TYPES OF

CURRICULUM
Types of Curriculum Operating in Schools
(Allan Glatthorn, 2000)

• Recommended Curriculum
• Written Curriculum
• Taught Curriculum
• Supported Curriculum
• Assessed Curriculum
• Learned Curriculum
• Hidden Curriculum
Recommended Curriculum

- comes from a national agency like the DepEd,

CHED, DOST, or any professional organization
(e.g. PAFTE) that has a stake in education
- e.g. CHED Memorandum Order #30, series of
2004
Subject: Revised Policies and Standards for
Undergraduate Teacher Education
Curriculum
Written Curriculum

- also known as overt or explicit curriculum

- includes documents, course of study, or syllabi

handed down to the schools, districts, division,
departments, or colleges for implementation
Taught Curriculum

- different planned activities which are put into

action in the classroom
- varied activities that are implemented in order to
arrive at the objectives or purposes of the written
curriculum
- used by the learners with the guidance of the
teachers
Supported Curriculum

- materials which support or help in the

implementation of the written curriculum
- should enable each learner to achieve real and
lifelong learning
Assessed Curriculum

- tested or evaluated curriculum

- a series of evaluations done by the teacher to
determine the extent of teaching or to tell if the
students are progressing
Learned Curriculum

- learning outcomes achieved by the students

- indicated by the results of the tests and changes
in behavior which can either be cognitive,
affective or psychomotor
Hidden Curriculum

- unintended curriculum which is not deliberately

planned but may modify behavior or influence
learning outcomes