Field Study 4 Episode 6: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: Processes And Models

Activity 1: Visit the school and interview an administrator on at least one (1) curriculum model.
Accomplish the given matrix below.

Name of the Administrator: ____________________________________________________

Position: ___________________________________________________________________
Name of the School: __________________________________________________________

Curriculum Model Best Features Insights

Field Study 4 Episode 8: CRAFTING THE CURRICULUM: The teacher as a designer
Activity: Accomplish the matrix by interviewing an administrator to explain how the ten (10)
axioms are realized in the school setting. The administrator has the opinion to choose the axiom
that she/he wishes to explain.
Name of the Administrator: ____________________________________________________
Position: ____________________________________________________________________
Name of the School: __________________________________________________________

Situations/Samples on How These Axioms are

Ten (10) Axioms for Curriculum Designers
Realized in the School Setting

1. Curriculum change is inevitable,

necessary, and desirable.

2. Curriculum both reflects and is a

product of its time.

3. Curriculum changes made at an

earlier period of time can exist
concurrently with newer curriculum
changes.

4. Curriculum change depends on

people to implement the change.

5. Curriculum development is a
cooperative group activity.

6. Curriculum development is a
decision-making process in which
choices are made from a set of
alternatives.

7. Curriculum development is an
ongoing process.

8. Curriculum development is more

effective if it is a comprehensive
process, rather than a “piecemeal”
process.

9. Curriculum development is more

effective when it follows a systematic
process.

10. Curriculum development starts from

where the curriculum is.
Name of the Administrator: ____________________________________________________
Position: ____________________________________________________________________
Name of the School: __________________________________________________________

What changes are happening in the curriculum?

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What are your roles in curriculum development?

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How do you evaluate the school curriculum that you are using?
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