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DOMAINS OF CURRICULUM
& PEDAGOGY
CHAPTER 1
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ESEB3063 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
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CONTENT
CONCEPT OF CURRICULUM:
What is Curriculum
Definition of Curriculum
Interpretations of Curriculum
Curriculum Plans
Malaysian Philosophy of Curriculum
Educational Philosophy
Historical Foundation of Curriculum
Key Features of New Curriculum
CONCEPT OF PEDAGOGY:
CONCEPT OF CURRICULUM
WHAT IS CURRICULUM?
Curriculum has to do with the answers to such
commonplace questions as;
what can and should be taught to whom, when, and how?"
(Eisner & Vallance, 1974).
curriculum is "all planning for the classroom" (Begg, 2005)
DEFINITION OF CURRICULUM
Curriculum is the content or subject matter of
INTERPRETATIONS OF CURRICULUM
That which is taught in schools.
A set of subjects.
Content.
A program of studies.
A set of materials
A sequence of courses.
A course of study
A set of performance objectives
Everything that goes on within the school,
including extra-class activities, guidance, and interpersonal
relationships.
Everything that is planned by school personnel.
A series of experiences undergone by learners in a school.
That which an individual learner experiences as a result of
schooling.
CURRICULUM PLAN
What should be in curriculum plans for the classroom?
(1) Who should determine what is taught?; and
(2) What material should be taught?
of the following:
(a) students' needs or wants;
(b) teachers' knowledge and expertise; or
(c) government's policies in response to society's problems
or issues.
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MALAYSIA PHILOSOPHY OF
EDUCATION
Education in Malaysia is an on-going effort towards
developing the potential of individuals in a holistic and
integrated manner, so as to produce individuals who are
intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically
balanced and harmonious based on a firm belief in and
devotion to God.
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
understanding?
2. What is worth knowing?
3. What does it mean to learn?
4. How do you know that learning has
taken place?
5. What should be the role of a
teacher?
6. What should be the role of the
student?
7. What is the ultimate purpose of
education?
8. What are your core educational
values?
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HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
OF CURRICULUM
Franklin Bobbit (1876-1956) Bobbit presented
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HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF
CURRICULUM-CONT.
a better placing in the international economic arena and to ensure all its
young people gain the knowledge, skills, understanding, and attitudes.
Tien Hua, 2004, Education at Work, The NCIIA 8th Annual Meeting, March 18-20
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CONCEPT OF PEDAGOGY
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schoolteachers.
The grouping together of different areas of knowledge in
syllabi which set out what was to be instructed.
A focus on the organization and development of schools
(Hamilton 1999: 138).
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WHAT IS PEDAGOGY?
The art, science or profession of teaching
Word origin: Greek word paidagogos paid=child, agogos=
leader (slave who took child to school)
Defined as the exploration of effective teaching and
learning strategies.
Also defined as the art and science of teaching
children. In the pedagogical model, the teacher has
full responsibility for making decisions about what
will be learned, how it will be learned, when it will
be learned, and if the material has been learned.
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WHAT IS PEDAGOGY?
Pedagogy, or teacher-directed instruction as it is
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Teaching
Models
Reflection
Teaching
Relationships
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Teaching Models
classrooms students learn models for:
Memorising information
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Generalised
pedagogical
knowledge
Effective
Effective
subject
subject
teaching
teaching
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Disconnected Knowledge
Knowledge of
the discipline
Generalised
pedagogical
knowledge
Effective
Effective
subject
subject
teaching
teaching
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Pedagogical Content
Knowledge
Knowledge of
the discipline
Pedagogical
content
knowledge
Effective
Effective
subject
subject
teaching
teaching
Generalised
pedagogical
knowledge
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
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Define curriculum.
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