EDUCATION 471 - CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
INSTRUCTOR: ?
PETER GRfl+rE'IT
SUMMER 1978 - INTERSESSION AND SUMMER SESSION
OUTLINE
The course is intended to help students:
1.
identify various conceptions of curriculum;
2.
relate curriculum to the total context of education;
3.
develop a conceptual framework for use in building curricula;
4.
develop a conceptual framework for use in evaluating curricula;
5.
understand the roles played by various persons and institutions
in curriculum development.
TOPICAL OUTLINE
May 8: Introduction - what is curriculum ? Conceptions of curriculum.
Curriculum development models.
May 10: Determinants of curriculum: - learning theory
- teachers, students, community
- knowledge
May 15: Curriculum Design.
May 17: Goals and Objectives.
May 22: Scope and Sequence.
May 24: Evaluation of Curriculum.
May 29: Innovation in curriculum.Theories of Change.
May 31: Implementing curriculum change. Changing goals and objectives.
June 5: Changing Content. Student Presentations.
June 7: Changing Process. Student Presentations.
June 12: Examination. Experiential Learning Designs.
June 14: Experiential Learning Designs. Wind-up.
Marking: Total term work based on student contracts contributes 70% of final grade.
Examinations contribute 30%.
Text: ?
Short, Edmund C. a Marconnit, George D. (eds)
1968 Contemporary Thought on Public School Curriculum.
Dubuque, Iowa: Win. C. Brown.
PG: ca