THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (PHILIPPINE CONTEXT) BY? PROF. RONNIE ESPERGAL PASIGUIi - Definitions of Curriculum Some authors define curriculum as the total effort of the school to bring about desired outcomes in school and out-of-school situations. It is also defined as a sequence of potential experiences set up in school for the purpose of disciplining children and youth in group ways of thinking and acting.> % Definition(s) of Curriculum * Curriculum — is a structured set of learning outcomes or task that educators usually call goals and objectives. ( Howell and Evans 1995) * Curriculum — is the “what” of teaching. * Curriculum — listings of subjects to be taught in school.> s CURRICULUM + A document which describes a structured series of learning objectives and outcomes for a given subject matter area * Includes a specification of what should be learned, how it should be taught, and the plan for implementing/assessing the learningS Curriculum Planning * A curriculum Plan is the advance arrangement of learning opportunities for a particular population of learners. + A Curriculum guide is a written curriculum./ Curriculum Planning + A Curriculum Planning is the process whereby the arrangement of curriculum plans or learning opportunities are created.S Curriculum Planning * It is the process of preparing for the duties of teaching, deciding upon goals and emphases, determining curriculum content, selecting learning resources and classroom procedures, evaluating progress, and looking toward next steps.a c Curriculum Development It is defined as the process of selecting, organizing, executing, and evaluating learning experiences on the basis of the needs, abilities and interests of the learners and the nature of the society or community.i _ Curriculum Laboratory + Curriculum laboratory is a place or workshop where curriculum materials are gathered or used by teachers or learners of curriculum. - Resource Unit is a collection or suggested learning activities and materials organized around a given topic or area which a teacher might utilize in planning, developing, and evaluating a learning unit.AN . TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTAN Two Schools of Thought Predominated Throughout History of Curriculum Development: * The Essentialist School * The Progressive School> | The Essentialist School * It considers the curriculum as something rigid consisting of discipline subjects. * It considers all learners as much as the same and it aims to fit the learner into the existing social order and thereby maintain the status quo * Its major motivation is discipline and considers freedom as an outcome and not a means of education.Ss 6 The Essentialist School * Its approach is authoritative and the teacher’s role is to assign lessons and to recite recitations. * It is book-centered and the methods recommended are memory work , mastery of facts and skills, and development of abstract intelligence.The Essentialist School * It has no interest in social action and life activities. * Its measurement of outcomes are standard tests based on subject matter mastery.> % Traditional Points of View of Curriculum * Body of subjects or subject matter prepared by the teachers for the students to learn. * Synonymous to “course study”. + “Permanent studies” where the rule of grammar, reading, rhetoric, logic and mathematics for basic education emphasized.(Hutchins) * Most of the traditional ideas view curriculum as written documents or plan of action in accomplishing goals.6 The Progressive School * It conceives of the curriculum as something flexible based on areas of interest. * It is learner-centered, having in mind that no two persons are alike. * Its factor of motivation is individual achievement believing that persons are naturally good.The Progressive School * The Role of the teacher is to stimulate direct learning process. * It uses a life experience approach to fit the student for future social life.Ss 6 The Progressive School * Constant revision of aims and experimental techniques of teaching and learning are imperatives in curriculum development in order to create independent thinking, initiative, self- reliance, individuality, self-expression and activity in the elarner.Se The Progressive School * Its measurement of outcomes are now devices taking into consideration subject matter and personality values.Progressive Points of View of Curriculum + Listing of subjects, syllabi, course of study and list of courses or specific discipline can only be called curriculum if these written materials are actualized by the learner. * Total learning experiences of the individual. - All experiences children have under the guidance of teachers. — Caswell & Campbell - Experiences in the classroom which are planned and enacted by the teacher, and also learned by the students. — Marsh and WillisDifferent Theories * Conflicting philosophies of education have influenced curriculum principles and practices. + A NUMBER OF “self-evident educational truths” in the past are now seen to be rather educational myths; such as teachers know, children or learners don’t; all learners should be treated alike.Different Theories + The fundamental