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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
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Date
November 14, 1974
EDUC 483-8
CURRICULUM
STUDIES
MOTION 1:
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"That Senate approve - and recommend approval
to the Board - the new course proposal, as set
forth in S.74-151 , for
EDUC
483-8 Curriculum Studies.
If 1 is approved
MOTION 2:
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"That Senate waive the normal two semester time lag
requirement in order that
EDUC
483-8 may be first
offered in the Sunnier, 1975."
If 1 and 2 are approved
MOTION 3:
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" That
EDUC
485-15 be discontinued after April 30, 1975."
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At its meeting of 12th November, the Senate Cannittee on
Undergraduate Studies considered the attached proposal for EEVC. 483-8:
Curriculum Studies.
It was enphasized that this course would provide the
Faculty of Education and its students with increased flexibility in
offering major courses in curriculum studies, a flexibility which does
not now exist with the current courses, EEXJC .485-15 and EDIX .484-8.
The new course will be offered nx)st often during the Sumner semester to
provide practising teachers with an opportunity to undertake work for
a two nonth period, but it will also occasionally be offered during the
Fall and Spring semesters. It should be noted that EDUC .485-15: Curriculum
Studies will be dropped from the Curriculum if this course is approved.
This proposal is now forwarded to Senate for its consideration,
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The attached Course Proposal from the Faculty of Education was approved
at the Faculty of Education meeting of October 21 with proviso that certain
alterations would be made before the proposal was sent to SCUS. The
alterations have now been, made and we request that the Course Proposal be
put on the Agenda of the next SCUS Meeting.
M.
Sheila O'Connell
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
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Calendar Information
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Department: Education
Abbreviation
Code: EDUC.
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Course Number: 483
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Credit Hours 8 Vector:
Title of Course: Curriculum Studies
Wender Description of Course: Development of conceptual and technical skills
through workshops, seminars and directed and independent stud
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. The course will
deal with human development and learning in the school. Stress will be placed
on approaches to individualizing instruction and integrating the curriculum
in different subject areas. It will normally be taught by two or more faculty
members.
Nature of Course: Workshops, Seminars and Directed and Independent Study
Prerequisites
(or special instructions): EDUC. 401 and EDUC. 402
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this
course is approved: EDUC. 485-15
Rationale: Curriculum Studies (EDUC. 485-15) currently
consists óf a full 15 semester hour program in the types
of activities described above in #1. Curriculum Studies
(EDUC. 484-8) currently constitutes the taking of 1/2
of the 485-15 program in the senee that students participate
in required activities for only 2 months, rather than the
full semester. Many students have expressed the idea;that
the completion of 484-8 is insufficient for their needs and
they wish to continue the Curriculum Studies program for
an additional 2 months (or the equivalent of 485). This
is particularly true of practicing teachers who can attend
only in the July-August portion of the semester.
2. Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered? Twice a year
Semester in which the course will first be offered? Summer Semester, 1975-2
Which of your present faculty would be
available
to make the proposed offering
possible? Dr. S. Wassermann, Dr. A. J. Dawson,
3. Objectives of the Course
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a) To increase understanding of the concepts and principles underlying
education, particularly in the areas of curriculum development,
human growth and development, and human interaction.
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b) To achieve competencies related to
i) developing and evaluating curriculummaterials
ii)
promoting and assessing learning
iii)
observing, diagnosing and remediating learning difficulties
iv)
developing and analyzing Interaction strategies
v)
increasing experience in self-directed inquiry based upon
choices relevant to one's cn professional needs and goals
vi)
furthering acquaintance with the literature on teaching and
learning
Ma j
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1.
Goals and objectives of education in general and of curriculum
and teaching in specific and interrelated areas
2.
Human interaction and curriculum development
3.
Resources for curriculum development: people, space, materials,
equipment, budget
4.
Integration of curriculum areas
5.
Scope, and sequence of content or subject matter in curriculum
areas
6. Teaching-
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learning strategies appropriate to human growth and
development
and congruent with defined objectives
7. Guidelines
for materials analysis
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8. Evaluation of learning outcomes and materials used In terms of
goals and objectives
9. Redesigning curriculum
Sample Readin
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List (attached)
Proposed Course in Relation to Undergraduate Courses and Programs
The proposed course EDUC. 483-08 replaces EDUC. 485-15. It affords
greater flexibility for students who, unable to attend for a full
semester, may study curriculum in depth for two sessions ( Inter Session
and Summer Session).
Overlap with Other Courses
There Is overlap between EDUC. 483-08 Curriculum Studiea and the individual
curriculum courses in the Designs for Learning series EDUC. 472-04 through
EDUC. 47.9-04. The overlap is desirable in that it affords an opportunity
to view curriculum as a whole and/or in terms of its parts.
There is no undesirable overlap between the objectives and content of EDUC.
483-08 and the objectives and content of other courses existing in the
University.
4. Budgetary and S
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What additional resources will be required In the following areas:
Faculty: None
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Staff: None
Library: None
Audio Visual: None
Space: None
Equipment: None
5. Approval
Date:
Department Chairman
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Chairman, SCUS
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SAMPLE READING LIST
CURRICULUM (in general)
1.
Beauchamp, George A. Curriculum Theory. (Second Edition)
Wilmette (Ill.): Kagg Press, 1968.
2.
Blitz, B. The Open Classroom: Making It Work. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1973
3.
Bolton, Dale Selection and Evaluation of Teachers.
Berkeley (Calif.): McCutchan, 1973.
4.
Brown, N. and Precious, N. The Inte
g rated Day in the Primary
School.
London: Ward, Lock, 1970
5.
Gibbons, Maurice Individualized Instruction: An Analrsis of the Programs.
New York: Teachers College Press, 1972.
6. Havelock, Ronald C. The Chan
g e A g ent's
Guide
to Innovation in Education.
Englewood Cliffs (N.J.): Educational Technology, 1973.
L Popham, James W. and Baker, Eva L. Systematic Instruction. Englewood Cliffs
(N.J.): Prentice-Hall, 1970
8.
Taba, Hilda Curriculum Development: Theory
and Practice. New York:
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9.
Taylor, Peter A. and Cowley, Doris M. (Eds.)..
Readinas in Curriculum
Evaluation, Dubuque (Iowa):
Wm. C. Brown, 1970
10. Tyler, Ralph W.
Basic Principles
of Curriculum and Instruction.
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1950.
.11. Wilson, Craig L. The Oien Access Curriculum, Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1971
12. Worthen, B. R., and Sanders, James R. Educational Evaluation: Theory
and
Practice. Worthington (Ohio):
Charles A. Jones, 1973.
* The Reading List is supplemented with texts on specific curriculum areas
eg. in Language Arts Moffett, J. A Student Centred Language Arts Curriculum,
Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1968.
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