Name: Mohammad Firman Ardianto
Class: EED 3 A
No: 202232015
SUMMARY COMPONENT OF CURRICULUM: CURRICULUM
Curriculum is a document that aims to focus teaching within a common boundary and connect classroom teachers across different grade levels or schools. It is crucial for teachers to have a systematic approach to teaching, as it is essential for young people to understand and experience the social and cultural order. The curriculum is a reflection of different visions of society and culture, and can be influenced by various groups, such as teachers, parents, cultural critics, interest groups, and employers. As a result, there are often unresolved differences in viewpoints, reflecting the normative order for education and the quality and character of schools.
Furthermore, curriculum encompasses various experiences a student receives in various institutions, including classrooms, libraries, laboratories, workshops, and playgrounds. It is a crucial component of an educational system, serving as a blueprint for teachers and learners to achieve desired objectives. The curriculum is designed based on four components: teaching objectives, content, methods, and evaluation of learning outcomes. The nature of content is crucial in identifying teaching objectives.
Thus there are four elements of curriculum, which are essential and interrelated to each other:
1) Curriculum Aims and Objectives
2) Curriculum Content or Subject Matter
3) Curriculum Experience
4) Curriculum Evaluation
Explanation:
Curriculum Aims and Objectives:
• Aims and objectives are decided at all the levels central, state, and local considering philosophy, sociological and psychological foundations.
• Aims and objectives can be simplified as “what is to be done”.
• The subject’s content structure, levels of students, and type of examination components are considered in the identification of objectives of teaching and learning.
• These objectives are specific and written in behavioral terms so as to develop learning structures and conditions.
• It tries to capture what goals are to be achieved, the vision, the philosophy, the mission statement and objectives.
The objectives of teaching and learning are determined at various levels, considering philosophy, sociology, and psychology. They are specific, behaviorally written, and aimed at achieving goals, vision, philosophy, mission statement, and objectives.
Curriculum Content or Subject Matter:
• It clearly defines the purpose and what the curriculum is to be acted upon and try what to drive at.
• In the same manner, Curriculum has a frame work guideline. Here, it contains information about all the aspects to be learned in school.
• It is an element or a medium through which the objectives are accomplished.
• A primordial concern of formal education is primarily to transmit organized knowledge in distilled form to a new generation of young learners.
• In organizing the learning contents, balance, articulation, sequence, integration and continuity form a sound content.
• The content of any subject is usually broad. It is analysed into subcontent and further into its elements.
• This elements are arranged in a logical sequence.
• The behavioural objectives are written with the help of these elements of the content.
• It is also known as logic of teaching.
Curriculum defines the purpose and goals of education, serving as a framework guideline for learning. It aims to transmit organized knowledge to young learners through balance, articulation, sequence, integration, and continuity. The content is broad, analyzed into subcontent and elements, arranged in a logical sequence, and used to write behavioral objectives, also known as the logic of teaching.
Curriculum Experience:
• Curriculum experience means what Instructional strategies, resources and activities will be employed in teaching- learning.
• The specific objectives of teaching are attained with the help of appropriate teaching strategy.
• These instructional strategies and methods will put into action the goals and use of the content in order to produce and outcome.
• These would convert the written curriculum to instruction.
• The behavioural objectives provides the awareness and insight about the specific learning conditions.
• The strategy is employed for providing learning experiences and bringing desirable behavioural change.
• Moreover, mastery is the function of the teacher direction and student activity with the teacher supervision.
Curriculum experience refers to the use of instructional strategies, resources, and activities in teaching and learning, aimed at achieving specific teaching objectives. These strategies convert written curriculum into instruction, providing learning experiences and promoting behavioral change. Mastery is achieved through teacher direction and student activity.
Curriculum Evaluation:
• For the fourth elements, the curriculum evaluation is an element of an effective curriculum.
• Curriculum evaluation means what methods and instruments will be used to assess the results of the curriculum.
• It identifies the quality, effectiveness of the program, process and product of the curriculum.
• The level of students attainment is evaluated by employing criteria referenced test.
• It shows the effectiveness of strategy of teaching and other components.
• The interpretation of evaluation provides the feedback to the curriculum and its components.
• Curriculum evaluation is also important so that one could assess whether the objectives and aims have been meet or if not, he could employ another strategy which will really work out.
• Curriculum evaluation is an empirical basis for the ‘curriculum development.
Curriculum evaluation is crucial for effective curriculum development, assessing the quality, effectiveness, and student attainment using criteria-referenced tests. It provides feedback to the curriculum and its components, ensuring objectives are met and enabling the use of effective teaching strategies. It serves as an empirical basis for curriculum development.
In conclusion, curriculum is a comprehensive educational plan that outlines the goals, objectives, content, methods, strategies, assessment, materials, resources, organization, structure, learning environment, professional development, adaptability, flexibility, feedback, and alignment with standards. It consists of broad statements defining the overarching aims, core concepts, skills, and knowledge, instructional approaches, assessment and evaluation tools, materials and resources, and the learning environment. The curriculum is designed to be adaptable to diverse learners, changing educational needs, and evolving pedagogical practices. It also includes mechanisms for gathering feedback from students, teachers, and stakeholders, and ensures alignment with national, state, or institutional standards. A well-designed curriculum addresses the needs of learners and achieves educational goals.
Source:
https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/what-is-curriculum/curriculum-structure
https://www.studocu.com/id/document/universitas-negeri-yogyakarta/english-curriculum-development/ecd-summary/43928747
https://www.studocu.com/id/document/universitas-muria-kudus/curriculum-and-material-development/summary-of-curriculum-and-syllabus/45995458
