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Curriculum Foundations: Module 2 Activity 2 - 5

This document discusses three categories of sources that influence curriculum development: (1) psychology, which deals with understanding human behavior and learning processes; (2) sociology and anthropology, which provide knowledge about society and culture that is important for selecting curriculum content; and (3) philosophy, which helps understand the nature of knowledge and determines curriculum goals and content organization. Psychology can provide information about educational objectives, student characteristics, learning processes, teaching methods, and evaluation procedures. Studies of society and culture help curriculum workers understand social issues. Philosophy provides a framework for broad curriculum issues like goals, content organization, and teaching/learning processes.

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Curriculum Foundations: Module 2 Activity 2 - 5

This document discusses three categories of sources that influence curriculum development: (1) psychology, which deals with understanding human behavior and learning processes; (2) sociology and anthropology, which provide knowledge about society and culture that is important for selecting curriculum content; and (3) philosophy, which helps understand the nature of knowledge and determines curriculum goals and content organization. Psychology can provide information about educational objectives, student characteristics, learning processes, teaching methods, and evaluation procedures. Studies of society and culture help curriculum workers understand social issues. Philosophy provides a framework for broad curriculum issues like goals, content organization, and teaching/learning processes.

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Module 2 Activity 2 - 5

Curriculum Foundations
Curriculum development scholars like Tyler (1949); Taba (1962); Eisner (1985); Saylor,
Alexander, and Lewis (1981); Print (1993); Sowell (1996); and Tanner (2007) generally identified
three categories of sources for curriculum foundations: (1) studies of learners and learning theory
(psychology); (2) studies of life (sociology and anthropology); and (3) studies of the nature and
value of knowledge (philosophy). These curriculum sources or foundations influence curriculum
developers in framing different curriculum concept and in developing curriculum.

Psychology as a discipline deals with understanding human behaviour, which is important


in curriculum development. According to Print (1993), psychology can provide information in five
important areas:

1. Educational objectives
2. Students characteristics
3. Learning processes
4. Teaching methods
5. Evaluation procedures

Meanwhile, studies about the society and culture-sociology and anthropology, respectively
– affect all curriculum process. Sowell (1996) pointed out that knowledge about the society and
its culture is important in selecting the content of the curriculum. It provides a clear understanding
of the context in which the curriculum is developed. Studies about the society and culture help
curriculum workers in understanding several social and educational issues that affect curriculum
processes and education in general.
Philosophy as a foundation helps curriculum workers in understanding the nature of
knowledge and what subjects or topics are worthwhile. This is very important in making decisions
about the contents of the curriculum. Ornstein and Hunkins (1993) mentioned that philosophy
provides curriculum workers with a framework or base for organizing schools and classrooms. It
also provides educators with a framework for broad issues and tasks, such as determining the
goals of education, the content and its organization, and the teaching and learning processes.

References:
Pawilen, Greg. Curriculum Development. Rex Book Store, 856 Nicanor Reyes, Sr. St., Manila.
2015

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