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Direction: Complete the Venn diagram below by writing down the differences and similarities of Essentialist and
Progressive schools. (10 Minutes)
Test and revise curriculum. This step includes The final element in an evaluation strategy is
suggestions to select test sites and conduct a formative "delivering the pay off (i.e., getting the results into the
evaluation of curriculum materials during the production hands of people who can use them). In this step,
phase. A sample evaluation form is provided. Reporting suggestions for what and how to report to key
and securing resources It is a waste of resources to develop shareholders, especially funding and policy decision
curriculum materials if adequate training is not provided makers, are provided and a brief discussion on how to
for facilitators to implement it. Suggestions for recruiting secure resources for additional programming. Reporting
appropriate facilitators are provided with a sample three- and securing resources.
day training program.
Activity 2: Group Activity
Direction: Create a specific objectives for the topics given to your group and present it in a creative way. You will
be given 10 minutes to complete the task.
Topics:
Direction: Read each statement below carefully. Place a T if the statement is TRUE. Place F if the statement is
FALSE. If you have a questions, raise your hand and ask your teacher.
_____1. The progressive school is a book-centered learning it is best known for its hands-on approach to learning.
The teacher's role is to stimulate direct learning process.
_____2. Curriculum development is defined as the process of selecting, organizing, executing and evaluating
learning experiences on the basis of the needs, abilities and interests of the learners and the nature of the society
or community.
_____3. The curriculum principles are the values a school believes will give both their pupils and community the
best chance of succeeding and what they know to be right given its context.
_____4. The two types of curriculum evaluations are formative and diagnostic evaluations.
_____5. The four phases of curriculum development are planning, contents and methods, implementation and
evaluation.
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Wiggins, G. (2005). Understanding by design.Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum
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Salvador, G. V. (2016). Phases of Curriculum Development: Calamba Doctor’s College, Laguna, Calamba,
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