RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

TEACHER BELIEFS AND

CURICULUM IMPLEMENTATION
Introduction

Without doubt, the most important person in

the curriculum implementation process is the
teacher.

Teachers are most knowledgeable about the

practice of teaching and are responsible for
introducing the curriculum in the classroom.
Factors contributing to curriculum
implementation
Enhance teachers knowledge of the curriculum.

Extrinsic : adequacy of resources, time, school

ethos and professional support.

Intrinsic : professional knowledge, professional

adequacy and professional interest and
motivation.
Tutorial

In groups discuss the different roles of the

teacher.
In groups discuss why is it important for teachers
to be involved in curriculum planning.
In groups discuss how you can informally
evaluate your own teaching (including how you
enact curricula)
Teachers Beliefs
Fidelity of Use

Staying very close to the prescribed written document.

fidelity approach suggests curriculum as a course of

study, a textbook series, a guide, a set of teacher plans
(Snyder et al. 1992: 427).

They transmit textbook content as its structure dictates

by means of linear unit-by-unit, lesson-by-lesson and
Teachers Beliefs
Mutual-Adaptation

Individual, creative versions of the written curriculum.

The adaptation approach is a process whereby adjustments in

a curriculum are made by curriculum developers and those who
use it in the school

They adapt existing materials and topics, add new topics, leave
out irrelevant elements, use flexible lesson plans, respond to
student differences and use various teaching techniques.

Tutorial

In groups, discuss and compare both beliefs

and present your findings.