concepts of some curricula have changed. + In many areas, new methodologies: programmed instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Tutorials, Large and Small Group Instruction, and a variety of individualized instruction procedures have been developed.Different Emphases + There is the curricular emphasis on the subject matter for the mind, with priority in value to literature, intellectual history, ideas of religion, philosophy, studies. * There is the curricular emphasis on the observable facts, the world of things.S Different Emphases + Another curricular emphasis is the school’s dependence on Scholasticism, + Another curriculum stresses the importance of experience — process.Different Emphasis . - A recent curricular emphasis is that of existing choice. * The learner must learn skills, acquire knowledge, and make decisions.Ralph Tyler Model: Four Basic Principle 1. Purposes of the school 2. Educational experiences related to the purpose 8. Organization of the experiences 4. Evaluation of the experiencesHilda Taba : Grassroots Approach 1. Diagnosis of learners needs and expectations of the larger society. 2. Formulation of learning objectives. 8. Selection of the learning content. 4. Organization of learning content. 5. Selection of the learning experiences. 6. Organization of learning activities. 7. Determination of what to evaluate and the means of doing it.culum *Tyler’s Questions of Curriculum Development will provide 4 steps: - What educational purposes should the school seek to attain? * What educational experiences can be provided that are likely to attain these purposes? * How can these educational experiences be effectively organised? - How can we determine whether theseSteps... - In answering Tyler’s questions, we arrive the following basic steps of curriculum development: + Selection of aims, goals and objectives; * Selection of learning experiences and content; * Organisation of learning experiences; and - Evaluation of the extent to which the objectives have been achieved. * The 4 steps above are basic, because they can be more than 4Curriculum Development + Selection of Content & Learning Experiences + This model that assumes that + Organizsation of curriculum decision content & Learning 3 Experiences making follows a straight line is called linear model +» Evaluation of Learning 4 outcomesa) Curriculum Development * Other scholars argue that. curriculum decision making is not a simple : Aus, Goals linear process that ee & Objectives necessarily starts with aims. * One of them is Wheeler (1978) who believes that curriculum decision making can start from any ee point and can come back to any of the points e.g. like a Nous cycle Content \ Selection of LeCurriculum Development - Kerr (1968) also believes that curriculum process is a very comlex set of activities and | decisions and they interact a lot. oe = © + Changes made in | content may necessitate changes in experiences, which may again bring about changes in evaluation etc.A / Selection of Aims and Objectives * Every curriculum is aimed at developing in the learners certain competencies or abilities. The curriculum process must therefore clearly identify the aims that the curriculum is intended to achieve. * Curriculum aims range from the very broad to the more specific. In fact, that is why we use the terms aims, goals and objectives to refer to them. Aims are broad statements which cover all of the experiences provided in the curriculum; goals are tied to specific subjects or group of contents within the curriculum; while objectives describe the more specific outcomes that can be attained as a result of lessons or instruction delivered at the classroom./ Factors in Selecting Aims Analysis of our culture: we should take into account our cultural values, norms and expectations when selecting aims, : The present status of the learner: what has the learner already known? What are his/her characteristics? What is he/she ready for? + The state of our knowledge of the subject matter or content: We should examine new developments in knowledge to see if they contain things that are of real value to the learner and society. * Relevance to school’s philosophy of education: each nation has its own philosophy of education which its schools try to implement. Nigeria’s philosophy of education is contained in its National Policy on Education. We should ask whether the objectives we select are relevant to this philosophy; Consistency with our theory of learning: at any time in any society, there is a dominant conception of learning i.e. our understanding what learning is and how it takes place. For instance, the National Policy on Education anticipates that the Nigerian child is active, exploratory and imaginative.Selection of Content & Learning Experiences Content is what we teach; learning experience is an activity which the learner engages in which results in changes in his behaviour; We should select those contents and learning experiences that will in attaining the goals of the curriculum; There are some factors to consider in selecting both learning experiences and content. We shall first examine those criteria for selecting learning experiencesSH) Factors