Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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This course is intended to orient the prospective teachers about the principle process and procedure of curriculum design and development. The students will be informed about various foundations on which the curriculum is based defining the objectives selection of content its scope and outcomes teaching strategies curriculum evaluation design of instructional materials. This course will also include various factors that affect the process of curriculum development and implementation. Prospective teachers will be provided exposure to various curriculum development models and theories to enhance their understanding.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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Students will be able to
- Explain the nature of curriculum scope elements and historical foundations by exploring curriculum theories including essentialism perennialism progressivism and reconstructivism.
- Evaluate the foundational principles cultural influences and community changes in curriculum development by analyzing curriculum frameworks in relation to societal shifts exploring the role of subject specialization in shaping curriculum planning.
- Analyze curriculum development by comparing traditional and contemporary models societal needs and learner characteristics that influence instructional strategies and evaluation methodologies for policy alignment and learner needs.
- Evaluate curriculum theories diagnosis methods and development approaches using handson technique and analytical techniques to align curriculum with social and educational needs.
- Demonstrate proficiency in collecting analyzing and interpreting educational data using systematic evaluation methods to develop evidencebased curriculum plans and organize learning objectives.
- Design curriculum by integrating philosophical psychological and sociocultural foundations with interdisciplinary approaches to address diverse educational needs and promote holistic student development.
- Apply evidencebased strategies to diagnose and evaluate curriculum models by incorporating school philosophy learning experiences teacher responsibilities instructional strategies educational reforms and policies that align with societal demands and cultural diversity.
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Course Calendar
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Week 01
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3
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Views about Curriculum-1
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4
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Views about Curriculum-2
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5
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Images of Curriculum- 1
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6
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Images of Curriculum- 2
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7
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Images of Curriculum- 3
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10
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Sequence of Curriculum
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11
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Elements of Curriculum
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12
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Key elements and their relationship in curriculum
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13
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Curriculum Studies - Domains-1
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14
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Curriculum Studies - Domains-2
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15
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Curriculum Studies - Domains-3
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16
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Curriculum Studies - Domains- 4
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Curriculum Studies - Domains- 5
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18
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Functions in Curriculum Design
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Curriculum Studies - Domains- 6
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Curriculum Studies - Domains- 7
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Week 02
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Major Foundation of Curriculum
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Connection b/w Philosophy and Curriculum
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25
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Characteristics of Perennialist Curriculum
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Philosophical Foundation "Essentialism"
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Philosophical Foundation "Characteristics of Essentialism"
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Philosophical Foundation "Progressivism Argues"
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Characteristics of Progressive Curriculum
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30
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Philosophical Foundation "Reconstructiveism"
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Historical Foundations of Curriculum
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Psychological Foundation of Curriculum
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33
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Learning Theories and Curriculum
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34
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Behaviorism/Behavioristic Theory
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35
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Cognitivism/Cognitive theory
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36
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Constructivism/Constructivist Theory
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Social/Socio-cultural foundation of Curriculum
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Curriculum Development and Socio-Cultural Foundation
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Co-Curricular Curriculum
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Curriculum Development Part II
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Assignment
Week 03
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Paradigms of Curriculum
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William Doll's Paradigm
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Post-Modernism Paradigm
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Paradigm by James Hemerson and Rosemary Gornik
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Social Diagnosis for Curriculum Development
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Diagnosis for Curriculum Development
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Diagnosis for Curriculum Development II
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Culture and the Curriculum I
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Culture and the Curriculum II
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The Structure of the Culture
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The Structure of a Culture (Specialties)
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Specialties due to specific position
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Cultural Core at the Fundamental Rule of Life
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What is Cultural Core?
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Week 04
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60
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Cultural Roots of the Curriculum I
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Cultural Roots of the Curriculum II
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Cultural Roots of the Curriculum III
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Cultural Roots of the Curriculum IV
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Diagnosis for Curriculum Development Cont....
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Community Changes and Curriculum 1
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Community Changes and Curriculum 2
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Community Changes and Curriculum 3
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Community Changes and Curriculum 4
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Community Changes and Curriculum 5
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70
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Community Changes and Curriculum 6
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Community Changes and Curriculum 7
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Community Changes and Curriculum 8
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Community Changes and Curriculum 9
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Community Changes and Curriculum 10
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Community Changes and Curriculum 11
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GDB
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Challenges of Community Changes 1
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Challenges of Community Changes 2
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Challenges of Community Changes 3
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Week 05
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Basic Principles of Curriculum
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Educational Purposes and Schools 1
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Educational Purposes and Schools 2
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Sources of Information and Objectives 1
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Sources of Information and Objectives 2
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Basic Principles of Curriculum Cont...
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Educational Purposes and School 3
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Educational Purposes and School 4
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Educational Purposes and School 5
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Procedure for Conducting Investigation
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Recommendation for Studying Children's Interest
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Methods for Studying Learners
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Week 06
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Inferring Objectives from Investigation
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Distinguisg between Needs
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Source of information and Objectives
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Educational Purposes and Schools...
