Wheeler’s Curriculum Developmental

Model

D.K. Wheeler
• D.K. Wheeler was an educator at the
University of Western Australia in 1967. He
developed and extended the ideas by the work.
Wheeler’s definition of curriculum: “the
planned experiences offered to the learner
under the guidance of the school”. He
developed and extended the ideas by the work,
Influenced by the work of Tyler, Taba, and
Bloom. The wheeler curriculum model is
prescriptive as well as cyclical (non- linear)
with 5 inter- dependent stages.
• In his influential book, Curriculum Process, Wheeler
(1967) presented a cyclical process in which each
element of the curriculum is related and
interdependent
• Although this model is also rational in nature, each
phase is a logical development of the preceding one.
• One cannot proceed to the next phase unless the
preceding phase is done.
• Wheeler also emphasized the importance of starting
from the development of aims, goals , and
objectives.
 2. Selection of
Learning Experiences

1. Aims, Goals, And 3. Selection of

Objectives Content

4. Organization and
Integration of
5. Evaluation
Learning Experiences
and Content.

Figure 8. Wheeler’s Curriculum

Development Model
 Aims, Goals and Objectives
• Aims covers all the experiences provided in
the curriculum.
• Goals are tied to specific subjects or group of
content within the curriculum.
• Objectives describe more specific outcomes as
a result of lessons or instructions delivered at.
 Learning Experiences

• Is an activity which the learners engages

in which the results in his behaviors.
 Content
• is what we teach. It must be related to
validity, significance, utility, interest and
learnability.
 Evaluation
• The former have clear objectives and aligned
assessment strategies designed to test how
well students have achieved the learning
outcomes.
Advantages of Wheeler Model
Wheeler or Cyclic model present the curriculum design
process as.

• Continuing activity
• Incorporates new information into the curriculum.
• Views curriculum elements as interrelated and
interdependent.
• Has feedback mechanism.
• Emphasize on the situational analysis.
• Evaluate at a stage where its findings are feedback
into the objectives.
Disadvantages of Wheeler Model
Wheeler Model has received criticisms.
• It is time consuming.
• It is difficult to locate.
• It is not different from objective model.
• It seems to lack of procedure between
organizing and integrating learning
experiences, content and evaluation.
Abigail Mae S. Gallo
Rhea Jane Lanuan