in Selecting Learning 6 Experiences + Validity: this refers to the relevance of the stated learning experience to the stated goals of the curriculum; Relevance to life: learning experience must be related to the learner’s real life situations in and out of school; + Variety: learning experiences must cater to the needs of different types of learners by providing different types of experiences; * Suitability: learning experiences must be suitable to the learners present state of learning and characteristics:. Selection of learning experiences... + Cumulation: even though experiences provided may be different, they should all lead to the attainment of the same goal; subsequent experiences should build on earlier ones; * Multiple Learning: a single learning experience may bring about multiple outcomes. Such learning experiences are important because of their multiple benefits.> 6 Factors in Selecting Content - Validity: means two things, is the content related to the objectives, and is the content true or authentic; * Significance: is the content significant or will lead it to the more mastery or more understanding of the course or subject; * Utility: here the question is whether the content selected is useful i.e. will lead to the acquisition of skills and knowledge that are considered useful by society? - Interest: is the content interesting to the learner? Or can the content be made interesting to learners? * Learnability: is the content selected such that learners can learn and understand given their present level/CURRICULUM IN THE PHILIPPINESCurriculum Development in the Philippines * Touched on the religion, economic, political, and social influences and events that took place in the country. * Colonial rules in the Philippines tailored the curriculum to serve colonial goals and objectives.The Need for Curriculum Framework + What learning objectives should be included? + What will be the bases for the choice of objectives? + Will the choice be based on the learners’ needs and interests, or rather on the needs of the society? + Will the selection depend on tradition, the nature of knowledge, or the learners’ characteristics? + What philosophical and psychological theories regarding the nature of learners as well as the learning process will underpin the organization of the content? + Will the choice of methodology be in line with accepted teaching-learning principles? * Will the evaluation procedure be able to measure the learning that is taking place?The result of lack of Framework + Sari-sari (hodgepodge) * Pira-piraso (piemal) + Tagpi-tagpi (patchwork) * Sabog (lack of focus) + Malabo (vague) * Lakas ng kutob (gutfeel) + Hula-hula (hunches) * Gaya-gaya (patterned from an existing model) + Bahala na (by chance) + Patama-tama (non-deliberate)” . The Areas of Concern * Cultural Values * Knowledge of Learner * Knowledge Of Teaching-Learning Theories and Principles * Body of KnowledgeCultural Values Visible Non-Visible + Rules * Philosophy + Food * Beliefs : Dress + Value System + Language * Music + Dance * Means of Livelihood * Political Behavior + Family * Community NormsS Knowledge of the Learner ee oy * The Basic Education Elance Curriculum (BEC) and ae ae Secondary Education Development Program (PRODED) - Content (SEDP) ~ addresses Based (not on the learner and learning process) the learner and learning processPhilippines + Educational Development Project Implementing Task Force(EDPITAF) — revealed that community and home variables have greater impact on learning than school factors. > Determinants of Learning in Factors: * Use of electricity * Parental education * Parents’ perception of academic abilities and interests of the children * Parents’ attitude * Geography (Region) * School Type * Socio economic status of the FamilyNH) Knowledge of Teaching-Learning 6 Principles + Behaviorism * Cognitive Development Psychology * Cognitive Field Psychology The New Elementary School Curriculum (NESC) and New Secondary Education Curriculum (NSEC) - demonstrate ample evidence of the inclusion of behaviorist psychological principles through the use of behavioral objectives, drills, practices, and homeworks reinforces learning.> HISTORICAL CONTEXT * Before 1521 — Education before the coming of the Spaniards 1521-1896 —Education during the Spanish Regime * 1896 -1898 — Education during Philippine Revolution * 1899 — 1935 — Education during the American Occupation * 1935 — 1941 — Education during the Philippine Commonwealth 1941 — 1944 — Education during the Japanese Occupation * 1945 — 1946 — Education after WWII * 1946 — present — Education under the Philippine RepublicThe Pre-Spanish Curriculum + The Filipino possessed a culture of their own. * They had contacts with other foreign peoples from Arabia, India, China, Indo-China, and Borneo. + The inhabitants were civilized people, possessing their systems of writing, laws and moral standards in a well organized government.The Pre-Spanish Curriculum + As shown in the rule of Barangays, their code of laws —the code of Kalantiao and Maragtas, their belief in Bathala, and the solidarity of the family were obedience and respect had been practiced.S Pre-Spanish Devised-Cur + The Spanish Missionaries