Type of Curriculum

1. ASSIGNMENT
“TYPES OF CURRICULUM”
Submitted by,
SHYBA.B.S
NATURAL SCIENCE
KAVIYATTU COLLEGE
OF EDUCATION
PIRAPPANCODE , THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

2. INTRODUCTION
The word “curriculum” began as a Latin word which means “a race” or “the course
of a race”. The first use in educational context is in the “professio Regia”, a work
by university of Paris professor peters Ramees published posthumously in 1576
In education, a curriculum is broadly defined as the totality of student term
experience that occur in the educational process. The term often refers specifically
to a planned sequence of instruction, or to a view of the student’s experience in
terms of the educator’s or schools instructional goals. In a 2003 study Reys,Reys
,Lapan, holiday and wasman refer to curriculum as a set of learning goals
articulated across grades that outline the instead mathematics content and process
goals at particular points of time throughout the k-12 school program. Curriculum
may incorporate the planned instruction of pupil’s with instructional content,
materials, resources, and process of evaluating the attainment of educational
objectives. Curriculum may split into several categories, the explicit, the excluded
and extracurricular.
DEFINITIONS –CURRICULUM
Curriculum has been defined by different persons in different ways.
1) Curriculum embodies all the experiences which are utilizes by the school to
attain the aims of education. -Munrone.
2) Curriculum is a tool in the hands of an artist’s [teachers] to mould his
materials [pupils] according to his ideals [objectives] in his studio [school]-Arthur
Cunningham.
TYPES OF CURRICULUM
Corresponding to the differences in the nature of various educational
systems there has been variations in the concept and nature of their curricula
too. The modern concept of education is much different from that of the
traditional one. New systems of education have developed in tune with new
philosophical, sociological and psychological principles and outlooks.
Some of the major types of curricula are,

3. 1) Traditional or subject centered curriculum
This is the actual workbook /text book approach familiar to those who
attended of 6-7 unrelated schools by growing up. It is comprised of 6-
7unrelated subjects with a different book for each. It is graded may be
specific or expensive.
The traditional curriculum which has been vogue for a sufficiently by time,
is conceived in terms of subject or study. Such a curriculum is emphasis on
knowledge including facts, concepts, principles, processes and skills in the
subject concerned.
All stress was on the cognitive attainment of the learners rather than on their
personal and social development.
2) Activity centered curriculum
Comenius suggested that, whatever has to be learned must by learning by
doing”. Rousseau said,” Instead of making the child stick to his books I
keep him busy in the workshop, where hands will work to the profit of
his mind”. Pestalozzi declared that, “verbal system of teaching neither
suits the faculties often child nor the circumstances of life”. All these led
to the activity principle in education which laid the foundation for
activity. in activity centered curriculum, subject matters is translated ion
terms of activities and knowledge is gained as the outcome and products
of those activities. Activity is used as the medium for imparting
knowledge, attitude as well as skills.
3) Child centered curriculum
This is leaner oriented. Subject should be chosen and taught keeping in
views the social ,Economical and intellectual needs of children as well as
their capabilities and developmental status.
4) experience centered curriculum
This lays stress on the experience which the individual is to get while
participating in the process of learning. under this pattern. Experience of
the individual is the starting point of learning and not the subject matter
or the interest of the individual.

4. 5) Undifferentiated curriculum
This means a curriculum which does not aim at the specialized study of
various subjects. Specialization should come at the Higher secondary and
college levels only. At the primary and secondary stages we should have
undifferentiated or integrated curriculum. development of all round
personality is possible only through integrated experiences and the only
means of bringing about this integration is the unification of the subjects.
Herein lies the importance of undifferentiated curriculum.
6) Thematic unit study curriculum
This type is known as the “Thematic learning” teaching across the
curriculum “or integrated study. Basic school subjects are studied in light
of a particular topic, theme or historical period instead of isolation of
subjects. Most often, a separate phonics and math program is needed.
7) Programmed curriculum
This type of often based on a self paced sequential workbook. it requires
no participation and usually little direct teaching by the parents.
8) Classical curriculum
The ‘Trivium’ is stage or ways of learning that coincide with childes
cognitive development.
9) Technological learning curriculum
This includes interest and software based programse. The internet
provides multy sensory interactive learning software provides the same in
a more controlled environment.

5. Reference
1) Science education
Revised seventh edition
Dr.sivarajan, prof .A.Faziluddin
2) WWW.Wikepedia.com
3) www.answer.com