Approaches to Curriculum
Curriculum Defined
Foundations of Curriculum
Theory and Practice
Curriculum Workers
100

This reflects our views of school and society.

What is curriculum approach?

100

Curriculum categorized as math, science, English, history, etc.

What is the subject matter?

100

This has allowed people to exchange ideas, goods, and services worldwide more easily.

What is globalization?

100

This describes and explains the field's concepts, principles, and relationships.

What is good curriculum theory?

100

Though it is generally agreed upon that these curriculum workers have a role in curriculum development, there is disagreement on their specific roles.

What are principals?

200

An offshoot of the behavioral approach, this approach planning, rational principles, and logical steps?

What is the Managerial Approach?

200

Formal curriculum that focuses on goals, objectives, subject matter, and instruction organization.

What is planned curriculum?

200

They way we conceptualize curriculum and arrange it's major components.

What is curriculum design?

200

Many of these work in schools and are certified in other fields.

What are curriculum specialists?

200

These are generally assigned within the school structure.

What are curriculum workers' responsibilities?

300

This approach is sometimes called "curriculum engineering" due to developing a curriculum in stages.

What is the Systems Approach?

300

This can be defined as the learner achieving goals, experiences, and the field of study.

What is curriculum?

300

Although many curriculum specialists agree on foundation areas, they often disagree on these.

What are curriculum domains?

300

In most states, curriculum lacks this.

What is certification?

300

These curriculum workers should be involved in every phase of curriculum development and implementation.

What are teachers?

400

The oldest curriculum approach which is still the dominant approach in the field.

What is the Behavioral Approach?

400

The part of the curriculum that deals with psychosocial interactions among teachers and students, precisely their attitudes, feelings, and behaviors. 

What is unplanned curriculum?

400

These curriculum systems are dynamic and evolutionary. They are open to change.

What are open systems?

400

Most curricularists have trouble fusing this to theory to this.

What is practice?

400

Their role and input are valued in child and activity-centered classrooms.

What are students?

500

This curriculum approach is considered less rigid.  It includes lessons based on life experience, field trips, games, group projects, artistic endeavors, dramatizations, and social experiences.

What is the Humanistic Approach?

500

The part of the curriculum which is not written or planned but will undoubtedly be learned by students?

What is hidden curriculum?

500

This is what schools teach as having cognitive or social value.

What is implicit curriculum?

500

There is little relationship between university preparation programs, leadership certifications, etc.

What are license requirements?

500

All states have mandated curriculum standards, and a way to measure them by this?

What is high-stakes testing?

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