aim to control of the Filipinos, both body and soul. + The curriculum then consisted of 3 R’s (reading, writing and religion) to attain goals were the acceptance of Catholicism and the acceptance of Spanish rule.The Spanish Devised Cur. + The schools were parochial or convent schools. * The main readings were the catecismo. + The method of instruction was mainly individual memorization.S AMERICAN Devised Cur. + The motive of the Americans was to conquer the Filipinos not only physically but also mentally. * The curriculum was based on the ideals and traditions of America and her hierarchy of values. + English was the medium of instruction.American Devised Cur. + The primary curriculum prescribed for the Filipinos consisted of three grades which provides training in two aspects: 2. Body Training — physical education 3. Mental Training — English, Nature Study, and Arithmetic.c Commonwealth Curriculum + (1935-1946) considered as the period of expansion and reform in the Philippine curriculum. + The educational leaders expanded the curriculum by introducing course in farming, domestic science, etc.~ Commonwealth Curriculum + Commonwealth Act 586, also known as educational Act of 1940, recognized the elementary school system.Japanese Devised Curriculum + They devised a curriculum for the Filipinos to suit their vested interest. + They introduced many changes in the curriculum by including Nippongo, and abolishing English as the medium of instruction and as a subject.Japanese Devised Curriculum + All textbooks were censored and revised. * It caused a “black out” in Philippine education and impeded the educational progress of the Filipinos.Liberation Period Curriculum + (1945) Steps were taken to improve the curriculum existing before the war, some steps taken were to restore grade VII, to abolish the double-single session, and most especially to adopt the modern trends in education taken from the U.S.© Liberation Period Curriculum ) + The curriculum remained basically the same as before and was still subject-centered.Se Philippine Republic Cur. * Great experiments in the community school and the use of vernacular in the first two grades of the primary schools as the medium of instruction were some of them.Philippine Republic Cur. - An experiment worth mentioning that led to a change in the Philippine Educational Philosophy was that of school and community collaboration pioneered by Jose V. Aguilar. * Schools are increasingly using instructional materials that are Philippine-oriented.Philippine Republic Cur. * Memorandum No. 30, 1966 sets the order of priority in the purchase of books for use in the schools were as follows: * Books which are contributions to Phil. Literature * Books on character education and other library materials + Library equipment and permanent featuresCURRICULUM APPROACHESi % Curriculum Approaches COA DA AR © dH . Technical — Scientific Approaches . Behavioral-rational Approach . System-managerial Approach . Intellectual —Academic Approach Non-Technician / Non-Scientific Approach Humanistic — aesthetic Approach . Re-conceptualist Approach . Reconstructionism . Eclectic Modelssy % Technical — Scientific Approach * The curriculum developers which may include specialists, superintendents, principals and coordinators are likened to engineers and architects who use instruments and empirical methods in preparing a blueprint with well defined elements orderly-sequenced procedures, and quality control measures to increase the probability of success in its implementationSs Bases of Technical Scientific Approach + 1. The curriculum will improve as the professional competence of teachers improves. + 2. The competence of teachers will improve when they participate in curriculum development + 3. When teachers share in shaping the goals and selecting the content and method of instruction as well as evaluating results, their involvement is assured. + 4, When people interact during face-to-face sessions, they will better understand one another.i S Behavioral-Rational Approach + Itis a means-end approach. Curricula developed through this approach become the actual blueprints which prescribe the roles of key figures in the educative process. + Viewing the curriculum as the means and instruction as the end is a behavioral orientation.Systems-Managerial Approach * 1. Motivate interest of all stakeholders - 2. Encourage participation and involvement of all stakeholders * 3. Synthesize divergent viewpoints : 4, Monitor curriculum implementation + 5. Create a climate of innovation and changeIntellectual. Academic Approach + Emphasizes the importance of theories and principles in curriculum planning. * This model is influenced by the philosophy of John DeweyD\on-Technical / Non-Scientific c Approaches + Flexible and less structured without predetermined objectives to guide the learning- teaching process * Contends that not all ends of education can be known nor indeed to be known in all cases.Humanistic-Aesthetic Approach * Argues that those who favor the rational approach miss the artistic and personal aspects of curriculum and instruction. It is rooted in progressive philosophy which promotes the liberation of learners from authoritarian