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Learner centered design focus on the skills and interest of the learner in the
curriculum. The aim of these design is to develop the potential and abilities of the
learner. This education philosophy stresses that students should test ideas by active
experimentation. Thus, the curriculum that the K-12 students develop the needs of the
orphan children to become a productive member of the society. The skills of the orphan
children will be fully developed, the learning of the orphan children will arise through
experiencing the world.
V. Curriculum Model
served on or advised a number of bodies that set guidelines for the expenditure
of federal funds and influenced the underlying policy of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965. Tyler chaired the committee that developed the National
Ralph Tyler, at the University of Chicago, developed the first model of curriculum
development. This model was presented in his book Principles of Curriculum and
Instruction published in his 1949. Tyler argued that curriculum development should be
Tyler considered that a broad and comprehensive analysis of the student should
be completed. The curriculum developer should determine the learner’s needs and
wants, since that information can help educators in motivating the student to learn. The
Society as a Source
Tyler explained that te process of generating was central to all learning. Because
the learner needs to understand the environment, interacting with others is essential.
This makes the local community and society at large the students’ learning laboratory.
By studying the community and the society, the student can find problems to solve and
doing. He was also inspired by Jerome Bruner, who wrote about the structure of
knowledge. They said (and Tyler agreed) that, to master a subject, one must
Philosophy as a Source
Tyler said, sound curriculum development begins with sound thinking, and sound
their school.
Psychology as a Source
learners’ levels of development and the nature of learning process. This understanding