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TYPES OF CURRICULUM

TYPES OF CURRICULUM Keywords : Subject Based Curriculum ; Integrated curriculum; Learner centered curriculum; Activity/Experience curriculum; Teacher Centered curriculum;Hidden curriculum; There are many types of curriculum design, but here we will discuss only the few. Types or patterns are being followed in educational institutions. ü   Subject curriculum ü   Teacher Centered curriculum ü   Learner centered curriculum ü   Activity/Experience curriculum ü   Integrated curriculum    Core curriculum    Board field curriculum    Hidden curriculum Subject Based Curriculum Subject matter is the most used and accepted curriculum Design, it is also the oldest curriculum Design. We see the earliest example in the medieval era in the Middle Ages the monastery and Cathedrals and the organizations of the seven liberal arts in the schools of ancient Greece and Rome. The seven liberal arts were consisted of two divisions: 1. Trivium 2. Q...

Foundations of Curriculum

Foundations of Curriculum Foundations are the forces that influence the minds of curriculum developers. In this way they affect the content and structure of the curriculum. The curriculum reflects the society and culture of a country and this is the desire of a society that their children should learn the habits, ideas, attitudes and skills of the adult society and culture and educational institutional are the proper way to impart these skill. This duty of teacher and school to discipline the young of the society and provide them the set of experiences in the form of curriculum. The needs, knowledge and information of the society provide foundation in the formation of curriculum Philosophical/ ideological foundation It is concerned with beliefs. What is real --- ONTOLOGY What is true --- EPISTEMOLOGY What is good – AXIOLOGY                            ...