The document discusses curriculum design and its key elements. It outlines different types of curriculum designs including subject-centered, integrated, core curriculum, child-centered, social reconstructionist, and deschooling. Each design has a focus, philosophical orientation, and prominent proponents. Principles of effective curriculum design are also presented, focusing on big ideas, strategic integration, and review. Curriculum alignment through horizontal and vertical articulation is also discussed.

1. CURRICULUM
DESIGN

2.  Refers to the structure or arrangement of components or
elements of a curriculum. Giles (1942) identified four
basic curricular parts or elements.
 Objectives
 Contents
 Methods and organization
 Evaluation

3. Giles views these four elements as interacting and
interconnected.

4. According to Taba, these four elements are
present in many curriculum designs with varying
degrees of emphasis for each.

6. Kinds of Curriculum Design
 Subject – Centered Design
 FOCUS – a group of subjects or subject matter
that represent the essential knowledge and values
of society that have survived the test of time.
 PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION – Essentialism
 PROPONENTS – Adler, Hutchins

7. Kinds of Curriculum Design
 Integrated Design
 FOCUS – the integration of two or more
subjects, both within and across disciplines, into
an integrated course.
 PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION –
Experimentalism
 PROPONENT/S – Broudy, Silberman

8.  Core Curriculum Design
 FOCUS – a common body of curriculum content and
learning experience that should be encountered by all
students – The great books
 PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION – Perrenialism
 PROPONENT/S – Goodlad/ Boyer

9.  Child – Centered Design
 FOCUS – Learning activities centered around the interests
and needs of the child, designed to motivate and interest
the child in the learning process.
 PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION – Progressivism
 PROPONENT/S – Dewey, Eisner

10.  Social Reconstructionist
 FOCUS – critical analysis of the political, social, and
economic problems facing society; future trends; social
action projects designed to bring about social change.
 PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION – Social Reconstruction
 PROPONENT/S – Shane, Bramald

11.  Des – chooling
 FOCUS – in – school experiences, primarily in the social
sciences, designed to develop the child’s sense of freedom
from the domination of the political, social, and economic
systems; out of school experiences of equal value.
 PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION – Social
Reconstructionism
 PROPONENT/S – Freire, Goodman

12. Six Principles of Effective
Curriculum Design
 Big Ideas
 Conspicuous Strategies
 Strategic Integration
 Mediated Scaffolding
 Judicious Review
 Primed Background Knowledge

13. Curriculum Design Guide
 The curriculum is holistic and coherent
 The curriculum is inclusive and accessible/
student centered
 The curriculum fosters a deep approach to
learning, encouraging independence in learning
 The curriculum is based upon/ has links to
research and scholarship
 The curriculum is based on feedback, evaluation
and review

14. CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT
 HORIZONTAL ARTICULATION
– present content, skills & concepts
across grade levels/ subjects
 VERTICAL ARTICULATION
Ex. Sequential mathematic skills and relating
mathematical content