Statistics For Management by Richard I. Levin 8ed.pdf
Curriculum terms and concepts
1. Curriculum Terms and Concepts:
Elements of a complete Teaching Guide or Curriculum
Plan
Familiarize yourself with these elements. Each element is linked to an
example of that element in the Sample Teaching Guide The Sample
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Switch back and forth between the examples and these descriptions.
1. Aim: one sentence (more or less) description of overall purpose of
curriculum, including audience and the topic
2. Rationale: paragraph describing why aim is worth achieving. This
section would include assessment of needs.
3. Goals and objectives: list of the learning outcomes expected from
participation in the curriculum. This section includes a discussion of how
the curriculum supports national, state, and local standards.
4. Audience and pre-requisites: describes who the curriculum is for and
the prior knowledge, skills, and attitudes of those learners likely to be
successful with the curriculum.
5. Description of subject-matter: designation of what area of content,
facts, arena of endeavor, that the curriculum deals with. (This is a
further elaboration of the "topic" description in the Aim.)
6. Instructional plan: describes the activities the learners are going to
engage in, and the sequence of those activities. Also describes what
the TEACHER is to do in order to facilitate those activities. (This is like
the traditional "lesson plan" except for a curriculum it may include more
than one lesson.)
7. Materials: lists materials necessary for successful teaching of the
curriculum. Includes a list of web pages. Often, the web site will NOT be
the only materials needed by the students. They may need books,
tables, paper, chalkboards, calculators, and other tools. You should
spell these additional materials out in your teaching guide.
Also includes the actual materials (worksheets and web pages)
prepared by the curriculum developer, any special requirements for
classroom setup and supplies, and a list of any specific hardware and
software requirements.
2. 8. Plans for assessment and evaluation: includes plan for assessing
learning and evaluating the curriculum as a whole. May include
description of a model project, sample exam questions, or other
elements of assessment. Also should include plan for evaluating the
curriculum as a whole, including feedback from learners.