The Written Curriculum is the curriculum that is sanctioned and approved for classroom delivery. It represents society’s needs and interests. It translates the broad goals of the “Recommended Curriculum” into specific learning outcomes.

Curriculum is defined: planned learning experiences with intended outcomes while recognizing the importance of possible unintended outcomes. There are three types of curriculum: (1) explicit (stated curriculum), (2) hidden (unofficial curriculum), and (3) absent or null ( excluded curriculum).

Learning to Build Your Curriculum

1. Describe your vision, focus, objectives, and student needs.
2. Identify resources.
3. Develop experiences that meet your objectives.
4. Collect and devise materials.
5. Lock down the specifics of your task.
6. Develop plans, methods, and processes.
7. Create your students’ experience.
8. Go!

A good curriculum is one in which we address the physical, mental, spiritual, cultural and intellectual health of the child, in a joined-up way. Young people should learn to question and be encouraged to make a meaningful contribution throughout their lives for the good of us all.

Contents

1. Make sure your school has a clear vision and rationale.
2. Brush up on your curriculum knowledge.
3. Diagnose problems in your whole-school offer.
4. Diagnose problems at subject or year-group level.
5. Plan your curriculum changes.
6. Make the changes and monitor their impact.

The aim of curriculum review and redevelopment is to enhance student learning, engagement, experience and outcomes. The process of curriculum review and enhancement can be a valuable developmental process for both individuals and programme teams.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM

1. 4.1.1 LEARNING TARGETS. Each subject can be broken down into a number of modules.
2. 4.1.2 STEPS FOR PLANNING LEARNING TARGETS. The teacher can plan the learning targets that make up the modules in the following four basic steps: (1) Specifying Learning Targets in.
3. 4.1.3 TEACHING APPROACHES.

A process of gathering information for evaluating the effectiveness of the curriculum and ensuring that the intended, implemented and attained curricula are aligned. It measures the extent to which the curriculum is commensurate with the diverse needs of all learners. …

The five basic types of curriculum are Traditional, Thematic, Programmed, Classical, and Technological. The most used curriculum can be found within these broader categories.

There are three basic categories of monitoring; technical monitoring, functional monitoring and business process monitoring.

The main types of evaluation are process, impact, outcome and summative evaluation.

Evaluations are normally divided into two categories: formative and summative.

These include Tests, aptitude tests, inventories, questionnaires, observation schedules etc.  All these sources give data which are organised to show evidence of change and the direction of that change. A test is thus one of the assessment instruments.  It is used in getting quantitative data.

Potential Evaluation Methods:

• Test. Pre and Post Test. Test Against Control Groups.
• Participation. Attendance. Completion. Certificates.
• Data Collection. Surveys. Questionnaires. Interviews.
• Financial Reports. Cost to budget. Cost per unit of service.
• Performance. Grades. Graduation.
• Subjective (Qualitative) Journals. Testimonials.

Evaluation is a process that critically examines a program. It involves collecting and analyzing information about a program’s activities, characteristics, and outcomes. Its purpose is to make judgments about a program, to improve its effectiveness, and/or to inform programming decisions (Patton, 1987).

While it may seem impossible to actually measure such intangible outcomes, there are tools for doing just that kind of evaluation. You’ve probably used or at least heard of all of them….They include:

• Surveys.
• Observation.
• Case Studies.
• Focus Groups.
• Interviews.

Evaluating Your Experience

1. What are the specific tasks or projects you completed during your internship?
2. What skills did you gain or further develop?
3. Did you have an opportunity to observe or speak directly to professionals in positions that interest you?