Subject: Curriculum Development Date: September 19, 2016

Reporter: Gabejan, Alvin M. Course/Year: DIT – II TLE

Topic: Categories of Curriculum Change
Reference: Field Study 4 Book & http://www.Slideshare.net
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Categories of Curriculum Change
1. Substitution

 Replace the present one with a new one.

 In this type of change one element is substituted by the other, i.e. one course paper/one

unit is replaced with another.

2. Alteration

 Introduce minor changes or modification on the current one.

 If some material, content, item or procedure is introduced into the existing material and is

adopted, it is considered alteration.

3. Restructuring

 Introduce major modification of the current curriculum.

 These changes lead to modification of the system itself. For instance, team teaching,

project method or competence-based teaching and evaluation. This change is like

restructuring.

4. Perturbation

 Changes happen within a fairly short time.

 Some changes when introduced disturb the programme for some time and then later on

they get adjusted or adopted into the programme.

5. Value Orientation

 Respond to shift in emphasis within the vision/mission of the school.

 This change basically brings a shift from one’s philosophy or basic ideology towards a

particular auricular prescription or orientation.