Lorenzo Erwin M. Conde
ED6
2 nd Semester
SCI 2-1
PT2
Questions:
1.) What phase of the curriculum process do you find very important as a
teacher? Why?
2.) What model of curriculum do you think is doable? Why?
Answers
1.) Among all the phases, I consider curriculum designing to be the most essential
phase of the curriculum making process. The other phases, such as curriculum
planning puts more emphasis on the goals of the learning institution while
curriculum implementing and evaluating are two phases which are dependent on
the designing phase. Curriculum design is a core pillar of how we educate, train,
and engage in formal learning experiences. The designing phase of the curriculum
making process answers the questions: Who am I doing this for? What should I do
to make the students understand the topic? As a teacher, the designing phase is
a critical phase as the learning outcomes are the fruit of the designing phase.This
phase is a student centered process wherein the teacher addresses the diversity
of learners to make sure that everyone’s needs are acknowledged. Teachers
ensure that learning experiences are meaningful and relevant in the sense that it
prepares them with the skills they need in this information age. When all else fails
(i.e. the implementation phase and evaluation phase), the teacher simply has to
re-evaluate the curriculum design again and make some changes to make it
accomodating for the learners.
2.) As a teacher, it is important to uphold a learning environment which will
acknowledge the needs of the learner. For this very reason, I find the Taba model
to be the most appealing to both educator and learner. Comparing the Taba model
to the Tyler Model, the Taba model is student centered while the Tyler model is
institution centered. In the Taba model, the teachers are the designers of the
curriculum. This makes sense for they are in direct contact with the most important
stakeholders of the learning institution, the students. The teachers, being in direct
contact with the students, means that they know their characteristics and their
needs. As a result, the teachers can design the curriculum in such a way that it will
accomodate the different needs of different kinds of learners. The Taba model is
a systematic process and is known as the grass-roots approach wherein the
teachers are the roots who serve as anchor for the learning experiences of the
students while the students are the grass which grows as they accumulate learning
experiences.