1. PED 109
CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT
TOPIC: CURRICULUM AS THE
CONTENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL
APPROACHES THAT SUPPORTS
CURRICULUM

2. CURRICULUM AS THE
CONTENT
CURRICULUM DEVELOPERS NEED TO BRING
THE CRITERIA IN CONTENT SELECTION
SELF- SUFFICIENCY
SIGNIFICANCE
VALIDITY
INTEREST
UTILITY
LEARNABILITY
FEASIBILITY

3. INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES THAT SUPPORTS
CURRICULUM:
CURRICULUM APPROACHES MAY BE CLASSIFIED
INTO TWO BROAD, CONTRASTING
CATEGORIES:
TECHNICAL-SCIENTIFIC
NON-TECHNICAL/NON-SCIENTIFIC
ORNSTEIN
& HUNKINS,
1988

4. TECHNICAL – SCIENTIFIC APPROACH- REFLECTS
A TRADITIONAL ORIENTATION ABOUT
EDUCATION AND FORMAL METHODS.
BEHAVIORAL – RATIONAL APPROACH
SYSTEMS –MANAGERIAL APPROACH
INTELLECTUAL – ACADEMIC APPROACH

5. NON-TECHNICAL/NON-SCIENTIFIC APPROACHTENDS TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL
THEORIES AND PRACTICES AND REFLECTS THE
MORE PROGRESSIVE VIEWS ABOUT
EDUCATION.
HUMANISTIC – AESTHETIC APPROACH
RECONCEPTUALIST APPROACH
RECONSTRUCTIONIST APPROACH

6. TECHNICAL – SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
BEHAVIORAL – RATIONAL APPROACH- IT IS A
MEANS-END APPROACH WHICH IS LOGICAL
AND PRESCRIPTIVE WHICH DEFINES THE WHY
(OBJECTIVES), WHAT (CONTENT), HOW
(METHOD), WHEN (SEQUENCE) AND HOW
MUCH (SCOPE).

7. BEHAVIORAL – RATIONAL APPROACH
.
Figure 1. Flowchart of Taba’s (1962) Seven Stages of
Curriculum Development
Diagnosis
of needs
Curriculum
Formulation
of Objectives
Determination of
What & How to
Evaluate
Selection
of Content
Organization
of Learning
Experiences
Organization
of content
Selection of
Learning
Experiences

8. SYSTEMS – MANAGERIAL APPROACH CONSIDERS THE MAJOR INTERCONNECTED
ELEMENTS OF INPUTS, THROUGHPUTS
(PROCESS) AND OUTPUTS THAT COMPRISE THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
INTELLECTUAL - ACADEMIC APPROACHEMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THEORIES
AND PRINCIPLES IN CURRICULUM PLANNING.

9. Figure 2. Systems-Managerial View of Curriculum Development
Structure and
Processes
INPUTS
Resources (human,
physical, financial)
Information
Curriculum
Organization
Instruction
Evaluation
Supervision
(motivation,
communication,
leadership styles,
decision-making)
OUTPUTS
Success and Failure
ENVIRONMENT
Public Demand and Expectations
FEEDBACK

10. NON-TECHNICAL/NON-SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
HUMANISTIC-AESTHETIC APPROACH- IS ROOTED
IN PROGRESSIVE PHILOSOPHY WHICH
PROMOTES THE LIBERATION OF LEARNERS
FROM AUTHORITARIAN TEACHERS.
RECONCEPTUALIST APPROACH – REFLECTS AN
EXISTENTIALIST ORIENTATION.

11. RECONSTRUCTIONIST APPROACH – FOCUSES ON
THE SOCIAL – CENTERED CURRICULUM THAT
EMPHASIZES CULTURAL
PLURALISM, INTERNATIONALISM AND
NATIONALISM WHICH ARE BEYOND
INDIVIDUAL CONCERNS.

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BY: ANNALIZA S. GO
PEC B