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Curriculum models
Models:
Definition?
Curriculum models
Models:
Definition:
A simplified representation of reality
which is often depicted in
diagrammatic form
Curriculum models
Model:
Purpose?
Curriculum models
Model:
Purpose:
To provide a structure for examining
the elements that go to make up
curriculum planning, and how these
elements interrelate.
Curriculum models
Model:
The literature in the area of
curriculum has accepted the use of
the term model to explain both the
nature and the process of curriculum
development.
Curriculum models
Modelsareusedtoexplain:
levelsofcurriculum
aspectsoforganizationpractice
aspectsofclassroominstruction
typesofdecisionmaking
Curriculum models
Aredesignedtoprovideabasisfordecisions
regardingtheselection,structuringand
sequencingoftheeducationalexperiences
Curriculum models
Over to you
From last weeks tasks 4 and 5
Over to you 4
Think back to your own HPE experiences at secondary school.
On what basis were the activities you did in HPE chosen
and sequenced?
Did you experience the same activities each year?
How did major events in the school calendar influence the
content?
Were you helped to refine your knowledge and skills?
Did students have opportunities to choose the activities?
(adapted from Tinning, et al)
Over to you 5
When you are preparing a plan for a unit of
work:
What elements would you need to consider in
method
assessment
strategies
A continuum of curriculum
models
Rational/objectives models
Cyclical models
Dynamic/interaction models
A continuum of curriculum
models
Rational/objectives models:
Ralph Tyler
Hilda Taba
A continuum of curriculum
models
Cyclical models:
Wheeler
Nichols
A continuum of curriculum
models
Dynamic/interaction models :
Walker
Skilbeck
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Parents
SchoolPrincipal
Otherteachers
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