ASSIGNMENT

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HPGD1103
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2023 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 2023.

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 learners to understand various challenges in
developing curricula for schools so that they will have the skills to develop a course module
for a program 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)
Curricula are defined at various levels, the state (macro) and school/classroom (meso/micro)
levels being the most well-known. Because of this, the curriculum is not only a concern of
governments but also of schools and teachers. However, increasingly, due to the globalization
of society curriculum questions are also a concern of supranational levels.

You are required to review 2 to 3 journal current articles (2017-2022) or chapters of a book
on challenges that affect curriculum development in the future. Based on your review of the
articles, write a summary to address the following questions:
• Why is there a need to revamp the current curriculum?
• What are the areas or domains that should be emphasized in the future curriculum?
• What are the suggestions made to ensure the future curriculum is well received?

TASK B: COURSE DEVELOPMENT (30 MARKS)

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

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

(i) Title of the Course

(ii) Course Description:

• What is the course about?
• Elaborate on how the course will be 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 CLOs.
(vi) Course Pre-Requisite
(vii) Content:
• Describe briefly the topics that will be incorporated into the course.
(viii) Materials:
• Printed materials, websites, etc.

(ix) Methodology/ Teaching Strategies:

• 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:
• How will you measure students’ progress in achieving the goals and objectives
of the course?
• Explain how you would evaluate the course?
• Propose assessment methods (tests, assignments, projects, etc.)
(xi) Main references for the course

(xii) Other additional information

[TOTAL: 50 MARKS]

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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) How can curriculum development incorporate elements that foster emotional
intelligence in students? What are the potential benefits and challenges of doing so?
(b) How does the affective domain influence student motivation and engagement?
Discuss strategies that curriculum developers can use to enhance students' intrinsic
motivation to learn.
(c) How can curriculum development address the emotional well-being of students from
diverse cultural backgrounds? What role does cultural sensitivity play in the affective
domain of learning?

INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO SUBMIT PROOF OF ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION:

1. Select the best FIVE (5) of your 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 2010 onwards)
Notes:
• Assignments should be submitted according to the due date.
• You are to submit a softcopy of your assignment online through myINSPIRE.
• Plagiarism is not acceptable. If you are not sure what is meant by plagiarism, refer to
the various websites which discuss this matter, e.g. owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts.

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 SOALAN TUGASAN

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

ARAHAN:
Anda dikehendaki melengkapkan kesemua DUA bahagian tugasan.

BAHAGIAN 1
TUGASAN 1: SEMAKAN ARTIKEL (20%)

Kurikulum ditakrifkan pada pelbagai peringkat, peringkat negeri (makro) dan sekolah/bilik darjah
(meso/mikro) adalah yang paling terkenal. Oleh sebab itu, kurikulum bukan sahaja menjadi perhatian
kerajaan tetapi juga sekolah dan guru. Namun, semakin, disebabkan globalisasi persoalan kurikulum
masyarakat turut menjadi perhatian peringkat supranasional.

Anda dikehendaki menyemak 2 hingga 3 artikel semasa jurnal (2017-2022) atau bab dalam
buku tentang cabaran yang mempengaruhi pembangunan kurikulum pada masa hadapan.
Berdasarkan ulasan anda terhadap artikel tersebut, tulis ringkasan untuk menjawab soalan
berikut:

• Mengapakah terdapat keperluan untuk merombak kurikulum semasa?

• Apakah bidang atau domain yang perlu dititikberatkan dalam kurikulum akan datang?
• Apakah cadangan yang dikemukakan untuk memastikan kurikulum akan datang diterima
dengan baik?

