NATURE OF CURRICULUM:

(types, components and purpose)

ALMEDA R. RANGASAJO
WHAT IS CURRICULUM?

 Curriculum is a general over-all plan of the content or specific materials of

instruction that the school should offer the student by means of qualifying them
for graduation or certification or for entrance into a professional or vocational
field.
CURRICULUM IS…

 What is taught in schools directed

by the teacher
 A set of subjects.
 Content
 A program or studies
 A set of materials
 A sequence of course
 A set of performance objectives
CURRICULUM IS…

 Everything that goes within the school

 A series of experiences undergone by the learners
POINT OF VIEWS OF THE CURRICULUM

 Traditional point of view of the curriculum – a body of the subjects or subject

matter prepared by the teachers for the students to learn.
POINT OF VIEW OF THE CURRICULUM

o “permanent studies”
o According to him, rules of
grammar, reading, rhetoric and
logic and mathematics for basic
education is emphasized.

ROBERT M.
HUTCHINS
POINT OF VIEW OF THE CURRICULUM

o believes that curriculum should

focus on the fundamental
intellectual discipline of grammar,
literature and writing.

Arthur Bestor
POINT OF VIEW OF THE CURRICULUM

Curriculum should consist only of

knowledge comes from discipline
which is the sole source.

Joseph Schwab
POINT OF VIEW OF THE CURRICULUM

 Caswell and Campbell viewed curriculum as “all experiences children have under
the guidance of teachers”.
 Marsh and Willis view curriculum as all the “experiences in the classroom which
are planned and entered by the teacher, and also learned by the students.”
 Smith, Stanley and Shores defined curriculum as a “ sequence of potential
experiences set up in schools for the purpose of disciplining children and youth in
group ways of thinking and acting.”
POINT OF VIEW OF THE CURRICULUM

 Progressive point of view – It is the total learning experiences of an individual. It

is anchored on John Dewey’s definition of experience and education.
POINT OF VIEW OF THE CURRICULUM

o he believed that reflective

thinking is a means that unifies
curricular.
o Thoughts is not derived from
action but is tested by
application.

John Dewey
TYPES OF CURRICULUM

 Traditional curriculum/Subject-centered curriculum

 Back to basic curriculum
 Progressive curriculum
 Core curriculum
 Theme-based curriculum
 Competency-based curriculum
 Personalized curriculum/Learner-centered curriculum
COMPONENTS OF CURRICULUM

 Objectives
 Content
 Instructional strategies
 Assessment and Evaluation
 Resources and materials
 Standards
 Diversity and inclusiveness
 Continuity and sequence
PURPOSE OF THE CURRICULUM

 Standardizes the learning goals for an entire school and provides a clear path for
students to progress from one grade to another.
 Providing a structured plan for teaching and learning that outlines what student
should know and be able to do at different stages of their education.
 Guides and informs instruction, assessment, and the development of educational
resources.
 To enable each child or young person to be a successful learner, a confident
individual, a responsible citizen and an effective contributor.
TAMA NA.