FS 4 Learning Episode 1

The meaning of Ccurriculum

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Conclusions (After analyzing the results of the interview, what can you conclude?)

Activity 1. Interview people from different schools in various disciplines and levels. Get their
opinions on the meaning of curriculum.
Activity 2 Visit the school library/surf the internet or consult the dictionary. Write two (2)
meanings of curriculum taken from authoritative sources

Meaning of Curriculum References

My Analysis
Activity 3 Evolve your own definition of curriculum. Consider all the meanings you have taken
from the different sources and from authoritative sources.

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Why is curriculum important?

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FS 4 Learning Episode 2
The Types of Curricula in School
Activity 1. Visit the schools near your place or your alma mater. Interview a teacher,
administrator or former teacher in that school. Find out what curriculum is being used in the
school/colleges/universities in your place. Check the corresponding column.
Supported Curriculum

Assessed Curriculum

Learned Curriculum
Written Curriculum

Hidden Curriculum
Taught Curriculum
Recommended
Curriculum

Name (s) of
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Colleges /
Universities

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Activity 2. Interview a teacher from a school. Ask this question:

Why must the teacher be aware and sensitive to the hidden curriculum?

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Signature of the Interviewee

Over Printed Name

Activity 3. List down some of the tools used by the school to assess their curriculum.

Tools used by the

school to assess
their curriculum
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WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF

CURRICULA?
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FS 4 Learning Episode 3
The Teacher as a Curricularist
Activity 1. Interview a teacher on the specific roles he/she plays as a curricularist. Your
interview must include a teacher in basic education and in tertiary level. Complete the matrix
given below.

Levels Roles as a Curricularist

Early Childhood

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Secondary Level

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Tertiary Level
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Activity 2. After the interview, get samples/pieces of evidence to show that the teacher is a
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Activity 3. Research in the library and look for a topic about the role of the teacher as a
curricularist. Complete the table below.

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Findings: (Write the salient forms in bulleted form).

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FS 4 Learning Episode 4
The Teacher as a Knower of Curriculum

Activity 1. Interview an administrator, a student and a parent. Find out their view points on the
traditional and progressive curriculum.

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School: _______________________________________________________________________
Subject Areas Taught/Handled: ____________________________________________________
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Aspects Traditional Progressive

Roles of Teacher

Roles of Pupils

Modes of Instruction
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Modes of Assessment

Activity 2. Interview a teacher and an administrator. Find out their point of viewpoints on the
traditional and progreesive curriculum.

Name of faculty member: ________________________________________________________

School: _______________________________________________________________________
Subject Areas Taught/Handled: ____________________________________________________
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Aspects Traditional Progressive

Roles of Teacher

Roles of Pupils

Modes of Instruction

Instructional Materials

Modes of Assessment

Name of faculty member: ________________________________________________________

School: _______________________________________________________________________
Subject Areas Taught/Handled: ____________________________________________________
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Aspects Traditional Progressive

Roles of Teacher
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Modes of Instruction

Instructional Materials

Modes of Assessment

Activity 3. Call up your friends from other Teacher Education Institutions. Find out what is their
own point of view of curriculum. Put a check (/) mark on the correspomding column.

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FS 4 Learning Episode 5
Approaches about School Curriculum
Activity 1. Accomplish the template given below by following the given sample.

Subjects Content Process Product

E.g.Curriculum Process Evolved a
Development with Definition of Read Post contextualized
Field Study 4 Curriculum Categorize definition of
Interview curriculum
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Activity 2. There are six (6) criteria in the selction of knowledge/subject matter. Interview a
teacher, the indicators for ecah criteria by answering the given question.

Criteria Questions Indicators

How do you know the
significance in the content of
1. Significance
the curriculum?

How do you know if the

2. Validity curriculum is valid?

When do we know that

3. Usefulness curriculum is useful?

When do you know the

content is within the range of
4. Learnability
your learners experience?

5. Feasibility When do you know that the

content is within time,
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teacher and experiences of the
learners?

When do you know that the

learners are interested in
6. Interest
content?

My Insights
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Activity 3. B.A.S.I.C. is an acronym to state the principles of curriculum content

Principle 1: Curriculum Content Sample

Balance
Equitable assignment of contents, time,
experiences and other elements
Write the contents in one (1) subject area
for the first grading period.
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Write a sample content of one (1) topic in
a subject from level to level or grade to
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Scope
Content, topics, learning experiences and
organizing the threads of an educational plan
Write sample topics in a subject area.
Integration
Curriculum is integrated and interconnected
Cite a lesson which is integrated in other
subjects.
Continuity
Vertical repetition and recurring approaches of
content
Write sample topics in a subject area
where content is organized in spiral
fashion breadth and depth
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FS 4 Learning Episode 6
Curriculum Development: Processes and Models

Activity 1. Visit the school and interview an administrator on at least one (1) curriculum model.
Accolplish the given matrix below.

Curriculum Model Best Features Insights

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Activity 2. These are the steps in the model of hilda taba. Interview a teacher and inquire how
these step are applied by accomplishing the given chart by giving concrete examples.

