Understanding Curriculum: Chapter I Quiz

Definitions of Curriculum

• Curriculum as a list of subjects: includes traditional subjects offered in school such as Mathematics, Language, Science, Music, Arts, and others.
• Curriculum as learning experiences: includes students' curricular and co-curricular activities, learning experiences, and hidden curriculum (things learned through school culture).
• Curriculum as intended learning outcomes: includes a list of learning competencies or standards that students should learn in school.
• Curriculum as planned learning experiences: includes documents specifying contents, objectives, or general ideas of what students should know in schools or in specific disciplines.
• Curriculum as a discipline: has its own principles, theories, and practices.
• Curriculum as a content or subject matter: views curriculum as a series of topics under each subject area.

Types of Curriculum

Ideal or Recommended Curriculum

• Referred to as the most appropriate curriculum for the learners.
• Developed as an alternative response to various curricular problems and issues.
• Examples include curriculum standards recommended by professional organizations.

Intended, Official, or Written Curriculum

• Refers to the official curriculum embodied in approved state curriculum guides.
• Prescribed by the government (e.g. in the Philippines: DepEd, CHED, TESDA).
• Examples include Kindergarten Curriculum Standards, K-12 Curriculum, CHED Curriculum for General Education, and TESDA Modules and Competencies.

Implemented Curriculum

• Refers to the actual implementation of the curriculum or what teachers in the school teach.
• Teachers may modify and improve the curriculum based on student needs or new ideas in various disciplines.

Achieved Curriculum or Learned Curriculum

• Refers to the result of the curriculum or what students actually learned in school.
• Reveals whether the students learned and whether the schools are successful in attaining their curriculum goals and objectives.

Tested Curriculum

• A set of learning that is assessed in teacher-made classroom tests, curriculum-reference tests, and standardized tests.

Entitlement Curriculum

• What the people or general society believe learners should expect to learn in the educational system to become good members of society.

Supported Curriculum

• The curriculum that is reflected on and shaped by the resources allocated to support or deliver the curriculum.

Test your knowledge on curriculum by identifying different types, foundations, conceptions, and elements. Explore definitions of curriculum, including its aspects as a list of subjects and a plan for learning.