ASSIGNMENT

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HPGD1103
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2022 SEMESTER
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SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English or Bahasa Malaysia.

2. Number of words: 3000 – 5000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date : 15 November 2022.

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

OBJECTIVE:
The assignment provides opportunities for you to understand various challenges in
developing curricula for schools so that you will have the skills to create a course module
for a programme of study in the future.

INSTRUCTIONS:
You are required to complete all TWO parts of the assignment.

PART I
TASK A: REVIEW OF ARTICLES (20 MARKS)
Creating responsive curricula demands a lot of adaptability and flexibility from curriculum
designers. But in our research, “institutional concrete” is discovered to impair responsive
curricula processes for development significantly. Institutional barriers must be
eliminated, and strategies must be encouraged to be receptive.

Based on the above stimulus, students need to read the following article and complete
the subsequent tasks:

Vreuls, J., Koeslag, K. M., Klink, M., Nieuwenhuis, L., & Boshuizen, H. (2022). Responsive
curriculum development for professional education: Different teams, different
tales. Curriculum Journal, 1. https://doi-org.newdc.oum.edu.my/10.1002/curj.155

You can access the above article in OUM digital library

(a) What is the focus of the researcher in this article?
(b) What are the barriers that hinder a good curriculum?
(c) What are the differences between the two models used in making the curriculum
responsive?
(d) Think of another factor or variable you can add to the second model. Justify your
answer with relevant sources. You can refer to other credible sources too.

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(e) If you are a curriculum developer, create a new model using the variables in Figure
2 in the article. Add a variable you have identified in (d) to include in your diagram.

TASK B: COURSE DEVELOPMENT (30 MARKS)

This section of the assignment aims to give you practice in developing course outcomes,
content, suggested learning activities, and measurement of course outcomes for a course
of study at your institution. The course that you are developing should be aimed at
enhancing higher-order thinking skills and problem-solving skills.

You are required to provide the following information in the course module:

(i) Title of the Course

(ii) Course Description:

• Describe the course briefly.
• Elaborate on how the course is useful to students.
• What will students achieve if they were to attend this course?
(iii) Rationale:
• Why is the course important?
• Why does the learner need this course?
• Does the course fulfil the needs of society?
(iv) Duration of the course

(v) Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) statements:

• Statements of the content knowledge, attitudes, and skills students will be
expected to achieve. Provide only 3 - 4 CLOs only.
(vi) Course Pre-Requisite
(vii) Content:
• Describe briefly the topics that will be incorporated into the course.
(viii) Materials:
• Printed materials, websites, etc.

(ix) Teaching Methods:

• Approaches (constructivist approach, problem-based approach, inquiry
approach, etc.)
• Pedagogical strategies (lecture method, small group sessions, etc.)
• Students’ activities and assignments
(x) Assessment /Grading procedures:

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 • How will you measure student progress in achieving the goals and
objectives of the course?
• Explain how you would evaluate the course.
• Proposed assessment methods (tests, assignments, projects, etc.)
(xi) Main references for the course
 Write the four main and current references for your course. It can be
books, ebooks, modules, study guides etc.

(xii) Other additional information

 Provide 4-5 additional information

[TOTAL: 50 MARKS]

PART II:
ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10 MARKS)
This part requires students to participate actively in the MyINSPIRE eforum. Discuss the
following topics in the forum and submit proof of your participation with your tutor and
peers in the eforum online discussions:

Online discussion question:

(a) What makes an effective curriculum? Support your answers with relevant
references.
(b) What are the trends and issues in curriculum development? Discuss your answer
with appropriate references.
[TOTAL: 10 MARKS]

INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO SUBMIT PROOF OF ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION:

1. Select the best FIVE (5) postings from your forum discussion set in the assignment.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your Part 1 and Part 2
assignment file.
3. The screenshots should be in an image file (either in JPG or PNG format). Refer to
the sample of Screen Grab below
4. The screenshots should contain the name, title of the discussion, day, date, and
time.

