutlineOutline
I.I. Curriculum DefinitionCurriculum Definition
II.II. Teaching as a Process in Teaching as a Process in curriculumcurriculum
III.III. Learning as a Process in curriculumLearning as a Process in curriculum
IV.IV. Ways of LearningWays of Learning
V.V. Events of LearningEvents of Learning
VI.VI. Ways of LearningWays of Learning
VII.VII. Teaching and Learning Go togetherTeaching and Learning Go together
CurriculumCurriculum
The term curriculum refers to The term curriculum refers to the lessons and academic the lessons and academic content taught in a school or content taught in a school or in a specific course or in a specific course or programprogram
Curriculum – is the “what” of teachingCurriculum – is the “what” of teachingPreparing for the duties of teachingPreparing for the duties of teaching - the listings of subjects to - the listings of subjects to
be taught in school.be taught in school.Selecting learning resources and Selecting learning resources and
classroom procedures, evaluating classroom procedures, evaluating progresss learning experiences based progresss learning experiences based on the needs of the learners.on the needs of the learners.
Teaching – Learning Teaching – Learning Processes and Curriculum Processes and Curriculum DevelopmentDevelopment****
Teaching LearningCurriculumDevelopment
Curriculum is a Total Learning Curriculum is a Total Learning ExperienceExperience
The different planned and Unplanned The different planned and Unplanned Activities acted by the learners with Activities acted by the learners with the guidance of the teachersthe guidance of the teachers
Lessons, assignments and materials Lessons, assignments and materials used to teach a particular course.used to teach a particular course.
Teaching as a Process in Teaching as a Process in CurriculumCurriculum
Plan
Implement Evaluate
Feedback and Reflections
Well-planned and activities Well-planned and activities should be interrelated to each should be interrelated to each
otherother
Learning experiences that Learning experiences that ensures understanding, ensures understanding,
application and critical thinkingapplication and critical thinking
List down any activity or lesson List down any activity or lesson in school that has been in school that has been unforgettable to you and why.unforgettable to you and why.
Provide some guides in the Provide some guides in the process of good teaching.process of good teaching.
Indicators/Guides in the process Indicators/Guides in the process of Good Teachingof Good Teaching
Based on the theories of learning (e.g Based on the theories of learning (e.g Cognitivist Theory – Piaget, Identity Cognitivist Theory – Piaget, Identity Theory –Erikson’s, Miscellaneous – Theory –Erikson’s, Miscellaneous – Gardners M. I.)Gardners M. I.)
- - Learners are Learners are stimulated to think stimulated to think and reasonand reason
Utilizes prior Utilizes prior learning and it’s learning and it’s application to new application to new situationssituations
Embeds a sound Embeds a sound evaluation processevaluation process
Learning as a Process Learning as a Process
CurriculumCurriculum
Learning as a Process in Learning as a Process in CurriculumCurriculum
- A change in individual’s behavior - A change in individual’s behavior caused by self experiences or self’s caused by self experiences or self’s activity.activity.
To teach is to make someone to To teach is to make someone to Learn”Learn”
What is Learning?
When do we say
someone has learned?
Ways of LearningWays of Learning
Intentional and Untentional learningIntentional and Untentional learningPrincipal types of Learning Theories:Principal types of Learning Theories:
- Behavioral learning – observable - Behavioral learning – observable learning behaviors, new skills, learning behaviors, new skills, knowledge or attitudes which can be knowledge or attitudes which can be demonstrated.demonstrated.
“ “If an individual has changed, he has If an individual has changed, he has learned” according a group of theories:learned” according a group of theories:
Skinner, Bandura,Pavlov.Skinner, Bandura,Pavlov.
Events of Learning by Robert Events of Learning by Robert GagneGagne
Motivation phase Motivation phase Apprehending Apprehending PhasePhase
Events of Learning by Robert Events of Learning by Robert GagneGagne
Acquisition phase – Acquisition phase – learner transforms information into learner transforms information into meaningful forms.meaningful forms.
5.Retention phase5.Retention phase – – newly acquired information must newly acquired information must be transferred from short term to long be transferred from short term to long
term memoryterm memory..
6. 6. Recall PhaseRecall Phase – recalls previos learned information. – recalls previos learned information. 77.. Generalization Generalization – – Transfer of Information to new Transfer of Information to new
situations allows transformation of the learner situations allows transformation of the learner information.information.
8. 8. Feedback phaseFeedback phase – students should receive – students should receive feedback on their performance.feedback on their performance.
Teaching and Learning go Teaching and Learning go TogetherTogether
How does teaching and learning How does teaching and learning connect to each other?connect to each other?
“ “ One process cannot succeed One process cannot succeed without the success or support of without the success or support of the other”the other”
Who should be in the center of Who should be in the center of the teaching process?the teaching process?
While the teacher teaches, he While the teacher teaches, he or she also learns the or she also learns the
process. On the other hand, process. On the other hand, as the students learn, they as the students learn, they
are also teaching themselves are also teaching themselves to learn.to learn.
Ways of LearningWays of Learning
Learning by trial and errorLearning by trial and errorLearning by conditioningLearning by conditioningLearning by InsightLearning by InsightLearning by observation and Learning by observation and
imitation through modelingimitation through modeling
Teaching and Learning in the Teaching and Learning in the CurriculumCurriculum
Teaching and learning gives life and Teaching and learning gives life and meaning to the curriculum.meaning to the curriculum.
Each complement and supplement Each complement and supplement each othereach other
Thus, a good curriculum can be Thus, a good curriculum can be judged by the kind of teaching and judged by the kind of teaching and the quality of learning derived from the quality of learning derived from it.it.