teachers.Reconceptualist Approach + Criticizes the technocratic — scientific models as not sensitive to the inner feelings and experience of individuals. * Reflects on existentialist orientation. + The aim of education is not to control instruction in order to preserve existing order.Se Reconstructionism + The school is an institution of social reform. * Criticizes the progressivists for putting too much emphasis on the individual learner to the neglect of the needs of society.i | Eclectic Models Oftentimes, Filipino educators, in particular, prefer eclectic models (halo- halo) which are a combination of several approaches, rather than commit themselves to one particular approach only. Eclectic models are not mere patchwork (pagtagpi-tagpi) but a synthesis. (pagbuo o paghahabi) where desired features from several models are selected and integrated into a new whole.4 Curriculum Design + The Subject-Area Design * The Integrated Design + The Core-Curriculum Design * The Child-Centered Design + The Social Reconstruction Design * The De-schooling Design4 Subject — Centered Design * FOCUS - A group of subjects or subject matter that represent the essential knowledge and values of society that have survived the test of time. + PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION — Essentialism * PROPOENT/S-— Adler, HutchinsIntegrated Design - FOCUS - the integration of two or more subjects, both within and across disciplines, into an integrated course. + PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION — Experimentalism * PROPONENT /S — Broudy, SilbermanS Core Curriculum Design + FOCUS — a common body of curriculum content and learning experience that should be encountered by all students — The great books + PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION — Perennialism + PROPONENT /S — Goodlad / BoyerS Child-Centered Design + FOCUS - Learning activities centered around the interests and needs of the child, designed to motivate and interest the child in the learning process. + PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION — Progressivism + PROPONENT /S — Dewey , EisnerS Social Reconstructionist * FOCUS — critical analysis of the political, social, and economic problems facing society; future trends; social action projects designed to bring about social change. + PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION — Social Reconstruction + PROPONENT /S — Shane , Bramalda % Deschooling + FOCUS - in-school experiences, primarily in the social sciences, designed to develop the child’s sense of freedom from the domination of the political, social, and economic systems; out of school experiences of equal value. + PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION — Social Reconstructionism * PROPONENTS - Freire , GoodmanIMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION MODELS 1. Overcoming Resistance to Change (ORC) 2. Leadership Obstacle Course (LOC) 3. Linkage Model 4. Organizational Development (OD) 5. Rand Change Agent Model* Focuses on overcoming staff resistance to change that is present immediately before, or at the time of the introduction of the innovation./ LOC + Extends the ORC model and puts emphasis on the gathering of data to determine the extent and nature of the resistance in order to deal with it appropriately.The Linkage Model + The linkage process involves a cycle of diagnosis, search, retrieval, formulation of solution, dissemination and evaluation.+ This model is an information-processing change strategy that enables the system to improve its operations and the quality of interactions among its members to facilitate the introduction of change.Rand Model + The Rand Model is based on the assumption that the success of the implementation of new program depends on: : A. The characteristics of the proposed change - B. Competencies of the teaching and administrative staff + C. The support of the local community * D. The School organizational structure®) Factors Affecting the Choice of Implementation Model ol CON Level of Resistance Type of desired change Available expertise Available resources Urgency of the situationSs 6 DEFINITION OF EVALUATION Curriculum evaluation is a systematic process of determining whether the curriculum as designed and implemented has produced or is producing the intended and desired results. It is the means of determining whether the program is meeting its goals, that is whether the measures / outcomes for a given set of instructional inputs match the intended or pre- specified outcomes. (Tuckman, 1979)~) e Types of Evaluation » — 1.Humanistic approach — goal free 2.Scientific approach — purpose drivenObjectives of Evaluation 1. Scope — (teaching —program-cost effectiveness) 2. Timing — (formative, summative, impact) 3. Method — ( quantitative, qualitative) 4. Level — (classroom, school, national) 5. Personnel involved — (individual teachers, committees, consultants)Role of Evaluation in Cur. Dev1 . 