CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (ESEB2054)
WEEK 6



Domains of curriculum•No specific domain•The lack of consensus of the curriculum domains is illustrated by the experts themselves.•viewed curriculum in terms of•ideological (philosophical–scientific),•technical (design), and•operational (managerial) issues9 curriculum domain : curriculum philosophy, research, theory, history, development, design, evaluation, policy and as a field of study.

Types of curriculum

1.Recommended curriculum delineated by scholars and professional organizations;


2.Written curriculum that appears in state and school district documents;


3.Taught curriculum that teachers attempt to implement;


4.Supported curriculum that helps implement or deliver the curriculum resources such textbooks and computers;


5.Assessed curriculum that is tested and evaluated;


6.Learned curriculum, what the students actually learn; and

7.Hidden curriculum, unintended curriculum


Basis of national curriculum

Promoting world-class curriculum and assessment :- a solid foundation in skills and knowledge on which further learning and adult life can be built.- deep knowledge and skills that will enable advances learning and an ability to create new ideas and translate them into practical applications.- general capabilities that underpin flexible and critical thinking, a capacity to work with others and an ability to move across subject disciplines to develop new expertise.


5 Principle of Curriculum Development

Principle 1 : The essence of curriculum design the need for a conceptual framework.

Principle 2 : conceptualizing attitudes and beliefs about learning

Principle 3 : An epistemological rationale

Principle 4 : The curriculum development

Principle 5 : The political realities of curriculum development