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My FS Learning Episode Overview
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTS PROCESSES AND MODELS

This episode is concerned with summarizing the curriculum process and models.
It emphasizes that curriculum is ever dynamic and so undergoes a continuous
process.

My desired Learning Outcomes

 Explain the curriculum process and models

 Makes a flow chart of the curriculum development process
 Research on different curriculum models

My performance criteria

I will be rated along the following:

 Quality of my observation and documentation.

 Completeness the depth and analysis,
 Depth and clarity of classroom observation-based reflection,
 Completeness, organization, clarity of portfolio and
 Time of submission of portfolio.

Learning Essentials

Curriculum development is a dynamic process involving many different people

and procedures. In curriculum development, there are always changes
intended for improvement. Let us look into the curriculum Development Process
Model.
Raph Tyler Models: Hilda Taba Model: Galen Saylor and William
Alexander
FOUR BASIC PRINCIPLES GRASSROOTS APPROACH
Curriculum Model

Also known as Tyler’s Rationale, Hilda Taba improves on Tyler’

Model. She believes that teacher Galen Saylor and William
the curriculum development
should participate in developing a Alexander describe curriculum as
model emphasizes the planning
curriculum. She presented seven “a plan for providing sets of
phase:
major steps: learning opportunities to achieve
1. Purposes of the School broad educational goals and
2. Educational 1. Diagnosis of learner’s related specific objectives for an
experiences related to needs identifiable population served by
the purposes 2. Formulation of learning single school center.
3. Organization of the objectives
3. Selection of learning 1. Goals, objectives and
experience
contents Domains
4. Evaluation of the
4. Organization of 2. Curriculum Designing
experience
learning contents 3. Curriculum
5. Selection of learning Implementation
experiences 4. Evaluation
6. Determination of what
to evaluate and the
means of doing it.
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 My Map

Prepare your
Portfolio.

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Prepare your Port

Complete the staircase of

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the curriculum
development process. Give
example for each.

2
Interview a teacher and find out how
the Taba Model is applies in real life

1
Visit your Alma mater and interview an
administrator on Curriculum models

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 My Learning Activities

Visit the School and one interview an administrator on At least one

Activity 1
curriculum model. Accomplish the given matrix below.

Curriculum model Beast features Insights

My Personal Insights

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

Steps Application to real teaching

1. Diagnosis of learner’s needs and

Experience 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

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 Complete the staircase of the Curriculum Development Practice According to Tyler. Write
Activity 3 the answer in the steps. Give examples for each step.

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 Integrating Theory and Practice

Direction: Read the items given below and circle the correct answer.

1. Which of the following processes usually comes first in developing

Curriculum?
A. Selection of education content
B. Evaluating educational Experiences
C. Identifying learning goals and objectives
D. Organization of learning experience

2. Considering that curriculum is a dynamic process, this person put

premium in the role of the teacher’s participation in developing the
curriculum:

A. Wiiliam Alexander
B. Galen Saylor
C. Hilda Taba
D. Ralph Tyler

3. The best feature of Tyler’s Rationale is the______________________.

A. Planning phase
B. Identifying the purpose
C. Organizing the experiences
D. Evaluating the experiences