Forum On Curricular Issues - Curriculum Design and Teacher Motivation

1. FOCITEPE
Curriculum Design and Teacher
Motivation

2. An Overview
• Needs analysis and
objectives
• Content / Materials
• Teaching methods
• Assessment

3. Needs Analysis
• How should the teachers be involved in the
needs analysis process?
– Deciding on questions both with faculty and prep
teachers
– Focus groups – an ongoing process
• How can teachers’ involvement affect their
motivation?
– Feeling safer and embracing the ideas
– Transparency in the institution

4. CONTENT
• To what degree does the teacher have a say in
the content? Should it be dictated?
– Feedback from the teachers and making the
necessary changes.
– All teachers need to be involved in the decision
making of the content, especially the volunteers.
– Let teachers make instructional decisions
themselves.
– Give teachers the opportunity to select what
levels they will be teaching.

5. Teaching Methods
• Do we have to be standard in terms of
teaching methods?
– Flexibility
– Students have different learning styles
• How does the selection of a specific teaching
method affect teachers’ motivation?
– Varietymotivation

6. Assessment
• Who should be involved in assessment?
– Every teacher should be a part of the assessment procedures.
• Should teachers be involved in the writing of the
assessment component?
– Especially formative assessment
• How does being involved in assessment affect their
motivation?
– Positively if they were given the opportunity to assess their own
students.
• Do the test results affect teacher motivation?
– Beneficial washback when the feedback channels are open
between the units

7. FOCITEPE should…
• involve teachers in curriculum design, write up
of objectives and book selection process,
• seek feedback from faculty lecturers
• enable teachers to be autonomous
• give teachers the opportunity to give feedback
on the syllabus/curriculum
• allow for communication between curriculum
team, assessment team and teachers.

9. OUR QUESTION
• Does too much involvement lead to teacher
motivation or teacher burn out?