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FS 4
Field Study
THE MEANING OF CURRICULUM
Learning Episode

My Learning Activities

Interview people from different schools in various disciplines and

Activity 1 levels. Get their opinions on the meaning of curriculum.

Name (s) Designation Meaning Signature

Evangeline Lumabao Junior High School, Curriculum means the
English Teacher total experiences that
children have under
the guidance of a
teacher.
Nalyn Tolentino Junior High School, Curriculum is what is
English Teacher taught in the school –
the set of subjects
that are given to
students.
Mark Calumpit Junior High school A curriculum is a
Biology Teacher designed program by
the department of
education intended of
students with what
they are expected to
know, understand and
be able to do in every

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 subject or in different
learning.
Robin Piza Junior High school Curriculum is the
Mapeh Teacher framework of the
educational system.
Maychel Calzado Curriculum is a set of
school academic
program in specific
principle. It is a set of
blueprint of intended
learning. To be simple
it is a set of subjects
that students need to
achieve.

Conclusion

With all the gathered information’s of different teachers on what curriculum is, we
therefore conclude that they may define curriculum in various ways but still come up with one
and the same concept. Thus , curriculum means the fundamental intellectual disciplines given to
students which provide meaningful experiences. It is a tool, plan and guide in which students
and teachers are both learning.

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

 Visit the school library/surf the internet or consult the dictionary.
Activity 2 Write two (2) meanings of curriculum taken from authoritative
sources.

Meaning of Curriculum Reference (s)

According to Grayson (1977), curriculum is Bauzco, P. (2009). Foundations of Curriculum

the organized set of content and activities that a Development and Management. Quezon City.
school uses a basis for educating the students. National Bookstore

According to Tanner & Tanner (1995), Dizon, E. & Reyes, E. (2015). Curriculum
curriculum is the reconstruction of knowledge Development. Quezon City. Adriana
and experience that enables the learner to grow Publishing Co., Inc.
in exercising intelligent control of subsequent
knowledge and experience.
My Analysis

Curriculum is a set of course and area of specialization which is approved to serve as a

guide in teaching and to have an effective and efficient teaching learning process.

ANGELBERTH T. PASCUA

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

 Visit the school library/surf the internet or consult the dictionary.
Activity 2 Write two (2) meanings of curriculum taken from authoritative
sources.

Meaning of Curriculum Reference (s)

Curriculum- is a total guided learning https.//www.igi-global.com

experiences designed to facilitate learner’s
learning for establishing quality relationship
between what is learnt and what operates
outside the school.

Curriculum- a course of study that will enable https.//www.udel.educ

the learner to acquire specific knowledge and
skills.

My Analysis

Curriculum is set of subjects or courses guide in teaching and facilitating the students in
which they get to acquire specific knowledge and skills.

DEE-JAY P. LIBERATO

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

 Visit the school library/surf the internet or consult the dictionary.
Activity 2 Write two (2) meanings of curriculum taken from authoritative
sources.

Meaning of Curriculum Reference (s)

Curriculum refers to the means and materials

Ref: Education.com by: Edward S. Ebert II;
with which students will interact for the
Christine Ebert; Michael L. Bentley
purpose of achieving identified educational
outcomes.

The courses offered by an educational Ref: Merriam Webster

institution and constituting an area of
specialization

My Analysis

In my analysis, based from the meaning of curriculum that I got curriculum is the set of
learning goals that the students should be achieved in order to finish or advanced to the next
level.

ROMMEL ANTHONY D. ILDEFONSO

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

 Visit the school library/surf the internet or consult the dictionary.
Activity 2 Write two (2) meanings of curriculum taken from authoritative
sources.

Meaning of Curriculum Reference (s)

.
Curriculum is the expectations for what will be https.//www1.udel.com
taught and what students will do in a program
of study. It includes teacher-made materials,
textbooks, and national and state standards.

Curriculum is the gathered information that

https.//www1.udel.educ
has been considered relevant to a specific
topic. It can always be changed or added to in
order to become relevant to the times

My Analysis

Based on the meaning of curriculum I have searched, I found out that curriculum has a
greater role in learning process. It comprises the result which the teacher will taught to his/her
students and expectations of students to do.

KAREN KAYE A. GAPUZAN

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

 Evolve your own definition of curriculum. Consider all the meanings
you have taken from the different sources and from authoritative
ACTIVITY 3
sources.

WHAT IS CURRICULUM?

My Key Learning Points

Based to what I understood from the definition I enlisted

on the previous pages, it is very clear that curriculum is the basic
unit of subject or course which teachers use as a guide in teaching
to provide a meaningful learning experience to the students.
Curriculum changes over time in accordance to the needs of the
students. It is catered sets of learning experiences that will help
students equip themselves with the necessary skills they need in
their context.

How did I feel after the activities?

I was enlightened now with what a curriculum is. I can now understand the
meaning of curriculum, unlike before I always take curriculum as a very broad term with
confusing idea about it. Sometimes I take curriculum only as a set of subjects or topics to
be given to students Moreover, I take curriculum similar to that of the syllabus. However,
curriculums remain broad until I had this activity.

ANGELBERTH T. PASCUA

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

 Evolve your own definition of curriculum. Consider all the meanings
ACTIVITY 3 you have taken from the different sources and from authoritative
sources.

WHAT IS CURRICULUM?

My Key Learning Points

My Key Learning Points

For me, curriculum is the unit of course or subjects which is

the blueprint of Forthe me, curriculum
teachers is the
on what is unit
goingof to
course or subjects
be taught and which is
the blueprint of the teachers on what is going to be taught and
expected outcome of the lesson, and on the student’s part, it is what
expected outcome of the lesson, and on the student’s part, it is what
is going toisbe learned
going to beand experience.
learned and experience.