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Guidelines for Submission
Assignment Format:
a. Use double space and 12-point Times New Roman font.
b. Provide reference using the American Psychological Association (APA) format 7th
edition.
c. References should be the latest (the year 2018 onwards)
Notes:
 Assignments should be submitted according to the due date.
 You are to submit a softcopy of your work online through myINSPIRE.
 Plagiarism is not acceptable. If you are unsure what plagiarism means, refer to the
websites that discuss this matter, e.g. owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts

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SOALAN TUGASAN

OBJEKTIF:
Tugasan ini memberi peluang kepada anda untuk memahami pelbagai cabaran dalam
membangunkan kurikulum untuk sekolah supaya anda mempunyai kemahiran untuk
mencipta modul kursus untuk program pengajian pada masa hadapan.

ARAHAN:
Anda dikehendaki melengkapkan kesemua DUA bahagian tugasan.

BAHAGIAN I
TUGASAN A: ULASAN ARTIKEL (20 MARKAH)
Mewujudkan kurikulum yang responsif memerlukan banyak penyesuaian dan fleksibiliti
daripada pereka bentuk kurikulum. Tetapi dalam penyelidikan kami, "konkrit institusi"
didapati menjejaskan proses kurikulum responsif untuk pembangunan dengan ketara.
Halangan institusi mesti dihapuskan, dan strategi mesti digalakkan untuk menerimanya.

Berdasarkan rangsangan di atas, pelajar perlu membaca artikel berikut dan

menyempurnakan tugasan seterusnya:

Vreuls, J., Koeslag, K. M., Klink, M., Nieuwenhuis, L., & Boshuizen, H. (2022). Responsive
curriculum development for professional education: Different teams, different
tales. Curriculum Journal, 1. https://doi-org.newdc.oum.edu.my/10.1002/curj.155

Anda juga boleh mengakses artikel di atas dalam perpustakaan digital OUM.
(a) Apakah fokus pengkaji dalam artikel ini?
(b) Apakah halangan yang menghalang kurikulum yang baik?
(c) Apakah perbezaan antara dua model yang digunakan dalam menjadikan kurikulum
yang responsif?

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(d) Fikirkan faktor atau pembolehubah lain yang boleh anda tambahkan pada model
kedua. Justifikasikan jawapan anda dengan sumber yang berkaitan. Anda boleh
merujuk kepada sumber lain yang boleh dipercayai.
(e) Jika anda seorang pembangun kurikulum, cipta model baharu menggunakan
pembolehubah dalam Rajah 2 dalam artikel ini. Tambahkan pembolehubah yang
telah anda kenal pasti dalam (d) untuk dimasukkan ke dalam rajah anda.

TUGASAN B: PEMBANGUNAN KURSUS (30 MARKAH)

Bahagian tugasan ini bertujuan untuk memberi anda latihan dalam membangunkan hasil
kursus, kandungan, aktiviti pembelajaran yang dicadangkan, dan pengukuran hasil kursus
untuk kursus pengajian di institusi anda. Kursus yang anda bangunkan harus bertujuan
untuk meningkatkan kemahiran berfikir aras tinggi dan kemahiran menyelesaikan masalah.

Anda dikehendaki memberikan maklumat berikut dalam modul kursus:

(i) Tajuk Kursus

(ii) Penerangan Kursus:
 Terangkan kursus secara ringkas.
 Huraikan bagaimana kursus ini berguna kepada pelajar.
 Apakah yang akan dicapai oleh pelajar jika mereka menghadiri kursus ini?
(iii) Rasional:
 Mengapakah kursus itu penting?
 Mengapa pelajar memerlukan kursus ini?
 Adakah kursus tersebut memenuhi keperluan masyarakat?
(iv) Tempoh kursus
(v) Pernyataan Hasil Pembelajaran Kursus (CLO):
 Pernyataan tentang pengetahuan kandungan, sikap, dan kemahiran yang
akan dicapai oleh pelajar. Sediakan hanya 3 - 4 CLO sahaja.
(vi) Pra-Syarat Kursus
(vii) Kandungan:
 Terangkan secara ringkas topik yang akan dimasukkan ke dalam kursus.
(viii) Bahan:
 Bahan bercetak, laman web, dsb.
(ix) Kaedah Pengajaran:
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  Pendekatan (pendekatan konstruktivis, pendekatan berasaskan masalah,
pendekatan inkuiri, dsb.)
 Strategi pedagogi (kaedah kuliah, sesi kumpulan kecil, dsb.)
 Aktiviti dan tugasan pelajar
(x) Prosedur Penilaian / Penggredan:
 Bagaimanakah anda akan mengukur kemajuan pelajar dalam mencapai
matlamat dan objektif kursus?
 Terangkan bagaimana anda akan menilai kursus.
 Kaedah penilaian yang dicadangkan (ujian, tugasan, projek, dsb.)
(xi) Rujukan utama kursus:
 Tulis empat rujukan utama dan semasa untuk kursus anda. Ia boleh terdiri
daripada buku, ebook, modul, panduan belajar dll.
(xii) Maklumat tambahan lain:
 Berikan 4-5 maklumat tambahan
[JUMLAH: 50 MARKAH]

