UNIT 5 -ELEMENTS OF CURRICULUM

We first learned about curricular components including goals, objectives, and outcomes in Unit 5. Given that they serve as the foundation of the teaching and learning paradigm, it is crucial that we examine each of these components in depth. Through demanding and cooperative group work over the course of a week, members of various groups exchanged their perspectives on the curriculum's components. We were able to learn more about the curriculum's components, differentiate between them, and understand how they are used in the Bhutanese educational system by responding to nine questions about them. As we worked on the curriculum's components, I was reassured to learn that each curriculum had distinct goals that cascade into the creation of goals and objectives.

In our own specialized subject, we were asked to discuss the elements of the curriculum, where we went through the History curriculum and we presented it to the whole class. Different groups had shown their own creativity to showcase the elements of the curriculum.

Elements of the curriculum presented by the various groups.

UNIT 4 -Curriculum Development in Models

 

Having researched and gained knowledge of the foundations of and influences on curriculum. Next, we covered curriculum design models. It discussed various models of curriculum design, including Tyler's, Wheeler's, Kerr's, objective models, process models, and models for designing a curriculum for a school. Decker Walker's Naturalistic model, which really illustrates the procedure that takes place throughout curriculum building, was also covered.

I considered Hildy Taba's methodology to be adequate and logical in terms of curriculum design. Some of its distinctive characteristics include an emphasis on students' needs, an inductive method, and a requirement that only instructors construct the curriculum because they have firsthand knowledge of events in the classroom. It helped me realize how crucial it is to put kids' needs first while developing any program. The majority of curricula, on the other hand, are currently created purely for aesthetic purposes without an adequate teacher or student input. It also caused me to consider how crucial it is for those of us who will soon be teachers to comprehend and pay attention when developing a curriculum.

 

The Bruner Spiral Curriculum model was the least engaging of all the lessons. The idea behind Bruner's spiral curriculum was a little unclear in terms of prior knowledge, as without prior information there might not have even been a spiral curriculum, to begin with. Additionally, this model takes a lot of effort and is particularly irrelevant for short courses.