How did I feel after the activities?

I feel happy and delightful for after all the seeking and analyzing, I was able to know
more what curriculum is by interviewing some people, it catapulted me a realization that this
play vital role in the teaching learning process inside the classroom.

DEE-JAY P. LIBERATO

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

 Evolve your own definition of curriculum. Consider all the meanings
ACTIVITY 3 you have taken from the different sources and from authoritative
sources.

WHAT IS CURRICULUM?

My Key Learning Points

For me, curriculum is the guiding stars in education, because

curriculum is a set of plans for learning that guides the students to
attain the predetermined goals and the teachers to identify the
learning outcomes that students should demonstrate before they
advanced to the next level.

How did I feel after the activities?

After accomplishing this activity, I felt motivated because as a future teacher, I will be
part of the curriculum as the implementer, planner, and writer.

ROMMEL ANTHONY D. ILDEFONSO

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

 Evolve your own definition of curriculum. Consider all the meanings
ACTIVITY 3 you have taken from the different sources and from authoritative
sources.

WHAT IS CURRICULUM?

My Key Learning Points

Curriculum is a plan that guides the learning process to

teachers wherein they will determine the learning outcomes whom
the students will perform and the students to achieve their goals.

How did I feel after the activities?

I feel comfortable and relaxed in doing this activity because of the interesting question
about curriculum but I feel a little bit pressure when I make my own definition of curriculum
but this activity help me to enhance and hone my thinking skills.

KAREN KAYE A. GAPUZAN

KAREN KAYE A GAPUZAN

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

My Reflection/Insight

Why is curriculum important?

Curriculum is important because it is the “foundation” of

any formal education. Without it, schools cannot exist. It is the
curriculum that they offer to the learners. It plays a vital role in
every learning institution for it is the planned and guided learning
experiences and intended learning outcomes, formulated through
the systematic reconstruction of knowledge and experiences,
under the provision of the school, for the learners’ continuous
growth in social competence.

How can one enrich the curriculum in every school?

Curriculum can be enhanced through process. Curriculum cannot be

made without a basis. First, there should be a diagnosis of the needs of the
learners. A teacher as a curriculum expert must know the strength,
weaknesses, interest levels, learning styles, multiple intelligences and other
factors from his learners. After which, he will formulate his objectives based
from the prescribed aims and objectives from the curriculum. In here, he must
consider his diagnosis. Next, he will select and organize the contexts which
are most needed by his learners. Then he will organize the learning
experiences which are effective for all the leaners. Lastly, he will determine
of what to evaluate and his means to evaluate

ANGELBERTH T. PASCUA

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

My Reflection/Insight

Why is curriculum important?

I think that curriculum is important because this is the

heart of all the areas or the topics of study, in the sense that the
curriculum gives the guide of every teacher on how to facilitate
the learning of the students, also the teachers will be guided on
the sequence in delivering the lessons.

How can one enrich the curriculum in every school?

One thing for sure is true "there is no such as permanent in this world
it always changes." But how can one enrich the curriculum in every school? I
think enriching the curriculum in every school is the usage of strategies, being
able to be informed on what are new and will understand the learners. There
is a really a need to enhance a curriculum because individual’s interest also
changes and the school must have coped with the upgrading system of
education of other country or even other schools to make also students be
competitive, skilled and proficient individuals.

DEEJAY P. LIBERATO

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

My Reflection/Insight

Why is curriculum important?

Curriculum is important because the curriculum identifies the

learning outcomes, standards and core competencies that students
must demonstrate before advancing to the next level. Administrators
follow detailed curriculum to help students achieve state and
national standards of academic performance. School’s curriculum
informs teachers what skills must be taught at each grade level to
ultimately prepare students for postsecondary education or a
curriculum outlines for students a sequence of courses and tasks that
must be successfully completed to master a subject and earn a
diploma or degree. Curriculum is also intended to teach students the
importance of responsibility, hard work and responsible citizenship.

How can one enrich the curriculum in every school?

We can enrich the curriculum in every school if we extend the regular

curriculum by providing students a wide range of activities to experiences.
Make learning more meaningful and enjoyable, by making the content and
process learned in a context of real and present problems. Let the students to
construct their own meaning through knowledge and skills application.

ROMMEL ANTHONY D. ILDEFONSO

FIELD STUDY 4-EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

My Reflection/Insight

Why is curriculum important?

It is important because curriculum serves as the

medium or guide and sequences on the course of
education to be successfully attained and completely
mastered. This will be the basis of teacher to taught and
students to do. Indeed, it is expected to imply the
importance of being a responsible and hardworking.

How can one enrich the curriculum in every school?

Curriculum is the foundation of all specific education, yet, it is needed

to enhance for the learners to have a sustainable and wide range of
experiences by applying different strategies being updated on what is new and
comprehend the learners by making the content meaningful with basis.

KAREN KAYE A. GAPUZAN

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Integrating Theory and Practice

Directions: read the items given below and encircle the correct answer.

1. In a curriculum development class, the teacher asked the students to give an enriched
definition of the curriculum. Which among the following encompasses the true essence of
the term?
A. Curriculum is a list of objects to take to complete a course.
B. Curriculum is the sum total of all the learning experience in the teaching-learning
process.
C. Curriculum is a list of courses in order to graduate.
D. Curriculum is a never ending process in education.
2. Ordinary people consider curriculum as_____.
I. A list of subjects
II. Courses to complete
III. Subjects to undertake
A. I only C. III only
B. II only D, I, II, and III
3. Curriculum may be defined in many ways, what does this prove?
A. The concept of curriculum is based on those given by express.
B. The concept is limited and narrow in scope.
C. The curriculum is characterized as fragmentary, elusive and confusing.
D. The concept of curriculum may be defined from different perspectives.

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