BAHAGIAN II: PENYERTAAN KELAS DALAM TALIAN (10 MARKAH)

Bahagian ini memerlukan pelajar mengambil bahagian secara aktif dalam eforum
myINSPIRE. Bincangkan topik berikut dalam forum dan serahkan bukti penyertaan anda
dengan tutor dan rakan sebaya anda dalam perbincangan dalam talian eforum.

Soalan perbincangan dalam talian:

(a) Apakah yang menjadikan kurikulum berkesan? Sokong jawapan anda dengan rujukan
yang berkaitan.
(b) Apakah trend dan isu dalam pembangunan kurikulum? Bincangkan jawapan anda
dengan rujukan yang sesuai.
[JUMLAH: 10 MARKAH]

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ARAHAN CARA MENGHANTAR BUKTI PENYERTAAN KELAS DALAM TALIAN:
1. Pilih LIMA (5) penghantaran terbaik daripada perbincangan forum anda dalam
tugasan.
2. Buat tangkapan skrin penghantaran dan masukkannya sebagai imej dalam fail
tugasan Bahagian 1 dan TUGASAN 2 anda.
3. Tangkapan skrin hendaklah dalam fail imej (sama ada dalam format JPG atau PNG).
Rujuk sampel Screen Grab di bawah.
4. Tangkapan skrin hendaklah mengandungi nama, tajuk perbincangan, hari, tarikh dan
masa.

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HPGD1103 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT / SEPTEMBER 2022 SEMESTER
TASK A: REVIEW OF ARTICLES (20 MARKS)

QN CLO Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or Max
No response Mark
Criteria Weighting
s
4 3 2 1 0
3 Introduction 0.5 The introduction is The introduction is clear The introduction is fairly There is little No introduction 2
TASK very clear and it and well-written well-written information in the
A describes the content introduction
in an organised
manner
Pengenalan Pengenalan sangat Pengenalan adalah jelas Pengenalan ditulis Terdapat sedikit Tiada pengenalan
jelas dan ia dan ditulis dengan baik dengan agak baik maklumat dalam
menerangkan pengenalan
kandungan secara
teratur
3 The main focus of 0.5 The main focus is very The main focus is well The main focus is quite The main focus is There is no main focus
the researcher in the well-identified and identified and discussed well identified and vaguely identified and discussed 2
article discussed discussed discussed

Fokus utama Fokus utama dikenal Fokus utama dikenal pasti Fokus utama dikenal Fokus utama tidak Tiada fokus utama
pengkaji dalam pasti dengan dan dan dibincangkan dengan pasti dan dibincangkan dikenal pasti dan yang dibincangkan
artikel dibincangkan dengan baik dengan agak baik dibincangkan dengan
tepat jelas
3 Discussion on the 0.5 The discussion is very The discussion is The discussion is The discussion is vague There is no discussion
barriers that hinder comprehensive comprehensive somewhat provided 2
a good curriculum comprehensive

Perbincangan Perbincangan sangat Perbincangan adalah Perbincangan agak Perbincangan adalah Tiada perbincangan
tentang halangan komprehensif komprehensif komprehensif kabur disediakan
yang menghalang
kurikulum yang baik
3 The discussion on 0.5 The discussion is very The discussion is The discussion is The discussion is vague There is no discussion 2
the differences comprehensive comprehensive somewhat provided

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 between the two comprehensive
models used in
making the
curriculum

