EDUC 301- Field Study 1 Observations of Teaching-Learning in Actual School Environment

Learning Episode 5: An Exploration on the School Curriculum

Date: October 28, 2021

School: Guevara High School
Grade/Year Level: 4th year
Subject Area: Technology and Livelihood Education
Resource Teacher: Mrs. Janette M. Manalo
Teacher’s Signature:

Locate where you can find the following curriculum in the school setting. Secure a copy, make
observations of the process and record your information in the matrix below. Describe your
observations.

Type of Curriculum Where Found Description

Can be found in school guidelines and These are recommendations in the form of
1.Recommended found in the Republic Act of the memoranda or policy, standards and
Philippines. guidelines that came from government
Curriculum (K to 12
agencies such as DepEd, CHED and
Guidelines) TESDA and professional organizations or
international bodies such as UNESCO.
Found in Teachers files. This includes documents based on the
recommend curriculum. They come in form
2.Written Curriculum of course of study, syllabi, modules, books,
(Teacher's Lesson Plan) instructional guides among others. Example
of written curriculum is teacher’s lesson
plan.
Policies and Values that teaches by The teacher and the learners will put life
Teacher everyday. to the written curriculum. The skill of the
3. Taught Curriculum
teacher to facilitate learning based on the
(Teaching Learning written curriculum with the aid of
Process) instructional materials and facilities is
necessary.
Found in Library. These are support materials that the teacher
needs. This includes print materials like
4. Supported Curriculum books, charts, worksheets and non-print
(Subject textbook) materials like PowerPoint presentations and
other electronic illustrations. It also includes
the facilities like science laboratory and
playground.
Found in Teachers files. This is the curriculum that is evaluated
after it has been taught. It can either be
5. Assessed Curriculum assessment of learning, assessment as
(Assessment Process) learning or assessment of learning. If the
process is to find the progress of learning,
then assessed curriculum is for learning,
but if it is to find out how much has been
learned, or master, then it is assessment of
learning.
It is included in Teachers Lesson Plan. These are measured by tolls in assessment,
which can indicate the cognitive, affective,
and psychomotor outcomes. Learned
6.Learned Curriculum curriculum also demonstrates higher order
(Achieved Learning and thinking and lifelong skills.
Outcomes)

Can be found or learn during schools This is the unwritten curriculum – peer
discussion. influence, school environment, media,
7. Hidden Curriculum parental pressures, societal changes, cultural
(Experiences) practices, natural calamities are some
factors that create hidden curriculum.
EDUC 301- Field Study 1 Observations of Teaching-Learning in Actual School Environment
Learning Episode 5: An Exploration on the School Curriculum

1. Which of the seven types curriculum in the school setting is easy to find?
Why?
LEARNED CURRICULUM

This type of curriculum indicates what the students have learned. The capability that
students should demonstrate at the end of the lesson can be measured through learning
outcomes. A learning outcome can be manifested by what students can perform or do either
in their cognitive, affective, or psychomotor domains. The test results can determine the
learning outcome, and the students can achieve it through learning objectives.

2. Which is difficult to observe? Why?

WRITTEN CURRICULUM

The written curriculum refers to a lesson plan or syllabus written by teachers. Another
example is the one written by curriculum experts with the help of subject teachers. This
kind of written curriculum needs to be pilot tested or tried out in sample schools to
determine its effectiveness.

3. Are these all found in the school setting? How do curricula relate to one
another?
Curriculum is a set of course and area of specialization which is approved to
serve as a guide in teaching and to have an effective and efficient teaching
learning process. Teachers develop their own curricula to refine and improve it,
but some teachers commonly adapt and used the lessons and syllabi created by
other teachers. To create modify their own curricula, they used the curriculum
templates and guides to structure their courses and lessons. But in some cases,
the school themselves purchases comprehensive and multi-grade curriculum
packages in particular subject area like mathematics that the subject teachers are
required to used and follow.
EDUC 301- Field Study 1 Observations of Teaching-Learning in Actual School Environment
Learning Episode 5: An Exploration on the School Curriculum

Draw a diagram to show the relationship of one curriculum to the other.