Reflection week 6

The topic for our learning for this week six is Curriculum Design.

Curriculum Design

- Arrangement of curriculum elements into a substantive entity.

Basic curriculum components

- Aims, Goals and objective

- Subject matter

- Learning experiences

- Evaluation

Theoretical Framework

Curriculum Vs. Instructional :

Curriculum - total plan that arranges the four component into the curriculum (objectives, content, learning environment and evaluation)

Instructional - specifically to one component, the potential experiences for the student learning activities (method and organization)

SOURCE OF DESIGN

1. Science

- Focus on the scientific method, with a focus on observable and quantifiable elemets and emphasis on how 

   to learn.

2. Society

- Design should be aligned to social situation.

- Both political and social parties influence education system.

- Support idea of social.

3. Moral

- Design stresses content

- Believe the implemetation of spirituality is an important consideration in curriculum design.

4. Knowledge

- Design is content specific - formed by information that  important to know.

- Has specific organization and process.

5. The learner

- Design focus from "knowledge of student"

- support idea of development

Dimension of curriculum design

Scope

- breadth

- content, topic, and learning experiences

- integration

- linking all the knowledge and experience with the 

   curriculum.

- assist in making meaning for the learners

Sequence

- ordering of knowledge

Articulation

- interrelatedness of various aspects of the curriculum.

Balance

- Appropriate weight be given to each aspect of  the design.

Representative Curriculum Design

1. Student-centered design

2. Learner-centered design

3. Problem-centered design

Instructional art

- present suggested assignment contributing to the student mystery include such activities as group project, 

   individual project, written, oral, critical thinking activities, and experiments.

Malaysian Curriculum Design