My Reflection for Week 9
Topic 8: Curriculum Implementation (Developing Curriculum)
Under this topic, which is related with the later topic that I was discuss. But, in this topic, we will focus on the implementing curriculum refer to develop curriculum. There are few question on implementing curriculum which is that we are looking in this topic. There are includes what the component we want to determine in our curriculum?what the content of curriculum? how to select the content?how content are organized? and what the criteria for selecting content?
1) Curriculum component:
- In curriculum component which is that we determine what the subject matter is crucial to learn and how to select our subject which appropriate for children. Other than that, we should determine what is essential to know to be successful citizen and what the student need and interest.
2) Curriculum Content
- For the curriculum content,the knowledge that teacher want to delivery for children as a dynamic and evolutionary which is fulfill needs for children. Other than that, the knowledge results or outcome from a structuring and constructing of perceived realities. which is make the activities more interesting. Then, the knowledge should give children learning experiences that will use in the future.
3)How to select content?
- It addresses in overall of children's development such as cognitive, social &psychological dimensions of the individual student. There is describe on what children was learned.
-What is the content?
It is facts, concept, generalization, and theories which are similar to disciplined knowledge. and for non disciplined is like environment that concern on the advancement of understanding.
5) How content are organized?
- Organized based on theories
-organized into domains
- should be systematic, practicality
6) What criteria for selecting content?
- self-sufficiently which is to maximize teaching effort and educational resources, subject matters are generalize ability.
- Significance which is the knowledge that could contribute meaningfully to students
- Validity which is the content selected should be authentic and not absolute or incorrect.
- Interest which is the learner centered design noted that students are interested in the knowledge when it is meaningful to his or her life.
- Utility which is concern on the usefulness of thee contents.
- learningability which is this criterion relates to the optimal placement and appropriate organization and searching of contents.