Perbincangan Perbincangan sangat Perbincangan adalah Perbincangan agak Perbincangan tidak Tiada perbincangan
tentang perbezaan komprehensif komprehensif komprehensif jelas disediakan
antara dua model
yang digunakan
dalam membuat
kurikulum
3 Another factor or 1  The identified  The identified factor  The identified factor  The identified  There is no 4
variable can be factor or variable or variable is well or variable is quite factor or variable is identified factor or
added to the second is very well justified well justified not well justified variable, and no
model with justified  The supporting  The supporting  The supporting justification is
justification and  The supporting source(s) is current source(s) is quite source(s) is very provided
relevant sources source(s) is very current obsolete
current
Satu lagi faktor atau  Faktor atau  Faktor atau  Faktor atau  Faktor atau Tiada faktor atau
pembolehubah boleh pembolehubah pembolehubah yang pembolehubah yang pembolehubah pembolehubah yang
ditambah kepada yang dikenal pasti dikenal pasti adalah dikenal pasti adalah yang dikenal pasti dikenal pasti, dan
model kedua dengan adalah sangat wajar Sumber agak wajar tidak wajar tiada justifikasi
justifikasi dan wajar. sokongan adalah  Sumber sokongan  Sumber sokongan disediakan
sumber yang  Sumber sokongan terkini adalah agak terkini adalah sangat
berkaitan adalah sangat lapuk
terkini
3 Create a new model 1  The model is self- The model is informative The model is quite self- The model is not self- There is no model 4
using the variables in explanatory, with with the new relevant explanatory, with the explanatory, with the created
Figure 2 in the the relevant new factor included new relevant factor unknown factor
article. Add a factor included included included
variable you have
identified in (d) to
include in your
diagram

Cipta model baharu  Model ini adalah Model ini bermaklumat Model ini agak jelas, Model tidak jelas, Tiada model dicipta
menggunakan sangat jelas, dengan faktor relevan dengan faktor relevan dengan faktor yang
pembolehubah dengan faktor baharu disertakan baharu disertakan tidak diketahui
dalam Rajah 2 dalam baharu yang disertakan
artikel. Tambahkan berkaitan
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 pembolehubah yang disertakan
telah anda kenal
pasti dalam (d) untuk
dimasukkan ke dalam
rajah anda.
3 Conclusion 0.5 The conclusion The conclusion The conclusion is fairly The conclusion does No conclusion 2
successfully summarised some of the summarised the key not summarise key provided
summarised the key key issues issues issues
issues

Kesimpulan Kesimpulan berjaya Kesimpulan meringkaskan Kesimpulannya Kesimpulannya tidak Tiada kesimpulan
meringkaskan isu-isu beberapa isu utama diringkaskan secara meringkaskan isu disediakan
utama agak baik isu-isu utama utama

3 Citations and 0.5  All citations and  Most citations and  A few citations and  Most citations and No citations and 2
references (follow references follow references follow references follow references did not references provided
APA format 7th the APA System the APA System the APA System follow APA System
edition format closely format closely format closely closely
 All Citations are  Most citations are  A few citations are  Most citations are
aligned with the aligned with the aligned with the not aligned with
references and references and references and the references and
likewise likewise likewise likewise
Petikan dan rujukan  Semua petikan  Kebanyakan petikan  Beberapa petikan  Kebanyakan
(ikut format APA dan rujukan dan rujukan dan rujukan petikan dan
edisi ke-7) mengikut format mengikut format mengikut format rujukan tidak
Sistem APA Sistem APA dengan Sistem APA dengan mengikuti Sistem
dengan teliti teliti teliti APA dengan teliti
 Semua Petikan  Kebanyakan petikan  Beberapa petikan ebanyakan petikan
diselaraskan diselaraskan dengan diselaraskan tidak sejajar
dengan rujukan rujukan dan begitu dengan rujukan dan dengan rujukan
dan begitu juga juga sebaliknya begitu juga dan begitu juga
sebaliknya sebaliknya Tiada petikan dan
rujukan disediakan
Total 5 20

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HPGD1103 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
TASK B: COURSE DEVELOPMENT (30 MARKS)

