Lesson 01

The historical foundations will show us the chronological development

along a timeline. Reading materials would tell us that curriculum
development started when Franklin Bobbit (1876-1956) wrote the
book "The Curriculum,"
 CONTRIBUTIONS

• Started the curriculum development

movement.
• Curriculum as a science that emphasize on
student's needs.
• Curriculum prepares learners for adult life.
• Objectives and activities group together.
when task are qualified.
 5 STEPS IN CURRICULUM MAKING

• Analysis of human experience,

• Job analysis,
• Deriving objectives,
• Selecting objectives,
• Planning in detail.
 CONTRIBUTIONS

• Like, Bobbit, curriculum is

science and emphasizes
student's needs.
• Objectives and activities
should match, subject matter
or content relate to objectives.
 CONTRIBUTIONS

• Curricula purposeful activities which

are child-centered.
• The purpose of the curriculum is child
development and growth. The project
method was introduce by Kilpatrick
where teacher and student plan the
activities.
• The curriculum develops social
relationships and small group
instruction.
 CONTRIBUTIONS
• To Rugg, curriculum should
develop the whole child. It is child-
centered.
• With the statement of objectives
and related learnings activities,
curriculum should produce
outcomes.
• Harold Rugg emphasized social
studies and the teacher plans
curriculum in advance.
 CONTRIBUTIONS
• Sees curriculum as organized around
social functions of themes, organized
knowledge learner's interest
• Caswell believes that curriculum,
instruction and learning are inter
related.
• Curriculum is a set of experiences.
Subject matter is developed around
social functions and learners' interest.
 CONTRIBUTIONS

• As one of the hallmarks curriculum, Tyler believes

that curriculum is a science and an extension of
school's philosophy. It is based on students' needs
and interest.
• To Tyler, curriculum is always related to instruction.
Subject matter is organized in terms of knowledge,
skills and values.
• The problem emphasizes problem solving. The
curriculum aims to educate generalists and not
specialist
 CONTRIBUTIONS

• Contributed to the theoretical and

pedagogical foundations of concepts
development and critical thinking in
social studies curriculum.

• Helped lay the foundation for diverse

student population.
 CONTRIBUTIONS

• Describe how curriculum

change is a cooperative
endeavor.
• Teachers and curriculum
specialist constitute the
professional core of planners.
• Significant improvement
through group activity.
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