Curriculum Development

Two broad types of models for developing curriculum Brady and Kennedy (2007, p.161) are :
- the technical models (objectives and interaction model)
- descriptive models (based on deliberation)

The kind of question underpinning this models are:
- What educational purposes should the (institution) seek to attain? Answer: Objective
- What educational experiences can be provided that they are likely to attain? Answer: Content
- How can these experiences be effectively organized? Answer: Method
- How can we determine whether these purposes are being attained? Answer: Evaluation

Steps in curriculum planning
1. Situational analysis
2. Stating objective and outcomes
3. Selecting content
4. Organizing the content for teaching
5. Method selection for teaching

In method selection for teaching, what teacher can do are:
- listing teaching method
- identifying teaching method
- matching teaching method and teaching content
- implementing in class
- evaluating all procedures

(Day 5 – Nov 14, 2008/Friday)
Lecturer : Dr. Lesley Harbon