Module Overview
Module 1is all about school curricula
and the teacher. This introductory
module identifies the different types of
curricula that exist in the teacher’s
classroom and school. Further, Module 1
describes the important roles of the
teacher as a curricularist who engages
in the different facets of curriculum
development in any educational level.
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Lesson 1.1
The CurriculaIn School
Desired Learning Outcomes
Discuss the different curricula that exist in the schools
Analyze the significance of curriculum and
curriculum development in the teacher’s classroom
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In our currentPhilippine educational system, different
schools are established in different educational levels
which have corresponding recommended curricula.
The educational levels are:
1. Basic Education. This level includes Kindergarten,
Grade 1 to Grade 6 for elementary; and for secondary,
Grade 7 to Senior High School. Each of the levels has its
specific recommended curriculum. The new basic
education levels are provided in the K to 12 Enhanced
Curriculum of 2013 of the Department of Education.
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2. Technical VocationalEducation. This is post-
secondary technical vocation educational and training
taken care of Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA). For the TechVoc track
in SHS of DepEd, DepEd and TESDA work in close
coordination.
3. Higher Education. This includes the Baccalaureate or
Bachelor Degrees and the Graduate Degrees (Master’s
and Doctorate) which are under the regulation of the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
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Content Focus
In whateverlevels of schooling and in various
types of learning environment, several curricula
exist. Let us find out how Allan Glatthorn (2000) as
mentioned in Bilbao, et al (2008) classified these:
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Types of CurriculaSimultaneously
Operating in the Schools
Are you aware that in every classroom, there are
several types of curricula operating at the same time?
Let us study each one.
1. Recommended Curriculum
2. Written Curriculum
3. Taught Curriculum
4. Supported Curriculum
5. Assessed Curriculum
6. Learned Curriculum
7. Hidden/Implicit Curriculum
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Almost all curriculafound in our schools are
recommended. For Basic Education, these are
recommended by the Department of Education
(DepEd), for Higher Education, by the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) and for vocational
education by TESDA.
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This includes documentsbased on the
recommended curriculum. They come in the form of
course of study, syllabi, modules, books or
instructional guides among others.
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From what hasbeen written or planned, the
curriculum has to be implemented or taught. The
teacher and the learners will put life to the written
curriculum.
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This is describedas support materials that the
teacher needs to make learning and teaching
meaningful. These include print materials like books,
charts, posters, worksheets, or non-print materials like
PowerPoint presentation, movies, slides, models,
realias, mock-ups, and other electronic illustrations.
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Taught and supportedcurricula have to be
evaluated to find out if the teacher has succeeded
or not in facilitating learning. In the process of
teaching and at the end of every lesson or teaching
episode, an assessment is made.
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How do weknow if the student has learned? We
always believe that if a student changed behavior,
he/she has learned.
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This curriculum isnot deliberately planned, but has a
great impact on the behavior of the learner. Peer
influence, social environment, media, parental
pressures, societal changes, cultural practices,
natural calamities, are some factors that create the
hidden curriculum.
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However, in everyteacher’s classroom, not all these
curricula may be present at one time. Many of them
are deliberately planned, like the recommended,
written, taught, supported, assessed, and learned
curricula. However, a hidden curriculum is implied,
and a teacher may or may not be able to predict its
influence on learning.
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1. Get apartner (A and B).
2. Discuss the Sabre-tooth Curriculum and answer the
following:
a. Does the sabre-tooth curriculum still exist at
present?
b. Describe the kind of curriculum that exists as
described in the article?
c. What does the author mean, when he said “A
curriculum should be timeless?” Explain.
d. What is the difference between education and
training?
Activity 1 – Think-Pair-Share