UNIVERSIDAD DE MANILA

(Formerly City College of Manila)

UDM Annex, Plaza Lacson, Sta. Cruz, Manila
College of Education – Technical-Vocational
Task Sheet #4

You will interview three (3) different teachers of different levels. This will give you an opportunity to know the
approaches about school curriculum.
Be guided by the following:
1. Read and understand the Learning Essentials.
2. During the interview, ask the question based on the Criteria of Curriculum Content/Knowledge and give
your insights.
3. Give examples for each Basic Principle of the Curriculum Content.
4. Fill out the Three Approaches about School Curriculum Matrix.
5. For purposes of reliability, electronic outputs should be encoded using Century Gothic font size 12.
Handwritten outputs should be rendered in print not in script.

Reflection/Insights:
Give your insights based on the gathered information.

The Curriculum plays a big part on the learning process, it is the center of learning and the
embodiment of quality learning.

Learning Essentials:
Curriculum can be approached or seen in three ways. It can be defined as a content, a process, or an
outcome.
● Content – body of knowledge to be transmitted
● Process – what happens in the classroom when the curriculum is practiced.
● Product – desired learning outcomes of learners.

Three Approaches to
Curriculum
Curriculum as Curriculum as Curriculum as
Content Process Product

Criteria of Content/Knowledge Basic Principles of Curriculum Content

1. Significance
2. Validity ● Balance
3. Usefulness ● Articulation
4. Learnability ● Scope
5. Feasibility ● Integration
6. Interest ● Continuity
 Balance – equitable assignment of contents, time, experiences, and other elements.
● Articulation – curriculum is arranged vertically or horizontally.
● Scope – content, topics, learning experiences and organizing the threads of an educational plan.
● Integration – curriculum is integrated and interconnected.
● Continuity – vertical repetition and recurring approaches of content.
There are six (6) criteria in the selection of knowledge/content. Interview a teacher, ask the question to come up
with the indicators under each criterion.
Teacher # 1
Questions Indicators

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(Formerly City College of Manila)
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College of Education – Technical-Vocational
1. How do you know the significance in the The content is significant if it is selected and
content of the curriculum? organized for the development of the learning skills
and strategies that targets and develops the three
domains cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills
as well as the cultural background of the learners.
2. How do you know if the curriculum is valid? The curriculum is valid if it promotes the outcomes or
result that it is intended to promote.

3. When do we know that the curriculum is It is useful when it allows both the learners and the
useful? teachers to give different topics and contents that are
essential encourage to think outside of the box and use
their different skills and talents.

4. When do you know that the content is within If the learners can be with themselves and express
the range of your learner’s experience? their own ideas about the said content without any
hesitation and fear.

5. When do you know that the content is within It is when it makes the learning environment more
the time, resources and expertise of the teacher attainable enjoyable and interactive.
and experiences of the learners?

6. When do you know that the learners are It is when the learners interact well and shares
interested in content? different ideas with each other regarding about the
content. Also when they can freely express
themselves and use their skills in a relation with the
content.
Teacher # 2
Questions Indicators
1. How do you know the significance in the It is significant because it is the core of education. We
content of the curriculum? need it to be our guide in teaching students.

2. How do you know if the curriculum is valid?

It is valid if it promotes the outcome that it is intended
to promote. The competencies are meet.

3. When do we know that the curriculum is

useful? It provides the answers or solutions to the Philippines
pressing condition.

4. When do you know that the content is within The students actively respond in my discussion and
the range of your learner’s experience? they understand the content.

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College of Education – Technical-Vocational
5. When do you know that the content is within The teacher should deeply understand it’s subject
the time, resources and expertise of the teacher matter. He/she is flexible in terms in helping the
and experiences of the learners? students.

6. When do you know that the learners are The learners are actively participating and giving
interested in content? ideas and knowledge about the content.

Teacher # 3
Questions Indicators
1. How do you know the significance in the It is significant if it develops the 3 domain of learning
content of the curriculum? and if the content was selected parallel to the learning
needs of your clientele.

2. How do you know if the curriculum is valid? Validity is really hard to measure because it depends
on a given criteria. We can say that a curriculum is
valid if it’s in current trend and if it’s not obsolete.

3. When do we know that the curriculum is At the end of the school year for basic education.
useful?

4. When do you know that the content is within If the learning standards and objectives was already
the range of your learner’s experience? met.

5. When do you know that the content is within When an instructor is not having a hard time dealing
the time, resources and expertise of the teacher with the continuous changes especially in technology.
and experiences of the learners? This is REAL talk.

6. When do you know that the learners are If they’re still listening after an hour or two of your
interested in content? lesson.

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