1959 Swanson Survey Evaluation Studies in the Philippines 1925 Monroe Survey 1969 Presidential Commission to Survey Philippine Education (PCSPE) 1976 Survey of Outcomes of Elementary Education (SOUTELE) 1982 Household and School Matching Survey 1991 Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM) 1991 National Evaluation and Impact Study of PRODEDMONROE SURVEY oO AD OU Administrative organization and supervision Elementary education Secondary Education Higher Education Teacher education and training Language of instruction Private education Finance Education of the non-ChristiansSWANSON SURVEY TI OU Re Elementary education Secondary education Vocational education Teacher training Organization and administration Financing the public schools The report included a deterioration of performance in reading, language and arithmetic due to poor instructional methods, large class sizes, and inadequate supervisionSH) Presidential Commission to Survey Philippine Education (PCSPE) ae ° pS Analyze performance of the educational system and its relevance to national developmental goals Ascertain the efficiency of the system Identify areas which need more detailed investigation. The report included findings on : Mismatch between educational services and manpower requirements Mismatch between education priorities and the national development priorities Inequitable distribution of educational facilities and resources across the regions Lack of systematic planning and evaluation§) SURVEY OF OUTCOMES OF ELEM EDUCATION (SOUTELE) ae Battery of achievement tests designed to measure the outcomes of elementary education General mental ability test of non-verbal type designed to measure association Student’s attitude inventory aimed to measure affective objectives Questionnaires in order to establish the profiles of pupils, teachers, school heads, etc. The study revealed deficiencies of elementary education in terms of inputs (resources), processes (curriculum and instruction), and outputs (students’ achievement). These are affected by socio economic, school types, quality of teaching.> The Household and School Matching Survey (HSMS) 1. The survey hypothesized that learning is predicated on the antecedent academic, social, physiological variables. 2. The findings of the investigation showed that home-related and community related variables have greater influences on learning than school related factors such as cost per pupil and numbers of textbooks per students.‘ The Congressional Commission on Education Study (EDCOM) 1. Enhancing the internal capability of the system to satisfactorily implement the constitutional provisions on education 2. Providing the system with necessary financial and other infrastructure support 3. Strengthening the system’s linkages with all sectors concerned in human resource development 4. Assisting the system to achieve its sectoral goals and targets through strategies that are consistent with the nation’s development goals.The National Evaluation and Impact Study of PRODED 1. Teacher factor is crucial in the success of the teaching-learning process 2. There is a need to improve the pre-service and in- service training of teachers that should include the development of skills in classroom management, teacher-pupil interaction, and the use of instructional aids, etc.» Monitoring and Evaluation of RBEC I Defines what levels of learning students of schools and divisions meet at various stages of the basic education cycle based on the national curriculum. Setting of minimum national standards for capabilities, structures, processes and output based on a template for school improvement processes from planning to implementation to monitoring and evaluation . Nationally standardized student assessment, outcomes measurement and reporting of basic school statistics> Presidential Commission on _ Educational Reform (PCER) He Created through E.O. in 1988 to define a budget feasible program of reform, and identify executive priority policy recommendations and items for a legislative agenda on education. Comprised of multi sectoral group Proposed the establishment of National Education Evaluation and Testing System (NEETS) that assumes responsibility for educational assessment of all levels, including technical and skills developmenta) c CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUESBILINGUAL EDUCATION He Article 14, sect 7 of 1987 constitution — “for the purposes of communication and instruction, the official languages of the Philippines are Filipino and until otherwise provided by law, English.” DECS Order 52, s. 1987 — the policy of bilingual education aims to make every Filipino competent in both Filipino and English at the national level . DECS defines bilingual as “separate use of Filipino and English as media of instruction in specific subjects.”=) Early Childhood Care and Development % (ECCD) He Art 15, Sec 2, 1987 Phil. Cons. — recognizes the “right of children to assistance, including proper care and nutrition, and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation and other conditions prejudicial to their development.” . UN Convention on the Rights of Child Education for All (EFA) agenda of DECS, 1990 envisioned 90% in 2000 of early childhood care and development either home-based services or kindergarten / nursery classesOther issues 1. Access to pre-school education 2. Private Pre-school education 3. Global education 4, Environmental educationTHANK YOU!!!