MARIKINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

Marikina City
Bachelor of Technical Teacher Education Program

I. TOPICS
1. Principles and Dimensions of Curriculum Design
2. Approaches to Curriculum Design

II. OBJECTIVES
At the 40-minutes period, 70% of the student must be able to:
1. define the meaning of principles and dimensions of curriculum design and the
approaches to curriculum Design;
2. make a slogan about curriculum design, and
3. to value the importance of knowing the different curriculum Design

III. PROCEDURE
1. Preparation
1.1 Opening Prayer
1.2 Greetings
1.3 Checking of Attendance
1.4 Checking the Alignment of the Chair

2. Presentation
A. Definition
1.1 Crafting the Curriculum
 Curriculum designs provide clear relationships between and among the
different elements of the curriculum: objectives, contents, activities, and
evaluation.
 Considering all of these elements, as a curriculum designer, one has to
look into the parameters or dimensions upon which a design can be
crafted.
B. Details
1.2 Crafting the Curriculum from Different View
 Dimensions and Principles of Curriculum Design
 Dimensions of Curriculum Designs
 Scope
 Sequence
 Smith, Stanley, and Shore (1957) introduced four
principles for sequence.
1. Simple to complex learning
2. Prerequisite learning
3. Whole to part learning
4. Chronological learning
 Posner and Rudnitsky (1994) presented five major
principles for organizing content in units, which can
also be applied to curriculum.
1. World-related sequence
2. Concept-related sequence
3. Inquiry-related sequence
4. Learning-related sequence
  Continuity
 Integration
 Articulation
 Balance

 Guidelines in Curriculum Design

1. Curriculum design committee should involve teachers, parents,
administrators and even students.
2. School’s vision, mission, goals and objectives should be reviewed
and used as a bases for curriculum design.
3. The needs and the interests of the learners, in particular, and the
society, in general, should be considered.
4. Alternative curriculum design should consider advantages and
disadvantages in terms of cost, scheduling, class size, facilities and
persona; required.
5. The curriculum design should take into account cognitive,
affective, psychomotor, concepts and outcomes.
2.1 Approaches to Curriculum Design
 The six (6) features of a Curriculum
 The Teacher
 The Learners
 Knowledge, Skills, Value
 Strategies and Methods
 Performance
 Community Partners
 three major curriculum design models
 Child or Learner-Centered Approach
 Subject- Centered Approach
 Problem-centered approach

IV. ACTIVITY
 To further understand the lesson, let us put into action our readings
1. Form the whole class into two groups.
2. Group A and Group B should be the debating teams.
3. Demonstration Group will be the one to organize, sponsor and will be
The jury of the debate.

Issue:” In the light of the current global situation, the child-centered approach has a
greater edge over the subject centered approach”

V. QUIZ
A. Multiple choice. Encirle the letter of the correct answer
1. This is the essence of _____in the curriculum design.
a. Sequence b. Integration c. Balance
2. Defines_____ as all the content, topics, learning experiences and organizing threads
comprising the educational plan.
a. Scope b. Continuity c. Articulator
3. Can be done either vertically or horizontally.
a. Scope b. Integration c. Articulator
 4.Keeping the curriculum in ____ requires continuous fine tuning and review for its effectivess
and relevance.
a. Balance b. Continuity c. Scope
5. Gerome Bruner calls this “spiral curriculum”
a. Articulator b. Continuity c. Sequence

B.Matching Type. Match colum A with colum B

A B

1.teaching is a collaborative
understanding a. The Teacher
2.knowledge, skills and values to be b. The Learners
developed by the learners serve as c. Knowledge, Skills,
guiding post of the teachers Values
3. there must be balance of theory and d. Performance
practice e. Community Partners
4. they are at the center stage in the
educative process
5. ideal companions of the learners

C. Essay (5pts) in 3-5 sentence explain what is curriculum Design

Rubrics:
Ares of
Assessment 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 points

Ideas Discuss concept in Present ideas in a Ideas are simple Ideas are uncler No idea at all
an ordinary consistent manner
manners
Organization Organized structure Organized structure Some organization; Incomplete Unorganized
beg/mid/end Beg/mid/end attempt at a organization
beg/meg/end beg/mid/end
Understanding Strong Clear Writing shows Unclear No understanding
understanding Understanding adequate understanding
understanding
Word Choice Wordly use of Simple use of word Poor use of words Incorrect use of No use of nouns
vocabulary informative word and verbs
informative
Sentence Sentence structure Sentence structure Sentence structure No sense of No structure flow
Structure has a good delivery is good but delivery is poor sentence structure
of ideas of ideas is unclear or flow

ANSWER KEY
A. B.
1. B 1. E. (Community Partners)
2. A 2. D. (Performance)
3. C 3. C. (Knowledge, Skills, Values)
4. A 4. B. (The Learners)
5. B 5. A. (The Teacher)
VI. ASSIGNMENT
Answer the following question and write on 1 whole sheet of yellow paper

1. Identify what curriculum design is being used in your school. Make a short description to
clarity your answer.
2. What is Implementing the Curriculum give at least 3-5 definition.

Prepared by:

MS. CHARISSE THEA DS. PASTRANA

Instructor

MR. REYLAN P. LIMBOY

Instructor

MS. MARIEL D. CUI

Instructor

Checked by:

DR. MILAFLOR D. GUGOL

School Principal
Blizzard University

Approved by:

DR. ROMY KAY P. ASUNCION

Superintendent
Division of City Schools, Antipolo