Interview people from different schools in various disciplines and

levels. Get their opinions on the meaning of curriculum.

Name(s) Designation Meaning Signature

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Conclusions: ((After analysing the results of the interview, what can you conclude?)
 Visit the school library/surf the internet or consult the dictionary. Write
two (2) meanings of curriculum taken from authorized sources.

Meaning of Curriculum Reference(s)

My Analysis
 Evolve your own definition of curriculum. Consider all the meanings
you have taken from the different sources and from authoritative
sources.

What is
Curriculum?

My Key Learning Points

How did I feel after the activities?

My Reflections/Insights

Why is curriculum important?

How can one enrich the curriculum in every school?

 Visit the schools near your place or your Alma Mater. Interview a
teacher, administrator or former teacher in the school. Find out what
curriculum is being used in the schools/ colleges/ universities in your
place. Check the corresponding column.

Names of Written Taught Supported Assessed Learned Hidden

Recommended
school/Colleges curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum
/Universities

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Interview a teacher from a school. Ask this question: Why must

the teacher be aware and sensitive to the hidden curriculum?

Signature of the interviewer

over printed name
 List down some of the tools used by the school to assess their
curriculum.

Tools used by the

schools to assess
their curriculum

My Reflections/Insights

Why do I need to know the different types of curricula?

 Interview a teacher on the specific roles he/she plays as a
curricularist. Your interview must include a teacher in basic
education and in the tertiary level. Complete the matrix below.

Levels Rules as a Curricularist

Early Childhood
Name of teacher:

School:

Signature:

Elementary
Name of teacher:

School:

Signature:

Secondary Level
Name of teacher:

School:

Signature:

Tertiary Level
Name of teacher:

School:

Signature:
After the interview, Get samples/pieces of evidence to show that
the teacher is a curricularist. Write /Paste or post them here.
 Research in the library and look for a topic about the role of a
teacher as a curricularist. Complete the template below.

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Findings: ( Write the salient forms in bulleted form).

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My Reflections/Insights

Aware of the roles of teachers as a curricularist, how do you perceive

your role as curricularist?
 Accomplish the template give below by following the given
sample.

Subject Content Process Product

E.g. Curriculum Definition of  Clustering Evolved a
Development with Curriculum  Read Post Contextualized
Field Study 4 Categorize definition of
 Interview curriculum
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 There are six (6) criteria in the selection of knowledge/subject
matter. Interview a teacher, the indicators for each of the criteria
by answering the given question.

Criteria Questions Indicators

1. Significance How do you know the
significance in the content of
the curriculum?
2. Validity How do you know if the
curriculum is valid?
3. Usefulness When do we know that the
curriculum is useful?
4. Learnability When do you know that the
content is within the range of
your learner’s experience?
5. Feasibility When do you know that the
content is within the time,
resources and expertise of
teacher and experiences of the
learners?
6. Internet When do you know that the
learners are interested in
context?

My Insights

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 B.A.S.I.C. is an acronym to state the principles of curriculum.

Principle 1. Curriculum Content Sample

Balance
Equitable assignment of contents, time,
experiences and other elements

Write the contents in one (1) subject

area for the first grading period.

Articulation
Curriculum is arranged vertically or
horizontally

Write a sample content of one (1) topic

in a subject from level to level or grade
to grade.

Scope
Contents, topics, learning experiences
and organizing the threads of an educational
plan.

Write sample topics in a subject.

Integration
Curriculum is integrated and
interconnected

Cite a lesson which is integrated in

other subjects.

Continuity
Vertical repetition and recurring
approaches of content

Write sample topics in a subject area

where content is organized in spiral
fashion in breadth and depth
 Visit the school and interview an administrator on at least one (1)
curriculum model. Accomplish the given matrix below.

Curriculum Model Best Features Insights

My Personal Insights

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 These are the steps in the model of Hilda Taba. Interview a
teacher and inquire how these steps are applied by
accomplishing the given chart by giving concrete examples.

Steps Application to Real Teaching

1. Diagnosis of
Learners’ needs and
Expectations of
Larger Society

2. Formulation of
Learning Objectives

3. Selection of Learning
Content

4. Organization of
Learning Content

5. Selection of Learning
Content

6. Modes of Evaluation
 Complete the staircase of the curriculum Development process
according to Tyler. Write the answers in the steps. Give examples
for each step.

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 Accomplish the matrix by interviewing an administration and a
teacher to explain how the ten (10) axioms are realized in the
school setting, the administrator or the teacher has the option to
choose the axiom that she/he wishes to explain.

Ten (10) Axioms for Curriculum Situations/Samples on How These Axioms

Designers are realized in the School Setting
1. Curriculum changed is inevitable,
necessary and desirable.

2. Curriculum reflex its own time. It is

product of its time.

3. Curriculum changes made earlier

can exist concurrently with newer
curriculum changes.

4. Curriculum change depends on

people who will implement the
change.

5. Curriculum Development is a
cooperative group activity.

6. Curriculum development is
decision making process made
from choices or alternatives.

7. Curriculum Development is an
ongoing process.

8. Curriculum Development is more

effective if it is a comprehensive
process not piecemeal.

9. Curriculum Development is more

effective when it follows a
systematic process.

10. Curriculum Development starts

from where the curriculum is.
 Observe a class or get a sample lesson. Using the
elements/components, write a sample curriculum using the
template given below.

Intended Learning Subject matter or Teaching/ Learning Assessment/

Outcomes Learning Content Methods Evaluation

Request a sample lesson. Analyze the components present in the

plan. Paste the lesson plan below.
 These are types of Curriculum Design Models. Complete the
template given below by citing their best features/advanatages.

Curriculum Design Models Best Features

1. Subject-Centered Design

1.1 Subject Design

1.2 Discipline Design

1.3 Correlation Design

1.4 Scrap field Design

/Interdisciplinary Design

2. Learner-Centered Design

2.1 Child-centered Design

2.2 Experience-centered Design

2.3 Humanistic Design

3. Problem-Centered Design

3.1 Life Situation Design

3.2 Core Problem Design

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Interview at least four (4) people and ask them their perceptions
about the K to 12 program. Complete the comic strip balloons.

Name: Name:

Signature:
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Name:

Name:
Signature:

Signature:

My Insights
Visit a Teacher Education Institution. Secure a copy of an OBE-
based syllabus. Analyze each component of the given syllabus.
How are the components stated? Are the activities aligned with
the intended learning outcomes and modes of assessment?

My Analysis
 Interview different stakeholders and inquire about their roles in
curriculum development.

Stakeholders of the Curriculum Roles in Curriculum Dvelopment

Development

1. Learners

2. Teachers

3. School Leaders/Administrator

4. Parents

My Reflections
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6. Other Agencies

Interview the parents about the extent of their participation in

enriching the curriculum. Use the scale given below.

4 3 2 1
Very Large Extent Large Extent Moderate Extent Little Extent
(VLE) (LE) (ME) (LE)

Extent of Participation
Activities 4 3 2 1
VLE LE ME LE

1. Resource Speaker

2. Teacher Aide

3. Judge/Coach/Mentor

4. Donor (Instructional Materials, etc.)

5. Others (pls. specify)

My Personal Insights
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Reflect on the importance of stakeholders in curriculum

implementation.
Ask at least six (6) teachers, why there is need to evaluate the
curriculum.
 Why do we need
to evaluate the
curriculum?

Interview a principal/administrator; find out how they evaluate

their school’s curriculum.
Excerpts of the Interview

My Reflections

Design/Secure a copy of a curricular evaluation checklist and

paste on this page.