Republic of the Philippines

DAVAO ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY

Institute of Education and Teacher Training
Guangguang, Brgy. Dahican, City of Mati
Davao Oriental, 8200

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SUBJECT: EDUC 128- The Teacher and The School Curriculum
ACTIVITY NUMBER & TITLE: 2- Curriculum Theory

WAYS OF APPROACHING CURRICULUM THEORY

APPROACH IN CURRICULUM DESCRIPTION
THEORY

Curriculum as a body of They confine their planning to taking into account the content or body of knowledge that they aim
knowledge to transmit and view curriculum as a SYLLABUS with a pre-specified plan or program. It usually
gives full attention to instruction
In this concept, students are not entities to be used as effective targets. There is a lot of content
Curriculum as Concept variation and it uses several teaching techniques in the classroom. This level is mainly
concerned with the knowledge and interactions between teachers and students.

Curriculum as Process. The approach relies on the development of wisdom and meaning-making in the classroom. The
interaction is the main focus. Curriculum as Process" is not a physical entity, but rather the result
of interactions between individuals. Curriculum, in other words, is what actually happens in the
classroom and what students learn. People do preparation and evaluation.
According to Grundy (1987) is a conceptualization of curriculum derived from an orientation
towards human well-being and which makes an explicit commitment to emancipation of the
Curriculum as Praxis human spirit. Through both personal and social interaction, the learner's relational
characteristics and skills are developed, as a crucial element of a successful teacher preparation
program, according to instructors, is their acting as learners to other learners that promotes
social justice values and methods.
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DAVAO ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY
Institute of Education and Teacher Training
Guangguang, Brgy. Dahican, City of Mati
Davao Oriental, 8200

The concept of curriculum as context looks at education as a socially constructed activity. The
conditions under which something is a situation that may have an impact on how something is
learned or what is taught is referred to as learning or understanding the setting for learning.
Curriculum as Content
Exams and the social ties at school, such as the type of the teacher-student relationship, class
structure, tracking, and other factors, are of particular importance in this context since they
define the curriculum.

CURRICULAR STRUCTURES
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CURRICULAR STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION

Knowledge systematically organized as a whole. It is based on specialized disciplined. The teacher
Logical Structures transmits logically and the students learn.
They organize the knowledge that people utilize to process and comprehend information. Because
there are some aspects that we should take into account that operate the test of an individual’s
intellect, curriculum theory by itself cannot produce any results if it is not connected to instructional
Cognitive Structures
and learning theory.
In this structure, it encourages the systematic curriculum evaluation that will eventually allow us to
Conceptual Structures more accurately describe, explain, predict and control the work of curriculum
According to the existential structure, individual appropriation results in individual meaning.
Everyone is free to choose the myths they choose to adhere to. To argue categorically that
Existential Structure
existential philosophy shows there is no structure
that one exists.
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DAVAO ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY
Institute of Education and Teacher Training
Guangguang, Brgy. Dahican, City of Mati
Davao Oriental, 8200

CURRICULUM APPROACHES (according to Ornstein & Hunkins)

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CURRICULUM APPROACH DESCRIPTION

This approach is generally underpinned by a plan specifying goals and objectives. the specification
Behavioral Approach of outcomes is clear and precise, but you must first evaluate observable human behavior. It mainly
focuses on the skills that students should have acquired through teaching and learning.
It entails consideration of the school as a social system, based on organizational theory, in which
students, teachers, curriculum specialists, and administrators interact in harmony with certain norms
Managerial Approach
and behaviors. This approach focuses on providing committees and training in the organization's
implementation processes.
Systematically, this approach highlights the importance of making a first attempt to identify
Systems Approach
objectives. With learning outcomes in planning, you will have the opportunity to re-define some of
the subsequent processes.
The academic approach is a more focused on the structure of knowledge and organization of subject
matter into subjects. The training and development of them mind is what is most important. In such
Academic Approach instances, students will be guided by their own goals and progress at their own pace, with a teacher
assisting them in developing the skills required to learn independently.
It focused on active engagement between students and teachers about an issue and an
investigation. Students will be the ones who uncover things for them to learn, while teachers will
Humanistic Approach facilitate some teachings.
in the delivering of instruction. It is based on the belief that the education that is good for a person is
also best for the wellbeing of the nation.
According to Jackson, it is abased on three main characteristics: dissatisfaction with the Tyler
Re conceptualist
Rationale; the employment of eclectic traditions to explore curriculum, such as psychoanalytic
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DAVAO ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY
Institute of Education and Teacher Training
Guangguang, Brgy. Dahican, City of Mati
Davao Oriental, 8200

theory, phenomenology, existentialism; and Marxist and neo-Marxist trends. It is an approach that
focuses on basic education learner outcomes, and if students truly understand themselves, they will
grasp the actual world as well.
This approach can help you find the most effective curriculum to fulfill your educational needs,
Unit Studies Approach
whether you’re homeschooling or in school, by helping students retain information.