Perspectives on curriculum development / curriculum delivery model

Content
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Outcome/Product
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Curriculum is:

Pre-planned activity -

A pre-planned
educational
guideline

Consist of

A collection of
courses, subjects or
subjects disciplines

Stated purposes, aims and objectives

Focus

Outlined learning
outcomes

Emphasize

On the subject to be included in a

particular field of
study and methods
of inquiry
On the content to be
transmitted

Education is seen as:

Transmission of
knowledge

Learners
expectancies

Evaluation

Purpose

To develop a
curriculum that
consists of subjects
that are relevant to
the individual and
society

Known as

Subject matter

Dangers

Responsible to
master the subject
and the reasoning
processes inherent
in the subject
discipline
Through examination-

-Planning is limited
as focus is on the
laid down contents.
Some contents may
not be covered due

Praxis
Bevis and Watson

A set of planned learning

experiences that
are provided to
the learner by the
institution
Interaction
between
teachers
,students and
knowledge
On learning
experiences

The interaction and

transaction between and
among students and
teachers during learners

On behavioural
outcomes equipping
students with
knowledge, skills
and values
A way of bringing change to learners
pattern of behaviour
Required to
demonstrate
mastery of the
learning outcomes

On interaction of teachers,
students and
knowledge

Principles of interactive and

collaborative learning

A way of which
learning is
offered
practical form of reasoning

Seen as a practical activity

Assessment criteria Demonstrate skills

competency
Is to equip learners with skills
necessary to
function effectively
in society

Experimentation.

dynamic interaction of action

and reflection

To ensure
personal
experiences
which are
intended to
contribute to
learning are
brought to the
learner
Planned learning
experience
-It treats learners
as subjects rather
than objects.
-It can lead to
very different

-To make an explicit

commitment to emancipation

Learning outcome -Programmes

inevitably exist prior
to and outside the
learning experiences
-can deskill

Planning, acting and

evaluation

Real life problems

Internalise and apply

curriculum content in order to
solve problems

-interactions
-Lack of commitment
expressed in action to the
exploration of educators
values and their practice

to lack of resources

educators

means being
employed in
classrooms and a
high degree of
variety in content