Activity 2.

3 Writing an Expository Essay

Directions: Write a 3-paragraph essay explaining how the various dimensions and
principles are used in designing a school curriculum. Be guided by the rubric given
below.

Effective curriculum planning and assessment put students and their learning needs

first. This idea enables educators to design lessons that foster responsible citizenship and

lifelong learning. A common set of values and distinct goals for teaching and learning serve

as the foundation for this dimension.

Planning the curriculum and conducting assessments take into account the continuum

of learning. This enables teachers to incorporate pertinent formative and summative

assessment techniques into their lesson plans. Students have the chance to guide their own

learning and reflect on it, providing valuable feedback on the curriculum, instruction, and

assessment methods.

The curriculum development principle of being environmentally centered has been

considered with the content of leaning experienced being required to be linked with the

environment in which the children live. For example, children living in rural areas would

understand the information concerned with rural experiences easily compared to being

emphasized on experience in urban centers and vice versa. According to the author, the

principle of practical work entails the need for the students to learn more through doing or by

activity
Directions: Write STE if the statement is true. If the statement is false, underline the word
which makes the sentence incorrect. Then write the correct word on the given blank.

STE 1. Scope does not only refer to the cognitive content, but also to the affective and
psychomotor content.

FINE 2. Keeping the curriculum “in balance” requires continuous rough tuning and review
for its effectiveness and relevance.

CULTURE 3. Class concept refers to the group or set of things that share common practices.

STE 4. Inductive arrangement of a scope begins with simple concepts to general content.

CONTINUITY 5. Vertical repetition and recurring appearances of the content provide sequence in
the curriculum.

STE 6. Topical arrangement or context outline of the curriculum may follow some designs
as thematic, linear or logical.

STE 7. A preposition is a statement that asserts something.

STE 8. Contents and experiences that stimulate interest are those that are novel.

STE 9. Life is a series of emerging themes.

STE 10. Learning-related sequence is based on the scientific method of inquiry.

Directions: Match the following descriptions found in Column A with their

corresponding curriculum dimensions listed in Column B. Write your answers on the
blanks provided before each number.

Column A Column B

C. 1. Arranging contents vertically a. Scope

C. 2. Recurring appearances of the content b. Sequence
E. 3. Deepening the curriculum c. Continuity
B. 4. Arranging contents in hierarchical manner d. Integration
F. 5. Associating elements at the same time e. Articulation
A. 6. Redeveloping contents in a spiral fashion f. Balance
D. 7. Drawing themes from real experiences
B. 8. Arranging contents in logical manner
F. 9. Assigning equally the contents
E. 10. Broadening the contents of the curriculum