QN CLO Excellent Good Fair Poor No response Max

Mark
Criteria Weighting 4 3 2 1 0
s
TASK 3 Title of the course 0.5 The title is relevant and The title is relevant and The title is relevant The title is not clear No title 2
B clearly understood and clearly understood provided
sounds interesting
3 Course description 0.5 A very comprehensive A comprehensive course A fairly An incomprehensive No course 2
course description. It is description. It is easy to comprehensive course description. It description
very easy to comprehend comprehend course description. It is not easy to
is quite easy to comprehend
comprehend
3 The rationale of the course 0.5 Well-written with They are written with They are fairly written They are poorly No rationale 2
excellent justifications. clear justifications with justification written and without
justification
3 Duration of the course 0.5 The duration is very The duration is suitable The duration is quite The duration is not No duration 2
suitable for the topics for the topics provided suitable for the topics sufficient for the provided
provided provided topics provided
3 Course Learning Outcomes 1.5  The CLOs is very  The CLOs is clear,  The CLOs is quite  The CLOs is not No CLOs 6
(CLOs) Statements clear, observable observable and clear, observable clear, visible and
3 -4 statements must be and measurable measurable and measurable measurable
provided  All the CLOs reflect  Most of the CLOs  Some of the CLOs  Most of the CLOs
what will be included reflect what will be reflect what will do not reflect
in the course included in the be included in what will be
requirements course requirements the course included in the
requirements course
requirements
3 Course pre-requisite 0.5 The course pre-requisite The course pre-requisite The course pre- The course pre- No course 2
statement is very statement is thorough requisite statement is requisite statement is pre-requisite
comprehensive and and feasible somewhat complete not complete and
feasible and feasible feasible
3 Content 1.0  All content provided  All content provided  All content  All content No content
Minimum of 5 or more topics is very well is well sequenced provided is quite provided is not provided 4
to be included sequenced  The content is well sequenced well sequenced
 The content is very relevant to the  The content quite  The content does
relevant to the current needs relevant to the not apply to the
current needs current needs current needs
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 3 Teaching Methods: 1.0  The teaching  The teaching  The teaching  The teaching No 4
The teaching approaches/ methods or methods or methods or methods or methodology
methods/ strategies and strategies are very strategies are strategies are strategies are not or teaching
techniques help students systematically systematically quite systematically strategies
written written systematically written
learn the desired course
 All the activities  All the activities written  All the 4-5
contents and can develop planned to achieve planned to achieve  All the activities activities planned
achievable CLOs (4-5 the desired CLOs are the desired CLOs are planned to to achieve the
activities) very well described well described achieve the desired CLOs are
desired CLOs are not well
quite well described
described
3 Evaluation / Grading 0.5  A very well-written  A well-written  A fairly good  A very poor No 2
procedures grading procedures grading procedures written grading written grading evaluation or
 The evaluation/  The evaluation/ procedures procedures grading
grading is very grading is aligned to  The evaluation/  The evaluation/ procedures
aligned to achieving achieving the CLOs grading is quite grading is not
the CLOs correlated to aligned to
achieving the achieving the
CLOs CLOs
3 Main references for the 0.5 All the references are All the references are All the references are All the references are No 2
course: very relevant and current relevant and current quite relevant and not relevant, and references
Relevant and current current current for the
course
3 Other additional information 0.5 All the additional All the additional All the additional All the additional No additional 2
4 or more additional information is very information is feasible information is quite information is not information
information feasible for the course for the course feasible for the feasible for the provided
course course

Total 7.5 30
*QN = Question Number

PART II: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10 MARKS)

Online Class CLO Criteria Weighting Excellent Good Fair Poor No response Maximum
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 Question 4 3 2 1 0 marks

(a) What makes an Quality of All five comments are Four of the comments Two or three of the One post was Postings are done 10
effective Postings good, appropriate, are good, appropriate, comments are submitted. OR All past the
curriculum? Support relevant, meaningful, and relevant, meaningful, somewhat good, posts are done in assignment
your answers with Affective respectful. and respectful. appropriate, one day. timeline.
relevant references. Domain Postings reflect active Postings reflect meaningful, and OR None of the OR No postings
(b) What are the (A3) participation within the participation within the respectful. comments are good given as proof of
trends and issues in assignment timeline. assignment timeline. Postings show and relevant. participation in
curriculum 3 2.5 relatively short OR Comments are discussion
development? participation time. short responses that
Discuss your answer are not substantial
with appropriate nor meaningful.
references. Minimum effort (e.g.
“I agree with Tina”)

Total Marks 2.5 10

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