Standards-Based

Curriculum
Prepared by:
Hina Kaynat

Content
What is a standard?
Types of standards
characteristics for a quality curriculum standards
The 5 Cs
Teacher and Learner Roles
Some characteristics of Standards-based
classroom

What is a standard?
A statement of what students should know and be
able to do and demonstrate at the end of the
process at each level.
The Standards can be used as a reference point
for planning, teaching and learning programs, and
for assessing student progress.
Standards should be clear, straightforward,
observable, measurable, and well-articulated.
Synonyms
learning outcomes, learning objectives,
:
learning targets, competencies

What is a Standards Based

Curriculum, (SBC)?
A Standards Based curriculum is a body of knowledge
and set of competencies that form the basis for a quality
education.
It defines what students should know, understand and
be able to do and includes the accompanying teaching
content.

Cont..
In education, the term standards-based
refers to systems of instruction,
assessment, grading, and academic
reporting that are based on students
demonstrating, understanding or mastery of
the knowledge and skills they are expected
to learn as they progress through their
education.

Types of standards:
Content
standards
:
are statements
about what learners should know
and be able to do with contents.
Performance standards:
show us how the learners
have achieved the standards targeted. They refer
to how learners are meeting a standard and show
the learners progress towards meeting a standard.
Proficiency Standards:
These standards tell us how well
learners should perform

characteristics for a quality

curriculum standards:
Standards are connected to community needs and student
needs
Empower teachers
Based on principled procedures
Flexible and able to change
Includes time lines for student's learning, development, and
growth
Describes a whole curriculum
Hidden curriculum is considered
Identifies big ideas, concepts, and outcomes
Includes assessment: formative, summative, diagnosis, and
generative
Includes ways to satisfy accountability

Standards-Based Approach

The five Cs

The SBA is concerned with developing the following

five areas:

Communication
Learners will communicate in both oral and written
forms, interpret both oral and written messages,
show cultural understanding and present oral and
written information to various audiences for a
variety of purposes .Three modes of
communication are involved here: the
interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational
communication.

Culture
Learners will gain deeper understanding
of their culture(s) and other cultures in
terms of their perspectives (e.g. values,
ideas, attitudes, etc.), practices (pattern
of social interactions), and products (e.g.
books, laws, music, etc).

Connections
Learners will make connections with other
subject areas.

Comparison
Learners will gain awareness of crosscultural similarities and differences (in
terms of both languages and culture).

Communities
Learners will extend their learning
experiences from the EFL classroom
to the outside world through activities
such as the use of the internet. They
will therefore be made aware that they
live in a global world..

Some characteristics of Standards-based classroom

Classroom climate is characterized by respectful behaviors, routines,
and discourse.
Classroom practices and instruction honor the diversity of interests,
needs, and strengths of all learners.
The teacher ensures that all components of the lesson (e.g., learning
activities, assessment, homework) contribute to the lesson objectives
and to student mastery of the standard(s).
Learning time is maximized for all students.
Instruction activates students prior knowledge and experience, and
supplies background knowledge.
Students respond to opportunities provided by the teacher to make
connections between the lesson and personal experience.

References:

American Association for the Advancement of Science. (2000). Middle grades

mathematics textbooks: A benchmarks-based evaluation. Washington,DC.

Nind, M., Rix, J., Sheehy, K., & Simmons, K. (2013). Curriculum and Pedagogy
in Inclusive Education: Values Into Practice. Routledge.

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