Topic 5: Curriculum Design and Development

WEDNESDAY

15/03/2017

The definition of curriculum is curriculum was a racing chariot, currere was to run. In curriculum theory and practice there have 4 ways of approaching or looking at curriculum theory and practice. First is curriculum as a body of knowledge to be transmitted that related with syllabus which is means a short and clear statement or list of topics for discourse. For example, assignment and writing. Second is curriculum as a body of knowledge to be transmitted. It was about real purpose of education to bring about significant changes in the students pattern of behaviour. When the teacher finish teach they must show the result about what they teach the children. Before start the teaching and learning (activities) the teachers must set up the objectives that they want to achieve. Next is curriculum as product. It has the advantages and disadvantages. For advantage, the approach of curriculum theory, practice is systematic and has considerable “organizing power” is to providing a clear notion of outcome meanwhile for disadvantages program is outside the learning experiences of learners. This takes much away from the learner. It means the students only follow what the teacher ask and what they being ask to do. So, they will be no development happen to the students because they only do what been ask without use their brain to solve the work that been give. Third is about curriculum as process. It was another way of looking at curriculum theory. It also about the interaction between teacher, students and knowledge. Lastly is about curriculum as praxis. It means it was a process of learning the experiments