Leyte Normal University

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Professional Education Unit
Tacloban City

Types of Curriculum
(Written Report)

Submitted by:

Darlyn Pearl G. Manog

BSED SCIENCE 2-5

Submitted to:

Mrs. Irish Brazas

Professional Education Unit
 Seven Types of Curriculum

Recommended Curriculum
o This refers to what scholars propose as the most appropriate curriculum for the learners.
o The Ministry of Education, the Commission on Higher Education, or any professional
organization can recommend and implement a curriculum.
In the Philippines, for example, what is being implemented by the Department of Education
(DepEd) or the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is an example of a recommended
curriculum.

Written Curriculum
o This refers to the official curriculum embodied in approved state curriculum guides
(Glatthorn et.al 2006). It is the curriculum prescribed by the government.
o This kind of curriculum needs to be pilot tested or tried out in sample schools to
determine its effectiveness.
In the Philippine context, these are the prescribed courses from different government
agencies; the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Administration (TESDA).
Examples of this type curriculum are:
- The Kindergarten Curriculum Standards
- The K-12 Curriculum
- CHED Memorandum Order No. 20, Series of 2013 (for General Education)
- TESDA Modules and Competencies

Supported Curriculum
o This refers to the curriculum that is reflected on and shaped by the resources allocated to
support or deliver the official curriculum.
Example:
o Instructional materials, such as textbooks, audio visual materials, and others are examples
of support curriculum.
Taught Curriculum
o This refers to the actual implementation of the curriculum or what teachers in the school
teach.
Example:
o Whatever is being taught or an activity being done in the classroom is a taught
curriculum.

Tested Curriculum
o This is a set of learning that is assessed in teacher-mode classroom tests, curriculum-
referenced tests, and in standardized tests.
Example:
o When students take a quiz or the mid-term ad final exams, these series of evaluation are
the so-called assessed curriculum.

Learned Curriculum
o Refers to the result of the curriculum or what students actually learned in school. Learned
curriculum reveals whether the students learned or whether the school are successful in
attaining their curriculum goals and objectives.

Hidden Curriculum
o Refers to various skills, knowledge and attitudes that students learn in school as a result
of their interaction with other students, staff, and faculty members. Although hidden
curriculum is not actually taught in formal classroom learning, it can be a product of the
students schooling.

References:
• Bilbao, P. P., Lucido, P. I., Iringan, T. C., and R. B., Javier (2008). Curriculum
development. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.
• Greg Tobias Pawelin, Curriculum Development, A guide for teachers and students.
 I. Multiple Choice
1. It is the Ministry of Education, the CHED, or any professional organization that
implements the curriculum.
a. Written Curriculum
b. Recommended Curriculum
c. Supported Curriculum
2. Instructional material such as textbooks, vlogs and audio visual material is under in what
curriculum?
a. Supported
b. Written
c. Taught

3. It is the curriculum prescribed by the government.

a. Recommended
b. Supported
c. Written
4. Series of evaluation like quiz, or different kind of tests is under in what curriculum?
a. Learned
b. Tested
c. Taught
5. This curriculum needs to be tried out in sample schools to determine its effectiveness.
a. Supported
b. Written
c. Recommended
6. This type of curriculum indicates what the students have actually learned.
a. Taught Curriculum
b. Written Curriculum
c. Learned Curriculum
7. This refers to the unplanned or unintended curriculum.
a. Tested
b. Hidden
c. Learned
8-10. List three (3) examples of written curriculum.

Answer Key
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. b
5. b
6. c
7. b
8-10.
• The Kindergarten Curriculum
• The K-12 Curriculum
• CHED Memorandum Order No. 20, Series of 2013
• TESDA Modules and Competencies