Types of Curriculum

Types of Curriculum

• Recommended Curriculum: A curriculum recommended by scholars, professional organizations, and policy-making groups (e.g. DEP-ED, CHED, DOST), emphasizing "oughtness" and identifying essential skills and concepts.
• Outcome-Based Education (OBE): A type of education that focuses on clearly defined learning outcomes, specifying what students should know and be able to do upon completing their education.
• Intended, Official, or Written Curriculum: A curriculum prescribed by the government, as seen in state curriculum guides, national standards, and policy documents (e.g. Kindergarten Curriculum Standards, K-12 Curriculum, CHED Curriculum for General Education).

Implemented Curriculum

• Refers to the actual implementation of the curriculum by teachers in the school, often modified to suit the needs of students or incorporate new ideas from various disciplines.

Tested Curriculum

• A set of learnings assessed through teacher-made tests, curriculum-referenced tests, and standardized tests, measuring student learning outcomes.

Entitlement Curriculum

• Refers to what society believes learners should learn in the educational system to become good members of society, often including enrichment activities that apply learning outside the classroom.

Null Curriculum (or Excluded Curriculum)

• The curriculum that is not taught, either deliberately or unintentionally, including content or skills deemed unimportant or avoided for various reasons.

Sample Curriculum Templates and Forms

• Lesson Plan Template: A template for planning lessons, including standards, learning competencies, learning targets, motivation, and assessment tools.
• Tested Curriculum Sample: A sample test assessing learning outcomes, including fill-in-the-blank, enumeration, and construct-response questions.
• Entitlement Curriculum Sample: A sample entitlement curriculum including enrichment activities, such as cooking, gardening, and outdoor classroom activities.
• Standards-Based Learning Recovery Plan (SLRP) Template: A template for planning learning recovery, including describing missed competencies, current standards, existing curricula, and intervention plans.### Science Grade 7: Earth Science (Quarter 3)

Topic: Weather System

• The weather system is a global phenomenon that affects localities.
• Factors affecting the weather system include: • Climate • Global-level phenomena
• Effects of the weather system include: • Impact on localities • Effects on the environment
• Students will learn about weather systems and their factors, as well as their effects.

Learning Targets

• Define weather and identify factors affecting it.
• Determine the effects of the weather system on localities.

Learning Strategies

• Cooperative learning activities (3 meetings).
• Concept Definition Map to describe weather systems.
• Scaffolding techniques: • Multiple Representation • Model Completion • Metacognitive Scaffolding
• Independent Practice.
• Technology use (videos, web pages, etc.).

Assessment

• Formative assessments in Meeting 3.
• Rubric scores for group and individual exercises.