Name: Clyde Drexler I. Tapawan Student No.

: 202020172
Professor: AMMIE P. FERRER, PhD
Activity No. 1
CURR 225

AN ARTICLE REVIEW ON THE TOPIC

“A REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS CONTRIBUTING TO CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT”
Sarita Rajurkar, Kalidas D. Chavan, Sushil G. Kachewar, Purushottan A. Giri
International Journal of Research in Med. Sci. Volume 7

Introduction

Curriculum is the standard based sequence of planned experiences where student

practice and achieved mastery in content and applied learning skills for a long term
effectiveness. Curriculum is the backbone of every educational system, this is the guide
of every schools, institute, and educators as to what is essential for teaching. Curriculum
development or curriculum building undergoes revision and improvement in every
curriculum cycle. This article elucidates the significant features or facets that affects the
curriculum development of every educational system.

In conducting a curriculum development these two basic elements of education

must be always kept in mind “The Formal and Informal Education”. Simply, informal
education is anything learned outside of the traditional classroom while formal education
refers to the structured system of education following the curriculum given by the
particular educational system. Under this two elements of education, there are two
categories that curriculum developers must be kept in mind too in developing goals. The
two categories under these basic elements are “Education for Life or Education for
Earning Living”. Whether the planned experience is for the preparation of education for
life or education for earning living, education must be provided through informal or formal
means. In Kelly’s model of curriculum informal education act as an important contributor
to the end result of education.
The Conceptual Understanding in Education

The curriculum is characterized as the total end result of different learning

experiences, experienced by the student through the guidance of the school. Because of
these ideas, developers must accept two more supporting concepts in education, “The
Student and the Experiences of the Student”. Therefore, that curriculum should focus on
the future goals and the development of the student as a whole.

Curriculum vs Instruction

Curriculum is far more different from the concept of instruction. Instruction is the
execution of the planned concepts of the curriculum. It includes the interaction between
the teacher and the student. Curriculum is the planned experiences, goals, and mission
of every institution.

Shared and Unique Aspects of Instructional and Curriculum Development

The figure below shows the shared and unique aspects in instructional and
curriculum development. But even they have differences, those aspects are the key terms
in developing a curriculum.
Three types of Curriculum by Eisner

1. An explicit curriculum is one that has been carefully designed, pilot tested by
teachers and. students, and then presented or published in the form of curriculum
materials for teachers and. learners.
2. The implicit curriculum also known as the “Hidden Curriculum” is a type of
curriculum that focuses on the lessons that are not intended to be taught in the
school like norms, values, and beliefs that are can affect the process of the
curriculum. This kind of curriculum is depending on the socio-economic location
where it is being implemented.
3. Null curriculum refers to what students do not have the opportunity to learn. In this
case, students are learning something based on the absence of certain
experiences, interactions, and discourses in the classroom.

We have three pillars in curriculum development those are:

 Planning
 Conducting
 Evaluation

Curriculum development focuses mainly on the transferring of knowledge and skills

from the teacher to the students. That is why the teacher must be qualified to carefully
transfer the planned experiences to his/her learners. It is not only the idea of “teaching”,
it also the proper planning, building, and proper execution of the curriculum to have a
better result. Richards create six steps in developing a curriculum.

1. Needs Analysis
2. Objectives
3. Design
4. Methodology
5. Testing
6. Evaluation

As we noticed in these six steps in curriculum development, the last step is the
“evaluation”. This is because, after the careful planning and implementation of the
curriculum there must be an evaluation to identify the success of that particular revised
curriculum.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the condition and status of every economy varies on the result of
the curriculum. Curriculum is the planned needs of the society that must be implemented
properly and evaluated carefully to improve the educational needs of every institution in
order to support the rapid change of the industry. Also, curriculum development is a very
sensitive field of education that varies on the array of different aspects and real life
situation happened in the field. This is the future blue print our educational status.