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TUGASAN 2: PEMBANGUNAN KURSUS (30%)
Tujuan bahagian tugasan ini adalah untuk memberi anda latihan dalam membangunkan hasil
kursus, kandungan, aktiviti pembelajaran yang dicadangkan, dan pengukuran hasil kursus
untuk kursus pengajian di institusi anda sendiri. 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:

• Apakah kursus itu?
• 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 (HPK):

• Pernyataan tentang pengetahuan kandungan, sikap, dan kemahiran yang akan
dicapai oleh pelajar. Sediakan 3 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) Metodologi/Strategi Pengajaran:

• Pendekatan (pendekatan konstruktivis, pendekatan berasaskan masalah,
pendekatan inkuiri, dsb.)
• Strategi pedagogi (kaedah kuliah, sesi kumpulan kecil, dsb.)
• Aktiviti dan tugasan pelajar

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(x) Prosedur Penilaian/Penggredan:
• Bagaimanakah anda akan mengukur kemajuan pelajar dalam mencapai
matlamat dan objektif kursus?
• Terangkan bagaimana anda akan menilai kursus?
• Cadangkan kaedah penilaian (ujian, tugasan, projek, dsb.)

(xi) Rujukan utama untuk kursus

(xii) Maklumat tambahan lain

BAHAGIAN 2
PENYERTAAN KELAS DALAM TALIAN (10%)

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) Bagaimanakah pembangunan kurikulum boleh menggabungkan elemen yang memupuk
kecerdasan emosi dalam diri pelajar? Apakah faedah dan cabaran yang berpotensi untuk
berbuat demikian?
b) Bagaimanakah domain afektif mempengaruhi motivasi dan penglibatan pelajar?
Bincangkan strategi yang boleh digunakan oleh pembangun kurikulum untuk
meningkatkan motivasi intrinsik pelajar untuk belajar.
c) Bagaimanakah pembangunan kurikulum dapat menangani kesejahteraan emosi pelajar
daripada pelbagai latar belakang budaya? Apakah peranan yang dimainkan oleh sensitiviti
budaya dalam domain afektif pembelajaran?

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ARAHAN BAGI CARA MENGHANTAR SEBAGAI BUKTI PENYERTAAN KELAS DALAM TALIAN ATAU
ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION
Laksanakan perkara berikut:
1. Pilih LIMA (5) penghantaran anda yang terbaik dari perbincangan dalam talian yang
telah di sediakan oleh tutor anda. Berikan contoh dalam hujah anda.
2. Buat tangkapan layar penghantaran dan masukkannya sebagai imej dalam tugasan
anda.
3. Imej tangkapan layar mesti dalam format imej (sama ada JPG atau PNG). Rujuk pada
contoh tangkapan layar di bawah.
4. Tangkapan layar mesti mengandungi Nama, Tajuk Perbincangan, Hari, Tarikh dan
Masa.

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HPGD1103 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT / SEPTEMBER 2023

PART I - TASK A: REVIEW OF ARTICLES (20 MARKS)

QN CLO Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Max
No response
Criteria Weighting Marks
4 3 2 1 0
TASK 3 Introduction 0.5 The introduction is very The introduction is clear The introduction is fairly There is little No introduction 2
A clear and describes the and well-written well-written information in the
content in an organized introduction
manner
3 Curriculum 1 5 valid reasons 4 valid reasons explaining 3 valid reasons explaining Reasons explaining the No discussion on the
development in explaining the need to the need to revamp the the need to revamp the need to revamp the curriculum 4
future revamp the current current curriculum have current curriculum have current curriculum have development in future
curriculum have been been clearly described been clearly described been described but they
clearly described with with suitable examples with suitable examples are not well described.
suitable examples Limited examples were
provided

3 Domains 1 4 domains to be 3 domains to be 2 domains to be Domains to be No domains discussion

emphasized in the emphasized in the future emphasized in the future emphasized in the provided 4
future curriculum have curriculum have been curriculum have been future curriculum were
been identified and identified and described in identified and described explained but not in-
described in detail. detail. in detail. depth and lacked clarity.

