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The Curriculum: Different Dimensions The Traditional Versus Modern Dimension of The Curriculum

The document discusses different dimensions of curriculum including: 1) The traditional view sees curriculum as fixed subjects arranged in sequence, while the modern view sees it as all planned learning experiences inside and outside the classroom. 2) Curriculum planning is the process of arranging learning opportunities for students and deciding on goals, content, resources, and evaluation. 3) A curriculum guide provides teachers direction on what to teach and resources to use. 4) Curriculum development is the systematic process of improving education through changes informed by world developments to help students learn and gain skills.

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The Curriculum: Different Dimensions The Traditional Versus Modern Dimension of The Curriculum

The document discusses different dimensions of curriculum including: 1) The traditional view sees curriculum as fixed subjects arranged in sequence, while the modern view sees it as all planned learning experiences inside and outside the classroom. 2) Curriculum planning is the process of arranging learning opportunities for students and deciding on goals, content, resources, and evaluation. 3) A curriculum guide provides teachers direction on what to teach and resources to use. 4) Curriculum development is the systematic process of improving education through changes informed by world developments to help students learn and gain skills.

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MODULE I

The curriculum: Different dimensions

The traditional versus modern dimension of the curriculum


Traditional schools define curriculum as a group of subject arranged in a certain sequence
peculiar to the subject field itself for the purpose of instruction Unique needs and interest have
been second to “the common need of all”. The mastery over certain types of subject’s
knowledge and skills, so the curriculum was subject oriented. [The teacher has f d course his
efforts and attention on the student to teach the subjects which are fixed in the syllabus.]
The modern dimension of curriculum consists of all experiences for learning which are
planned and organized by the school. It composed of the actual experience and activities of
learners inside or outside the classroom under the guidance of the teacher and for which the
school accepts responsibility. Curriculum means all those experiences that a pupil receives from
library, laboratory playground, workshops, seminars etc…..

Curriculum Planning
A curriculum planning is the advanced arrangement of learning opportunities for a
particular population of learners. Curriculum planning is the process whereby the arrangement of
curriculum plans or learning opportunities is created it is also the process for the duties of
teaching, deciding upon goals emphases, determining curriculum content, selecting learning
resources and classroom procedures, evaluating progress, and looking toward next step.
Curriculum planning develop well coordinated quality teaching, learning and assessment
programs which build students knowledge, skills and behaviors in the discipline s, as well as
their interdisciplinary and or physical, personal and social capacities.

Curriculum Guide
Curriculum Guide is documents used by states, school districts and individual schools
to guide teachers in their instruction. Many guides are detailed, giving teachers a specific scope
of what to teach and when. Many provide additional resources, such as necessary materials and
assessment tools.

Curriculum Development
Curriculum Development is defined as planned, a purposeful, progressive, and systematic
process to create positive improvements in the educational system. Every time there are changes
or developments happening around the world, the school curricula are affected. Curriculum
developments an important part of the education process, ensuring that classes at all levels, from
early childhood to post-secondary, are best designed to help students be successful in learning
the material and gaining the skills needed to continue to advance. With the right background in
developing courses and materials, professionals in the field have opportunities to create
everything from textbooks to tests to lectures.

Curriculum Laboratory
Curriculum Laboratory is a set of rooms specially designed, equipped and staffed for the
purpose of initiating and guiding curriculum change so that schools may continue to serve the
changing needs of society. Curriculum laboratory is a place or workshop where curriculum
materials are gathered or used by teachers or learners of curriculum.

Course study
Course of study refers to a series or selection of courses that all students are required to
complete before they can move on to the next level in their education or earn a diploma. In high
schools, a core course of study will typically include specified classes in the four “core” subject
areas English language arts, math, science, and social studies during each of the four standard
years of high school. Since elementary and middle schools generally offer students a
predetermined academic program with fewer optional courses, the term core course of
study nearly always refers to requirements in high school programs.

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