Types curriculum 2011
Types Curriculum DOs 1. Overt, explicit, or written curriculum National curriculum; Provincial curriculum; District curriculum; Public curriculum 2. The hidden or covert curriculum (messages and lessons derived from the mere organization of schools) • It is implied by the very structure and nature of schools, much of what revolves around daily or established routines • It refers to the kinds of learning children derive from the very nature and organizational design of the public school, as well as from the behaviors and attitudes of teachers and administrators • This a term is used to describe the unwritten social rules and expectations of behavior that we all seem to know, but were never taught (Bieber, 1994). • This is taught by the school, not by any teacher Don’ts 3. The null curriculum • That which we do not teach, thus giving students the message that these elements are not important in their educational experiences or in our society • It is physically impossible to teach everything in schools, many topics and subject areas must be intentionally excluded from the written curriculum. • When certain subjects or topics are left out of the overt curriculum, school personnel are sending messages to students that certain content and processes are not important enough to study. School personnel send this same type of message via the hidden curriculum also. -----------------------------------Other types of curriculum Here are some other names used for curriculum, you may place them under the abovementioned three types, according to the characteristics mentioned under each type below. Societal curriculum Massive, ongoing, informal curriculum of family, peer groups, neighborhoods, religious organizations, occupations, mass, media and other socializing forces that "educate" all of us throughout our lives Phantom curriculum Messages prevalent in and through exposure to any type of media
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Concomitant curriculum • What is taught, or emphasized at home, or those experiences that are part of a family's experiences, or related experiences sanctioned by the family •
Religious expression, lessons on values, ethics or morals, molded behaviors, or social experiences based on the family's preferences
Rhetorical curriculum Ideas offered by policymakers, school officials, administrators, or politicians Curriculum-in-use The curriculum-in-use is the actual curriculum that is delivered and presented by each teacher Received curriculum "The gap between what is taught and what is learned—both intended and unintended —is large." Cuban, p. 223, 1992) The electronic curriculum Learning through visiting IT resources or through e-forms of communication (Wilson, 2004) --------------------------------------Another angle to see classification of Major Types of curriculum Formal (Overt, explicit, or written) 1. The curriculum on paper 2. The stated curriculum 3. The intended curriculum 4. The paper curriculum 5. The manifest curriculum
Informal 1. The creditless curriculum 2. The curriculum in action 3. The experienced/experiential/lived curriculum 4. The ideal/ideological curriculum 5. The institutional curriculum 6. The latent curriculum (hidden) 7. The learned curriculum (received) 8. The null curriculum 9. The operational curriculum (Curriculum-in-use) 10. The tacit curriculum (hidden)
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