Reflections on Curriculum

Planning
 Curriculum planning is an essential of
curriculum development. It sets the tone for curriculum development
activities. We are taught to examine the needs and demands of the
society, understand the nature of the discipline and structure of
knowledge, and analyze the nature and needs of the learners.
Importance of Curriculum Planning

Curriculum planning is important

because it helps make sure daily teaching has a larger purpose. It
provides a guide by supplying learning outcomes along with activities
designed to help achieve those outcomes
Knowledge about the learners – help us to understand that
curriculum must respond to the nature, needs, interest, learning
styles, and thinking preferences of every learner. It make realize that
the purpose of the curriculum is not just to develop knowledge and
skills but for the holistic development of every learner.

Why is it important to know your teacher?

What should a teacher known about his learners?

 Background of your student. It is very important

to find out about situation and background.
 Communication is the key to know about students. Understand
their emotions.
Know about their Goals / Dreams
 Knowledge about society
 Helps us to realize that a curriculum must be made relevant and
responsive to the needs and demands of the society. A curriculum
should be context-based and it must uphold social values and edify
democratic principles of the society.
 What is the subject knowledge and why is it important?

Knowledge is one of the most important factors determining the development

of global economy and society. Humankind needs a fair distributions of
resources of knowledge because its major social problems and difficulties today
are due to existing deep-going differences in their possession in use.

 Is the actual knowledge teachers are expected to teach.

 Having secure subject knowledge not only allows teachers to instruct (In –
depth) with confidence, but it insures that teachers are more able and
prepared, to address misconceptions that have a detrimental effect on their
understanding.
Knowledge about the
discipline of subject matter
 Helps us to understand the different disciplines, subjects, and
academic fields. Enables every curriculum worker to understand
essential contents that should be covered in a particular discipline.
 Criteria Used in Selection of
Subject Matter for the
Curriculum
 Utility usefulness of the content either for the present or the future.
 Learnability within the range of the experience of the learners.
 Feasibility can be learned within the time allowed, resources available,
expertise of the teacher, nature of learner.
 Self-sufficiency less teaching effort and educational resources, less learner’s
effort but more results and effective learning outcomes most economical
manner (Scheffler,1970)
 Significance contribute to basic ideas to achieve overall aim of curriculum,
develop learning skills.
 Validity meaningful to the learner based on maturity, prior experience,
educational and social value.