3 Preparations
1 All types of Most of the preparations Few of the preparations Few of the preparations No discussion on the 4
preparations were were correctly identified were correctly identified were correctly identified preparation
correctly identified and and explained with and explained with and explained. However,
explained with sufficient examples. In- sufficient examples. In- the explanation
sufficient examples. In- depth explanations were depth explanations were provided lacks in-depth
depth explanations provided provided discussion. Only limited
were provided. examples were
provided.

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 3 Conclusion 0.5 The conclusion The conclusion The conclusion is fairly The conclusion does not No conclusion provided
successfully summarized some of the summarized the key summarize key issues 2
summarized the key key issues issues
issues

3 Citations and 1 • All citations and • Most citations and • A few citations and • Most citations and No citations and 4
references references follow references follow references follow references did not references provided
closely APA closely APA System closely APA System follow closely APA
System format format format System
• 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

Total 5 20
*QN = Question Number

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PART II - TASK B: COURSE DEVELOPMENT (30 Marks)

QN CLO Excellent Good Fair Poor No response

Max
Criteria Weighting 4 3 2 1 0 Marks

TASK 3 Title of the course 0.5 The title is relevant and clearly The title is relevant and The title is relevant. The title is not clear. No title 2
B understood and sounds clearly understood. provided
interesting.

3 Course description 0.5 Written comprehensively and Written in a detailed Fairly well-written Not well-written at all. No course 2
in detailed manner. manner. description
3 The rationale of the course 0.5 Well-written with excellent Written with clear Fairly written with Poorly written without No rationale 2
justifications. justifications. justification. justification.

3 Duration of the course 0.5 Clearly written and justified. Clearly written. Written. Not written. No duration 2
provided
3 Course Learning Outcomes 1 All information was presented All information was All information was All information was No CLOs 4
Statements and statements were written presented and statements presented and presented but not
3 statements must be very clearly. were written clearly. statements were clear
provided written quite clearly.
3 Course pre-requisite 0.5 Written comprehensively and Written in detailed Fairly well-written. Not well-written at all. No course 2
in detailed manner. manner. pre-requisite

3 Content
Minimum of 5 or more
topics to be included
3 Teaching
Methodology/Teaching
strategies
1 All content provided, 5 topics
presented.
1.5 A minimum of 5 activities for
students must be clearly
developed indicating the
objectives of the activity, the
teacher’s role, and the
student’s role.
Content provided, 4 topics
presented.
4 activities for students
must be clearly developed
indicating the objectives of
the activity, the teacher’s
role, and the student’s
role.
Content provided, 3 Content provided, 2 No content
topics presented. topics presented. provided 4
3 activities for students 2 activities for students No 6
must be clearly must be clearly methodology
developed indicating developed indicating or teaching
the objectives of the the objectives of the strategies
activity, the teacher’s activity, the teacher’s
role, and the student’s role, and the student’s
role. role.

3 Evaluation / Grading 0.5 Well-written with excellent Written with clear Fairly written with Poorly written without No evaluation 2
procedures justifications. justifications. justification. justification. or grading
procedures

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 3 Main references for the 0.5 At least 4 references are At least 3 references are At least 2 references Only one reference is No references 2
course mentioned. mentioned are mentioned. mentioned. for the course

3 Other additional 0.5 Written comprehensively and Written in a detailed Fairly well-written. Not well-written at all. No additional 2
Information in a detailed manner. manner. information

Total 7.5 30
*QN = Question Number

PART II: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10 Marks)

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

a-c Quality of • All the five responses • All the five • All the five • All the five responses No 10
Postings or comments are responses or responses or or comments are not postings
very relevant and comments are comments are relevant and not were given
Affective very meaningful relevant and quite relevant related as proof of
Domain • The postings are very meaningful and quite • The postings are not participati
3 (A3) 2.5 tactful in their • The postings are meaningful tactful in their on in the
approach tactful in their • The postings approach discussion
approach are quite tactful • The responses are too
in their brief (e.g. “I agree with
approach Tina”)

Total Marks 2.5 10

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