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Levels of Source of Information
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103
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Levels of Source of Information II
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Collection of Information/Data
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Quiz 1
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Analysis of Data from CL – Important Facts : Facts to Remember
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Procedure to Study a Community
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Suggestions from Subject Specialists
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How to seek SSs contribution?
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Educational Purposes and Schools
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112
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Reports by subject Specialists – Illustrating Suggestions for Curricular Objectives
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Week 07
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113
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English as Literature
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English as Literature – Functions - II
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ILLUSTRATING SUGGESTIONS- II SSs - REPORTS FUNCTIONS A SUBJECT MAY SERVE
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ILLUSTRATING SUGGESTIONS- II SSs - REPORTS FUNCTIONS A SUBJECT MAY SERVE II
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Kinds of Suggestions – SS Reports
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Science in General – Suggestions II
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The Use of Philosophy
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Educational Philosophy - 1
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School Philosophy – Implied Values
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Educational Philosophy - 2
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Educational Philosophy 123
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Educational Philosophy - 3
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125
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Psychology of Learning - Usefulness
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Conditions for Learning
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128
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Important Suggestions – Objectives
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129
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Educational Objectives VS Learning Experiences and Teaching
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130
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Ways of Stating Objectives
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Week 08
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131
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Objectives as Topics, Concepts, Content or Generalizations
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132
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Objectives as Generalized Pattern of Behavior
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Objectives with Intended Behavior and Area of Application
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134
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How to Present Clear & Concise Objectives?
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Attainment of Educational Ends
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Educational Program – Planning
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137
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Learning Experience and Responsibility of Teachers
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Learning environment and Diversity among Students
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Aspects of Objective and Learning Experience
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Desired Reaction and Range of Possibilities
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142
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Multiplicity of Learning Experiences
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Mid Term Exam
Week 09
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143
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Lessons for Curriculum Developers
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144
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Characteristics of Learning Experiences
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145
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Developing Integrative Thinking
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Sample of Objectives and Types of LE 2
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147
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Setting Learning Experiences
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148
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Setting Learning Experience - II
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150
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Samples of Objectives and Types of LE 3
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Week 10
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Meaning of Organization
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154
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Criteria of Effective Organization
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157
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Elements to be Organized
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158
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Identification of major types of Elements for Organizing Curriculum
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159
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Organizing Principles
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160
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Organizing Principles II
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161
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Types of Organizations
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162
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Other Principles of Organization
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164
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Intermediate Level of Organizing Structure
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165
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Lowest level of Organizing Structure
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166
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Achieving Integration
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167
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Core Curriculum and Integration
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168
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Advantages of Larger Structural Organizations
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Quiz 2
Week 11
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Steps for Organizing Curriculum
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Step-2 General Organizing Principles
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Step – 3 Low Level Units
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Preliminary Source Plan
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Source Unit – Composition
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175
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Suggesting Learning Experiences
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Source Unit – Listing of Source Material
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177
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Schemes to Organize Source Units – II
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180
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Evaluation – Important Facts
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Week 12
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181
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LEs-Evaluation (Redefining Evaluation)
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182
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LEs-Evaluation (Basic Notions)
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LEs-Evaluation (Basic Notions 2)
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LEs-Evaluation (Basic Notions 3)
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LEs-Evaluation (Sampling)
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LEs-Evaluation (Procedure for Evaluation)
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Two Dimensional Analysis
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Basic Principles of Curriculum.......
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Quiz 3
Week 13
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189
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Step 2 Identifying Situations-A
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190
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LEs-Evaluation (Step 2: Identifying Situations - B)
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191
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LEs-Evaluation (Step 3: Selecting and Developing Instruments)
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192
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Developing Evaluation Instruments
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194
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Ways of Record Keeping
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195
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Summarizing Records of Learning – Examples
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196
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Characteristics of Evaluation Instrument
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197
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Using the Results of Evaluation….
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198
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Using the Results of Evaluation…
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199
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Other Values and Uses of Evaluation Procedure
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200
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Other Uses of Evaluation
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Week 14
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201
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How to work on Curriculum Building?
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202
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Small School Steps – Curriculum Development
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203
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Large School Steps – Curriculum Development
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204
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Facts to Remember – Curriculum Building
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205
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Example – To Begin the Process of Curriculum Development
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Following a Model of Curriculum Development
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207
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Questions for Curriculum Development
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208
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Sources of Curriculum
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209
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Implementation of Goal Statement
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210
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Learning Theories – Operation in Tyler’s Model
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211
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Cognitive/Gestalt Theory
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212
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Teachers Involvement in Curriculum Development
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213
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Reducing Goals into Instructional Objectives – Teacher’s Decisions
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Week 15
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214
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Taxonomy of Objectives
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215
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Taxonomy of Objectives …. cont
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217
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Learner/Student Centered
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218
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Problem Solving Design
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219
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Curriculum Design - Important Facts
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220
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Operationalizing the Curriculum Development Process
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221
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Operationalizing the Curriculum Development Process II
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222
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Operationalizing the Curriculum Development Process III
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Final Term Exam
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