CURRICULUM &

SCHOOL
PURPOSE
Unit 1: Nature & Scope of Curriculum Development

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION:
I. SCHOOL PURPOSE: MEANINGS AND
APPLICATIONS
VMGOs & Philosophy
II. SCHOOL GOALS
Classifying Goals
III. SOURCES OF SCHOOL GOALS
Learner
Society
Fund of Knowledge
IV. LEVELS OF SCHOOL GOALS

INTRODUCTION:
Facets of Contemporary Schools:
Curriculum Design
Organizations for Instruction
Financial Operations
School plants & Facilities
School Community Relations
Support Services
Personnel

Decisions should be VIABLE

& EFFECTIVE

PURPOSE of the
WHOLE ENTERPRISE

SCHOOL PURPOSE & PROGRAM

PAST
Philosop
hy
MAN

SOCIETY

PRESE
SCHOOL
NT
PURPOSE
Mission
Statement

FUTUR
Vision
E
IP

Ideal
Society

IP

IP

Goal
Statement
Objectives

IP

IP
IP

IP

IP

SCHOOL PROGRAMS
ACADEMIC

ADMINISTRATIVE
(NON-ACADEMIC)

Curriculum

School Organization

Instruction

Personnel
Finance
School Plant/Facilities

Co-curriculars
Support Services

School Community
Relations

Feedback

SCHOOL PURPOSE:
Visio (FUTU
RE)

IDEAL PERSON

Philosophy of Life &

Education
Fundamen
tal Beliefs
Nature
and final
destiny of

Nature of
human
development &
Nature learning
and purpose
of society

PAS
T

WITHOUT INVOLVEMENT,
THERE IS NO COMMITMENT

II. SCHOOL PURPOSE: Meanings & Applications

Reason/
Raison d
etre

Direction

Purpose

Desired
Intention
end
Rationale

Following Terms:
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SAMPLE STATEMENT

VISION
EX.

the end product

envisioned at the
conclusion of the
educational effort.
focal point or unifying
element according to
which the school staff
behave or perform,
individually and
collectively.

The school will produce

self-directing
graduates,
i.e., persons capable of
logical
thinking
and
making
enlightened
decisions for themselves.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SAMPLE STATEMENT

PHILOSOPHY
EX.

Man is a rational
of concepts, beliefs, and being; he has an
intellect and is capable
values concerning 2
important realities, MAN of understanding,
and SOCIETY, and their reasoning and judging.
relationship.
Composite statement

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SAMPLE STATEMENT

MISSION
EX.

A set of very broad

statements that spell out
what the school is all about
and how it intends to carry
out its Vision.

The school will provide

opportunities
for
the
development of thought
processes that will promote
self-direction.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SAMPLE STATEMENT

GOAL
These are broad targets
EX.
of
intent
or
direction
To develop the
explaining the Mission in
ability
in
different domains or areas learners
critical
thinking
and
of schooling.

problem solving.

It is timeless and are

not concerned with any
particular
achievement
within a prescribed period
of time.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SAMPLE STATEMENT

OBJECTIVES
This is the most specific
of the terms denoting
purpose.
It is a specific target or
accomplishment at a
designated time and under
specifiable conditions.

EX.

Given a problem, the

student will find the solution
using the scientific method
of investigation.

III. SCHOOL GOALS

A
C

a building blocks of
educational planning
basic elements of
educational planning

Classifying Goals:
1. ASPECTS OF TOTAL HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT:
Spiritual Physical
Moral
Social
Intellectual
Emotional
Aesthetic

2. Cluster of Goals which reflects the wholistic

nature of individuals:
Self-concept and self-esteem
Understanding others
Basic skills
Interest in and capability for continuous
learning
Responsible membership in society
Mental and physical health
Creativity

Informed participation in the economic world

or production and consumption
Use of accumulated knowledge to
understand the world
Coping with change
3. Characteristics of the school
As a Catholic school
As a Jesuit school
As a Filipino school
As an elementary school

IV. SOURCES OF SCHOOL

GOALS
3 SOURCES OF DATA: (According
to TYLER)
LEARNER

S
O
C
I
E
T
Y

FUND OF
KNOWLEDGE

THE LEARNER
NEEDS

INTERESTS

SOCIETY
Human functions and task:
-Socio-cultural
- Political
- Economic
- Vocational-technological

better life

good
society

FUTURE

Societal Factors:
1. Health, family, recreation, vocation,
religion, citizenship, special groups, etc.
2. Dominant ideas, values, problems,
issues, etc.
3. Natural and human resources,
population changes and movements,
patterns of migration, etc.
4. Careers and vocations open to
graduates, increased leisure time,
general education vs. specialized
education, etc.

FUND OF KNOWLEDGE
Coming from the sciences and
humanities core of the school subjects
Core of curriculum content

V. LEVELS OF GOALS
Institutional Goals
VISION: We dream of Filipinos
who passionately love their country
& whose values and competencies
enable them to realize their full potential
& contribute meaningfully to building the
nation.
As a learner-centered public institution
the DepEd
continuously improves itself
to better serve its stakeholders.

School Level or Department Goals

These are amplification of institutional goals

as they apply to specific levels of instruction,
vis--vis the developmental characteristics of
learners at different levels.

Program or Curricular Goals

These are goals specific to each

curriculum strand or subject area such
as Communication Arts, Mathematics,
Science Studies, etc.
They spell out the peculiar contribution
of the subject to the development of the
Ideal Graduate of the school.

Course or Year Level Goals

Goals of subject areas appropriate for each

grade or year level.
They provide the yardstick according to
which the student is measured and deemed to
have met the desired competencies at the end
of the school year and is therefore eligible for
promotion to the next higher level.

Classroom or Instructional Level

Objective as the purpose of instruction must
be very specific and verifiable

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

Reported by:
ESTHER P. MENA-VILLALON