Unit 1.

Nature of the
Curriculum
By:
Mar
Anthony
Soriano
 This presentation aims to;
• Define and explain what is a curriculum

• Discuss the types of curriculum, components and its purpose

 A.
DEFINITIONS
OF
CURRICULUM
 Types of Curriculum
- Is a structured set of learning outcomes or
task that educators usually called goals and
objectives

- Listing of subjects to be taught in school

- Is the “what” of teaching

 Traditional
Points of View
It is a body of subjects or subject
matter prepared by the teacher for
the students to learn
The mission of the school should be
Synonymous to the “course of study”
and “syllabus”
“permanent studies” where the rules of
grammar, reading, rhetoric and logic and
mathematics for basic education are
emphasized (Robert Hutchins)
Written documents or a plan of
action in accomplishing
goals
intellectual training, curriculum
should focus on the fundamental
disciplines of grammar, literature
and writing. It should also include
mathematics, science, history and
foreign language (Arthur Bestor)
 Traditional
Points of view
Discipline is the sole source of curriculum.
Thus, in our educational system, Curriculum should consist
curriculum is divided into chunks of entirely of knowledge
knowledge called subject areas in which comes from various
basic education such as, English, disciplines (Phenix)
Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
and others (Joseph Schwab)
 Progressive A sequence of potential experiences
setup in the schools for the purpose
Points of View of disciplining children and youth
in group ways of thinking and
acting (Caswell & Smith as shared
Total learning experience of by Smith, Stanley and Shores)
the individual

All experiences children have The experiences in the

under the guidance of the classroom which are
teachers (Caswell and planned and enacted by the
Campbel) teacher, and also learned
by0 the students
 Develops and manages the
national curriculum standards for
basic education

JOCELYN D.R. ANDAYA

Director IV
B. MAJOR
CONCEPTS
 Types of Curriculum
1. Recommended Curriculum

2. Written Curriculum

3. Taught Curriculum

4. Supported Curriculum

5. Assessed Curriculum

6. Learned Curriculum

7. Hidden Curriculum
 Recommended
Curriculum
(K to 12 Guidelines)

- It is where you can find the

most essential
competencies and may be
able to use all year-round
and indicates it area per
quarter

- Found in Dep-Ed website

 Written Curriculum
(Teachers Lesson Plan)

-It is plan develop buy the

teachers to meet their set
goals and objectives

-Found in school
 Taught Curriculum
(Teaching Learning
Process)

- It is the lecture gave by the

teacher, initiating group
activities.

- Found in classroom.
Supported Curriculum
(Subject Textbook)
- These are the available
resources in school. It can
be the teacher, books such
as textbooks, workbooks,
teacher’s guides and etc.
and it includes laboratory
equipment’s.

- Found in school.
Assessed Curriculum
(Assessment Process)
- It is the assessments of the
learners whether formative
or summative to determine
their level of learnings.

- Found in school.
 Learned Curriculum
(Achieved Learning Outcomes)

- These are the skills and

expertise you may be able
to see to the learners thru
activities such as trainings,
seminars, and etc.

- Found in school.
 Hidden Curriculum
(Media)
- This is the learnings taught by
the teacher or it may not be
taught from the school.

- Found in school.
 Components of
Curriculum
1. Aims, goals and objectives

2. Subject matter/content

3. Learning experiences

4. Evaluation approaches
 Curriculum Aims,
Goals and Objectives

What is to be done?

A description of what students

are expected to learn
Curriculum Content or
Subject Matter

What subject matter should be

include?

Another term for knowledge

Compendium, principles, and

theories
 Curriculum Learning
Experiences
Instructional strategies and methods
will link to curriculum
experiences, the core and heart of
the curriculum. The instructional
strategies and methods will put into
action the goal s and use of the
content in order to produce an
outcome
 Curriculum Evaluation

To be effective, all curricula must have

an element of evaluation.
Curriculum evaluation refer to the
formal determination of the quality,
effectiveness or value of the
program, process and product of the
curriculum.
Purpose of Curriculum
The purpose of every schools and setting’s
curriculum is to support our children and
young people to be:
 Purpose of Curriculum
• Ethical informed citizen of the
The purpose of every schools and
country
setting’s curriculum is to support
our children and young people to
• Healthy, confident individuals,
be:
ready to lead fulfilling as valued
• members of the society
Ambitious, capable learners, ready
to learn throughout their lives
• Enterprising, creative contributors,
ready to play a full part in life and
work
 References

• slideshare.net/lourise/curriculum-10115376
• https://www.adek.gov.ae
• www.dep-ed.gov.ph
• iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu.com
• www.slideshare.net/nextjs/adirepse15/componets-of-
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