Name: ________________________Prepared and compiled: Ms. Josephine L.

Belen

FIELD STUDY 4: EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

DISTANCE LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Learning Episode 10: Implementing the Curriculum: Teacher Education as Curriculum
Implementer and Manager

Introduction
This episode explores the process of curriculum implementation. It allows the
students to categorize the changes made in the curriculum. It also elaborates on the
different changes happening in the curriculum at present.

Learning Outcomes:
 Define curriculum implementation/change
 Elaborate on the different categories of curriculum changes
 Analyze the different changes in the curriculum at the present time

Discussion
Change is inevitable in curriculum development. To be relevant, we need to
change for the better. This can be obviously seen through effective implementation.
What is curriculum implementation? Let us look into the different definitions

Teaching what has been written in the

Curriculum Implementation lesson plan
means putting into practice the Implementing means using the plan
written curriculum that has been as guide to engage the learners in the
designed in syllabi, course teaching-learning process
studies, curricular guides and It involves the different strategies of
SADC MoE teachingClassroom
with the support of
subjects Africa, 2000 Context
instructional materials

Curriculum Implementation
other meaning
Shift from what is current to a Ornstein and means putting the curriculum
of curriculum
new or enhanced curriculum Hunskins 1998 into operation
implementation with the different
implementing agents. It takes
Change requires efforts; hence place in a class, a school, a
goals should be achievable district, etc. It requires time,
money and personal contacts
and supports.

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TASK 1
Complete the diagram below by filling out the necessary information. Based on your
knowledge and observation what CHANGES are currently happening in the curriculum?

CURRICULUM
CHAGES

(Hint: Both Dep.Ed and CHED)

Explanation:

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TASK 2: The following are categories of curriculum change. Get /provide a sample/
situation from the university/ or in other schools you know.
Categories of Curriculum Change Situation / samples
One element is substitute by the other,
1. Substitution example one course paper, one unit is
Replace the present with a new one replaced with another.

2. Alteration If some material, content, item or procedure is

introduced into the existing materials and
Introduce minor changes or
adopted.
modification on the current one

3. Restructuring Modification of the system

itself for instance, team
Introduce major modification of the
teaching, project method or
current curriculum competency, based
teaching and evaluation.
4. Perturbation Some changes when introduced disturb the
Changes that happen within a fairly program for some time and later on they get
short time. adjusted or adopted into the program.

5. Value Orientation The change basically brings a shift from one’s

philosophy or basis ideology towards a
Respond to shift in emphasis within
particular.
the vision/mission of the school

Q1. Why do we need to change curriculum from time to time? How important is
curriculum change?
____ For me, we have to change curriculum because our society change over time and we should
have our education system meet this changes or else it will cause chaos, because of lack of
knowledge and misunderstanding. We prevent those things to happen, that’s why we revise the
curriculum from time to time to cope with the dynamic society.___________________________
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DISTANCE LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Learning Episode 11: Stakeholders in the Curriculum Development

Introduction.
This episode gives the roles of the various stakeholders in the community in the
enrichment of the curriculum. This also cites the importance of the various stakeholders
in curriculum development, implementation and development.

Learning Outcomes
 Explain the roles of stakeholders in curriculum development, implementation and
evaluation.
 Elaborate on the importance of these stakeholders in designing and evaluating the
curriculum
 Cite situations on how the stakeholders participated in curriculum implementation.

Discussion
Stakeholders are individuals or institutions that are interested in the curriculum. They get
involved in many different ways.

SCHOOL LEADERS/ PARENTS are

ADMINISTRATORS are significant school
curriculum managers partners COMMUNITY serves
as the curriculum
resource and learning
environment
TEACHERS are
curricularists

OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
are members of the
school and larger
LEARNERS are the community such as local
core of the Curriculum government officials
curriculum Stakeholders

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TASK 1.
Give at least 3 importance/ participation of each stakeholders in Curriculum
Implementation, Development and Evaluation
STAKEHOLDERS IMPORTANCE/ and or PARTICIPATION
Everything in the curriculum should revolve
1. LEARNERS around her interests, needs, abilities, and
capacities.
They holds the key in operationalizing what
2. TEACHERS activities have been planned

They provide necessary leadership in

3. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS evaluating teaching personnel and school
programs.
They are the best supporters of
4. PARENTS the school.

They provide the necessary

5. COMMUNITY materials and resources for
learning.
They review the curriculum because
6. OTHER AGENCIES (e.g. LGU, professional organization have better view of
NGO, Private Sectors) the industry.

Task 2. What is your reflection on this episode?

In this activity, I further understand the role of the different stakeholders in developing
curriculum and it was great to know that stakeholders in curriculum development everyone in the
society participate in developing the curriculum because in that way we can assure the validity,
reliability, and significance of the content of our curriculum._____________________________
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DISTANCE LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Learning Episode 12: Curriculum Evaluation and the Teacher

Introduction
This learning episode provides activities on what, why and how to evaluate a
curriculum. This episode also elaborates on the need to evaluate the various curriculum
models.

Learning Outcomes:
 Describe curriculum evaluation
 Explain the importance of curriculum evaluation
 Elaborate on the process of curriculum evaluation
 Design a curriculum tool

Discussion
Curriculum Evaluation is a new idea for many teachers, not knowing that every day the
teacher is involved in several components of evaluation. There are two (2) ways of looking at
curriculum evaluation.

 Curriculum Program Evaluation may focus on

the overall aspect s of a curriculum. More often
it refers to big curriculum program.
1  Examples of these programs that may undergo a
curriculum program evaluation are the K to 12
Curriculum and Outcomes -Based Approach in
Math Curriculum.
CURRICULUM
EVALUATION

2  Curriculum Program Component Evaluation.

A curriculum component may include separate
evaluation of (a) achieved learning outcomes,
(b) curriculum process and (c) instructional
materials.

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 TASK 1. Based on your own understanding, and what you have learned from this Field Study
handbook, why is there a need to evaluate the curriculum?

meeting
accreditation
standards by
measuring
student and
program
performance.

To allow the it gives

curriculum
developers and
Why do we information on the
implementers to need to relevancy of the
be certain about evaluate the
the functions of curriculum in the
the curriculum put curriculum?
in place.
society.

it provides
evidence to tell
how well the
students have
learned.

Explanation

__ Evaluation helps to build an educational programme, assess its achievements and improve

upon its effectiveness. It serves as an in-built monitor within the programme to review the
progress in learning from time to time. ... It helps teachers and learners to improve teaching and
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