Joyce Ann L. Hernandez 3rd Trimester A.Y.

2018-2019

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Question: Which of the Curriculum Designs is a strong component of K-12 Curriculum?

What is Curriculum Design?

It refers to the structure or the arrangement of the components or elements of a
curriculum. It is used to describe the purposeful, deliberate and systematic organization
of curriculum within a class or course. There are three types of curriculum design such as
subject-centered, learner-centered and problem-centered design.
In designing a curriculum, what is best for the students and what types of curriculum are
best considered. This can be a difficult achievement since students come from a range
of cultural and economic backgrounds. The school, teacher or curriculum designer should
identify what methods are appropriate for certain types of students.
In today’s implemented curriculum for the basic education – the K-12 Program, what
design is obviously a strong component of this is the learner-centered with a mix of
problem-centered design.
In learner-centered curriculum design, it gives importance to learners and considered the
student as the center of interest. The most important factor in the educative process is
the interest and needs of the students. It acknowledges that students have diverse
dispositions which allow them to shape their education through choices.
In this curriculum, the teacher only stands as a facilitator or a guide who helps the student
to grow and develop in his/her natural atmosphere. Students are actively involved in
planning and evaluation of learning.
Society needs learners who are independent, flexible, engaged in life-long learning and
who can adapt quickly to new environment or situations. With the help of the learner-
centered curriculum design with a mix of problem-centered design, students develop a
skill set to promote social adjustment with various cultures, as well as become personally
and socially responsible and integrative in their learning.
Problem-centered curriculum design focuses on teaching students how to look at a
problem and come up with a solution. Students are exposed to real-life issues and
situations which helps them develop skills that are transferable to the real world. It also
increases the relevance of the curriculum and allows the students to be creative and
innovative as they are learning. Therefore, curriculum should be designed in light of the
main trends and development of society. Curriculum design developers should also look
into moral and artistic development of its society to be able the students to live up with its
own society.

Dr. Divina Ann Eusebio Curriculum Development