Steps Applications to Real Teaching

 1. Diagnosisn of Learners Needs and
Expectations of Larger Society

2. Formulation of Learning Objectives

3. Selection of Learning Content

4. Organization of Learning Content

5. Selection of Learning Content

6. Modes of Evaluation

Activity 3. Complete the staircase of the Curriculum Development Process according to Tyler.
Write the answers in steps. Give examples for each step.
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Pieces of Evidence, Documents, Records, Picture and Other Learning Proofs of Evidence

FS 4 Learning Episode 7
 Foundations of Curriculum Development

Wil iam
Activity 1. Complete the timelines by indicating the significant contribution of each person.

Warret Charters Harold Rugg

Franklin Kilpatrick
Bobbit
1875 - 1952 1886 - 1960
1876 - 1956
1875 - 1952

Hollis Coswell
1901 - 1989
Ralph Tyler Hilda Taba Peter Oliva
1902 - 1994 1902 - 1967 1992 - 2012
Activity 2. Interview an administrator, a faculty and cite examples in each of the items given
below. Complete the table.

Foundations of Curriculum Samples/Situations

1. Philosophical Foundations

2. Historical Foundations

3. Psychological Foundations

4. Social Foundations

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Activity 3. Evolve your own philosophy based on the existing philosophies of education.
Illustrate through a graphic organizer. Explain how this will be applied, if you are going to put up
your own school.

Explanation
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FS 4 Learning Episode 8

Crafting the Curriculum: The Teacher as a Designer

Activity 1. Accomplish the matrix by interviewing an administrator and a teacher to explain how
the ten (10) axioms are realized in the school setting, the administrator or the teacher has the
option to choose the axiom that she/he wishes to explain.

Ten (10) Axioms for Curriculum Designers Situations/Samples on How These Axioms
are Realized in the School Setting
1. Curriculum change is inevitable,
necessary and desirable.

2. Curriculum reflects its own time. It is a

product of its time.

3. Curriculum changes made earlier can

exist concurrently with newer
curriculumchanges.
4. Curriculum change depends on people
who will implement the change.
 5. Curriculum development is a
cooperative group activity.

6. Curriculum development is a decision-

making process made from choices or
alternatives.
7. Curriculum development is an on-going
process.

8. Curriculum development is more

effective if it is a comprehensive
process not piecemeal.
9. Curriculum development is more
effective when it follows a systematic
process.
10. Curriculum development starts from
where the curriculum is.

Activity 2. Observe a class or get a sample lesson. Using the elements/component, write a
sample curriculum using the template given below.

Intended Learning Subject Matter or Teaching/Learning Assessment/

Outcomes Learning Content Methods Evaluations
Activity 3. Request a sample lesson. Analyze the components present in the plan. Paste the
lesson plan below.

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Collect three (3) sample lesson plans from various schools. Evaluate the similarities and
differences using the venn diagram.
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FS 4 Learning Episode 9

Approaches to Curriculum Design

Activity 1. These are types of Curriculum Design Models. Complete the template given below
by citing their best features/advantages.

Curriculum Design Models Best Features

1. Subject-Centered Design

1.1 Subject design

1.2 Discipline Design

1.3 Correlation Design

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Design
2. Learner-Centered Design

2.1 Child-Centered Design

2.2 Experience-Centered Design

2.3 Humanistic Design

3. Problem-Centered Design

3.1 Life Situation Design

3.2 Core Problem Design

My Personal Insights
Activity 2. Interview at least four (4) people and ask them their perceptions about the K to 12
program. Complete the comic stip balloons.

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Activity 3. Visit a Teacher Education Institution. Secure a copy of an OBE-based syllabus.

Analyze each component of the given syllabus. How are the components stated? Are the
activities aligned with the intended learning outcomes and modes of assessment?
 LEARNING PORTFOLIO
Paste the curriculum samples gathered from the field.
 FS 4 Learning Episode 10
Implementing the Curriculum: The Teacher as Curriculum
Implementer and Manager
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Activity 2. There are the categories of curriculum change. Get samples/situations for these
categories from the school you visited.

Categories of Curriculum Change Situation/Samples

1. Substitution
Replace the present with a new one.

2. Alteration
Introduce minor changes or
modification on the current one.

3. Restructuring
Introduce major modification of the
current curriculum.

4. Perturbation
Changes happen within a fairly short
time.
 5. Value Orientation
Respond to shift in emphasis within the
vision/mission of the school.

Activity 3. Answer the question briefly. Why do we need to change the curriculum from time
to time?
 LEARNING PORTFOLIO
Get one (1) clipping from newspapers or from an internet source about the current trends and
issues in education. Paste it on this page. Write your insights about the article on this page.
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FS 4 Learning Episode 11

Stakeholders in Curriculum Development

Activity 1. Interview different stakeholders and inquire about their roles in curriculum
development.

Stakeholders of the Curriculum

Roles in Curriculum Development
Development
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Activity 2. Interview the parents about the extent of their participation in enriching the
curriculum. Use the scale given below.

4 3 2 1
Very Large extent Large Extent Moderate Extent Little Extent
(VLE) (LE) (ME) (LE)

EXTENT OF PARTICIPATION
4 3 2 1
Activities VLE LE ME LE
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2. Teacher Aide

3. Judge/Coach/Mentor

4. Donor (Instructional Materials, etc.)

5. Others (pls. specify)

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Activity 3. Reflect on the importance of stakeholders in curriculum implementation.

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Paste pictures of stakeholders in curriculum implementation.
FS 4 Learning Episode 12

Curriculum Evaluation and The Teacher

Activity 1. Ask at least six (6) teachers , why there is a need to evaluate the curriculum.
Why do we need to
evaluate the
curriculum?