Curriculum Development and Design

Description

This book has been written to provide a current, practical, Australian-based approach to designing and developing curriculum. The demands of schools and educational systems today are such that teachers with practical curriculum skills are highly valued and this book provides a vital source for teachers who wish to build their skills in the field of curriculum design and development. The book addresses the needs of curriculum developers by examining the nature of the curriculum process and how it can be applied in schools. A particular strength is the way in which the chapters are structured around a model of curriculum development. As the model unfolds the reader is familiarised with the various elements of curriculum including situational analysis, intent, content, learning activities and evaluation. Teachers will appreciate the value of understanding these elements and in so doing will acquire valuable skills of curriculum design and development. A feature of this book is that it addresses the issues of curriculum implementation and curriculum change. To devise a curriculum document in these times is tough enough. Those who wish to see their curricula succeed must be involved with implementing that curriculum and the curriculum change that results. This important new book is particularly appropriate to classroom teachers, system developers and student teachers studying curriculum. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Abbreviations Tables and figures Preface to first edition Preface to second edition Glossary of terms 1 Introducing curriculum The nature of curriculum Characterisations of curriculum The hidden curriculum Curriculum: a cultural construct Teacher curriculum decision-making School-based curriculum development Curriculum development Summary 2 Curriculum presage Curriculum developers Curriculum foundations Conceptions of curriculum Curriculum planning Summary 3 The curriculum process Curriculum practice Rational models: Tyler, Taba Cyclical models: Wheeler, Nicholls & Nicholls Dynamic models: Walker, Skilbeck Model of curriculum development The curriculum development process in practice Summary 4 Curriculum design Curriculum design process Curriculum designs Subject-centred designs Learner-centred designs Problem-centred designs Core learning designs Summary 5 Situational analysis Definition Needs assessment Conducting situational analysis Summary 6 Curriculum intent Aims, goals and objectives Sources of aims, goals and objectives Functions of objectives Types of objectives Features of effective objectives Curriculum outcomes Summary 7 Curriculum content The nature of content Content selection Content selection criteria The overcrowded and finite curriculum The architectonics of content Application of scope and sequence Cognitive development Summary 8 Learning activities Learning activities in the curriculum process Teaching-learning strategies Criteria for selecting learning activities Organising learning activities Summary 9 Evaluation and assessment The nature of evaluation Functions of evaluation Types of evaluation Measurement, assessment and evaluation The assessment process Outcome statements Measurement instruments Curriculum evaluation Evaluating curriculum materials Summary 10 Curriculum application and change Implementation and modification Monitoring and curriculum evaluation Curriculum model Dynamics of curriculum change Curriculum change process Change strategies Change agents The nature of innovations Characteristics of innovations Summary Appendix References Index