CHAPTER 4:

Activity 19: Reflect on and address the following:

1. Review the linear curriculum development models.

• This model prescribe a rational step- by – step procedure for curriculum development starting with
objectives.

2. Identify the possible strengths and weaknesses of each model when applied to the Philippine
context.

• The strength in Tyler Rationale Linear Model when apply to the Philippine is by making objectives the
essential first step that provides to the developer with a clear direction and the weakness is overlooks
the unpredictable nature of teaching and learning. The strength in Taba’s Grassroots Rationale Model is
sees curriculum as a “plan for learning’ and the weakness is not appealing to curriculum developer who
prefer global aspects of curriculum. The strength in Standard-based curriculum development model is
help all students learn more by demanding higher students profiency and providing effective method to
help students achieve high standard and weakness is unclear standards in several subject areas in the
Philippines. The strength in Understanding by design Model is provides a better plan of curriculum and
weakness us the students they will not understand the lesson. The strength in Systematic Design Model
is recognizes the importance of teacher or found in its emphasis on measurement and efficiency and
weakness is the teacher are seen as the cause agent of learning with no thought or regard of the role of
the learner.

Weakness and strengt