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Curriculum: A

Comprehensive
Overview
Curriculum is the heart of education. It outlines the knowledge, skills,
and values that students are expected to learn. This comprehensive
guide explores the multifaceted nature of curriculum, its historical
evolution, philosophical underpinnings, and the diverse components
that shape it. It delves into the types of curriculum, their purposes,
and the seven philosophical foundations that guide its development
and implementation. By understanding the complexities of
curriculum, educators can create impactful learning experiences that
empower students to succeed.
by Haze Ferreria-Basto
Nature of Curriculum
1 A Plan for Learning 2 Dynamic and Evolving
Curriculum is a carefully crafted Curriculum is not static but evolves
blueprint for learning. It outlines the with the changing needs of society,
specific goals, content, activities, advancements in knowledge, and
and assessments that educators emerging technologies. It is
will use to guide student growth. constantly revised and adapted to
meet the challenges and
opportunities of the modern world.

3 Interdisciplinary and 4 Learner-Centered


Integrated
Curriculum is ultimately designed to
Curriculum goes beyond isolated serve the needs of learners. It
subjects and encourages a holistic considers their individual strengths,
understanding of knowledge. It interests, and learning styles to
embraces interdisciplinary create engaging and meaningful
connections and promotes the educational experiences.
integration of different learning
areas.
Historical Perspectives on
Curriculum
1 Traditional Curriculum
The traditional curriculum emphasized rote memorization, discipline, and
teacher-centered instruction. Subjects were taught in isolation, and
knowledge was seen as a collection of facts to be transmitted.

2 Progressive Curriculum
The progressive movement in education challenged traditional methods,
advocating for student-centered learning, experiential activities, and
individualized instruction. This approach focused on developing critical
thinking, problem-solving, and lifelong learning skills.

3 Modern Curriculum
Modern curriculum incorporates elements of both traditional and
progressive approaches, prioritizing inquiry-based learning, technology
integration, and real-world applications. It also addresses issues of
equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Philosophers' Definitions
of Curriculum
Philosopher Definition

John Dewey Curriculum is a dynamic process of


growth and development,
emphasizing experience and learning
by doing.
Ralph Tyler Curriculum is a systematic plan for
learning that includes objectives,
content, methods, and evaluation.

Jean Piaget Curriculum should foster cognitive


development and cater to the stages
of child development.

Lev Vygotsky Curriculum emphasizes the


importance of social interaction and
collaboration in learning,
emphasizing the zone of proximal
development.
Types of Curriculum
Formal Curriculum Informal Curriculum Hidden Curriculum

This refers to the officially planned This encompasses the unplanned This refers to the unspoken
and implemented curriculum, learning experiences that occur messages, values, and beliefs that
including textbooks, syllabuses, outside the formal classroom are conveyed implicitly through the
and standardized assessments. setting, such as social interactions, school environment and
cultural events, and community interactions.
engagement.
Components of Curriculum
Learning Objectives
These clearly state the intended learning outcomes that students
are expected to achieve.

Content
This encompasses the knowledge, skills, and values that students
will learn.

Teaching Strategies
These are the methods and approaches used to deliver the content
and facilitate student learning.

Assessment
This involves measuring student progress and evaluating the
effectiveness of the curriculum.
Purpose of Curriculum
Knowledge Acquisition Skill Development
Curriculum provides Curriculum equips students
students with a foundation with practical skills that are
of knowledge in various essential for personal and
subjects and disciplines. professional success.

Values Formation Preparation for Life


Curriculum fosters ethical Curriculum aims to prepare
development, promotes students for active
critical thinking, and citizenship, meaningful
cultivates a sense of careers, and lifelong
responsibility in students. learning.
Seven Philosophical Foundations of Curriculum

Essentialism Perennialism Progressivism Reconstructionism


Emphasizes the transmission Stresses the importance of Advocates for learner- Seeks to use education to
of essential knowledge and timeless ideas and universal centered education, focusing address social injustices and
skills, focusing on traditional truths, emphasizing the study on experience, problem- promote social change,
subjects and academic rigor. of classic literature and solving, and individual emphasizing critical thinking
philosophy. growth. and action.

Behaviorism Cognitivism Humanism


Focuses on observable Emphasizes the role of Prioritizes the development of
behaviors and measurable mental processes, such as the whole person, focusing on
outcomes, using memory, attention, and values, personal growth, and
reinforcement and problem-solving in learning. self-actualization.
conditioning to shape
learning.

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