What Is Curriculum Development?: Subject-Centered Curriculum Design Is Not Student-Centered, and The Model Is Less
What Is Curriculum Development?: Subject-Centered Curriculum Design Is Not Student-Centered, and The Model Is Less
Muhammad Hamza
The way we understand and theorize about curriculum nowadays has altered significantly
over the years. Today, the most simple definition of the word “curriculum” is the subjects
comprising a course of study at schools, universities or colleges.
By considering all three types of curriculum design before they begin planning,
instructors can choose the types that are best suited to both their students and their
course.
Conclusion:
There are five key elements of curriculum development , according to Tyler “it is essential as a
part of comprehensive theory of organization to show just what are the elements will serve
satisfactory as organizing elements.” According to Herrick and Tyler, following are the
components and elements of curriculum development
1. Situational analysis
2. Formulation of objectives
3. Selection of content, scope and sequence
4. Activities, strategies and method of teaching
5. Evaluation
Situational Analysis
Situational analysis means the analysis of different conditions such as emotional, political,
cultural, religious and geographical condition of a country. This will help the curriculum planners
in the selection of objectives, selection of organization of learning materials and in suggesting
appropriate evaluation procedure.
Formulation of Objectives
There are four main factors for formulating the objectives of education. These are
1. The society
2. The knowledge
3. The learner
4. The learning process
All of these factors are to be considered while selecting and formulating the educational
objectives.
Selection of Content
One of the important elements is the selection of content for a subject. At the time of subject
matter selection, the following factors are to be kept in mind: