UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

COURSE INFORMATION

Lecturer : Pn. Roslinda Alias

Code : EDU 555
Course : Curriculum and Instruction
Level :
Credit Unit : 3
Contact Hour : 3
Part : 04
Course Status : (Core)
Prerequisite : None
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Apply the principles and procedures in curriculum and syllabus design,

2. Develop, implement and evaluate curriculum and syllabi in the different
areas of specialization,
3. Apply the principles, methods and techniques in classroom instruction,
4. Develop, adapt and evaluate instructional materials for use in the different
areas of specialization,
5. Prepared lesson plan and present lesson through micro-teaching and
macro-teaching.

Course Description
This course will be divided into two major areas i.e. Curriculum and Instruction.
Section one will provide an overview of the principles, procedures and practices

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in curriculum and syllabus design. The second section will focus on instruction
and instruction materials.
Syllabus Content
1. Introduction to Curriculum and Instruction
2. Principles and Procedures of Curriculum Development. Tyler/Objectives
Model
3. Interaction Model, Taba’s Model, Contemporary Model
4. Curriculum Evaluation
5. The School Curriculum: Role of the Ministry and CDC KBSR and KBSM
6. Principles and Procedures in Syllabus Design
7. Scheme of Work: Instructional Objectives
8. Lesson Plan
9. Instruction: Methods and Techniques of Instruction
10. Instructional Materials: Principles and Procedures in Instructional Material
Design
11. Instructional Materials Development and Adaptation
12. Evaluation of Instructional Materials
13. Micro-teaching

Teaching Methodology
The course will be conducted through lectures, discussions, presentations, case
studies and micro-teaching.

Assessment
Test I 20%
Test II 20%
Article Review 10%
Lesson Plan/Micro-teaching 20%
Project: Course Design 20%
Portfolio/Participation/Attendance 10%
TOTAL 100%

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Recommended Text (if any)
Brady, laurie. (1994). Curriculum Development. New York: Prentice Hall Inc.

Dubin, Fraida and Olshtain, Elite. (1986). Course Design. New York: Cambridge
University Press.

References
Brown, D.H. (1994). Principle of Language Learning and Teaching. New Jersey:
Prentice Hall.

Connelly, F.M. and Clandinin, D.J. (1993). Teachers as Curriculum Planners.

Columbia, USA: Teachers College Columbia University.

Eble, Kenneth E. (1979). The Craft of Teaching. Washington: Jossey-Bass

Publishers.

John, P.D. (1993). Lesson Planning for Teachers. London: Cassell.

Ornstein, A.C. and Hunkins F.P. (1993). Curriculum: Foundation, Principles and
Issues. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Posner, George j. and Rudnitsky. (1983). Course Design: A Guide to Curriculum

Development for Teachers. New York: Longman.

Saylor, Galen J. et al. (1981). Curriculum Planning for Better Teaching and
Learning. New york: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

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