Curriculum Design Theories
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Malorie ClaesCollege of Education, Grand Canyon UniversityEDU-522:Curriculum Design TheoriesDr. Mary WebbDecember 7th, 2022
Curriculum Desgin Theories
Summary of Design Approaches
Resources
Problem-Centered Design Theory
Learner-Centered Design Theory
Subject-Centered Design Theory
Summary of Curriculum Design Theory
Overview of Curriculum Design Theory
Index
- Curciculum design process can be explained as the step-by-step process used to create improvement in schools (Stutt, 2022).
- The curriculum design process is a very difficult process.
- It takes a lot of collaboration, planning, and decision making (Moore, 2021).
- The curriculum design process consists of six steps (Moore, 2021):
- Principles and Purpose
- Find the intent of the curriculum
- Entitilement and Enrichment
- How you will incorporate what your students already know and how their learning will be broadened
- Breadth and Balance
- Putting together the content of the curriculum and how you will teach it
- Teaching Narrative
- Planning how you will deliver/teach the curriculum
- Resources
- Making sure that the curriculum is using high quality resources
- Review and Evaluate
- Reflect on the curriculm and decide what went well and what could be changed for future lessons
What is the process?
Overview of Curriculum Design Process
- Curriculum Design Theory is a way for educators to take their framework, and make sure that their students are learning all that they can.
- When designing a curriculum, to consider philosphy and learning theories to ensure students will learn in the most effective way (Umran, 2020).
- There are three different models of curriculum design (Stutt, 2022):
- Subject-centered design
- Lerarner-centered design
- Problem-centered design
- Curriculum design is the specific way that curriculum is organized and delivered within a clssroom (Stutt, 2022).
- When designing curriculum educators are looking for (Stutt, 2022):
- Learnig objectives
- Method(s) of delivery
- Timely and relevant bridge-ins
- Course content and readings
- Both low- and high-stakes assessments
Summary of Curriculum Design Theory
(Stutt, 2022)
Revolves around finding a solution to a problem.
Problem-Centered Design Theory
Revolves aroudnd the students and their needs.
Learner-Centered Design Theory
Revolves around a specific subject.
Subject-Centered Design Theory
Curriculum Design Theory Models
Subject-centered Design Theory
01
(Alagos, 2022)
Subject-Centered Design Theory in a Classroom
What is it?
- Subject-centered design theory is a theory that revolves around a specific subject matter rather than the students (Stutt, 2022).
- Math, ELA, Social Studies, Science, etc.
- Subject-centered design is the most comoom design theory found in schools.
- School districts send out pacing guides with dated timelines to follow.
- Subject-centered is not curriculum driven and not concerned with individual learning styles.
- There can sometimes be low engagement and motivation from the students (Stutt, 2022).
- This can be caused by not being interested or feeling connected to how the curriculum is being delivered.
Subject-Centered Design Theory
Learner-Centered Design Theory
02
(Alagos, 2022)
Learner-Centered Design Theory in a Classroom
- Learner-centered design theory is a theory that revolves around student needs, interests, and goals (Stutt, 2022).
- Different academic levels, likes/dislikes, etc.
- Learner-centered design acknowledges that not all students are uniform and have individual ways of learning.
- Since studnets are individuals, they should not have to learn in standaradized ways.
- Subject-centered design is the most comoom design theory found in elementary and preschools schools.
- Learner-centered curriculum is made up of sleceted assignments that are interesting and relevant to the students.
- This design theory often encourages high engagement and motivation from the students (Stutt, 2022).
- This can be caused due to them feeling like they are represented within the classroom.
- This leanring theory can create added work and pressure on to teachers.
- This is caused by teachers having to create content around each individual students needs and preferences.
What is it?
Learner-Centered Design Theory
Problem-Centerd Design Theory
03
(Alagos, 2022)
Problem-Centered Design Theory in a Classroom
- Problem-centered design theory is a theory that revolves around teaching students how to look at a problem and create a solution for that problem (Stutt, 2022).
- Problem-centered design is said to engage students in more of an authentic learning style.
- This is because they are provided with real world problems/issues and develop life skills.
- Problem-centered design theory increases creativity, innovation, and collaboration to relevent topics in the classroom (Stutt, 2022).
- Students work together to solve these real world problems while building the necessary skills they will need in the future.
- Like the subject-centered design theory, sometimes this theory does not allow for all individual needs and interests to be reprepsented in the classroom.
What is it?
Problem-Centered Design Theory
- Behaviorial Design Approach
- This is the oldest and most used approach.
- It is based off of models and step by step directions that follow a set plan.
- Managerial Design Approach
- This approach revolves around the social aspect of schools and how everyone interacts with one another.
- Managerial design also relies on a plan and logical steps while it is being used.
- Systems Academic Design Approach
- The systems appraoch is similar to the managerial approach but emphasizes the organization of people, policies, the school, and curriculum.
- This way of thinkinking allows for people to see that they must learn how to communicate, cooporate, and respect others' opions when wourking in a group.
- Academic Design Approach
- This approach is known as the tradtitional, encylopedic, synoptic, intellectual, knowledge-oriented approach.
- The academic design approach is much more scholarly, theoretical, and broad.
- Humanistic Design Approach
- The humanistic approach is rooted in progressive philosophy and is driven by child-centered learning.
- This approach allows for lessons based on life experiences, colloboration, field trips, creative problem solving, and many opportunities for socialization.
- Postmodern Design Approach
- The postmodern design apporach states that there is no one certain way to design curriculum
- This approach looks at school as an extension of society and focuses on how the curriculum works with they political, econimic, social, moral, and artisitc ways
What are they? (Ornstein & Hunkins, 2016)
Summary of Design Approaches
Alagos, E. (2022). Representative of curriculum designs (Part 1: Subject-centered designs). Video. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnZyMRt4XHU&t=5sAlagos, E. (2022). Representative of curriculum designs (Part 2: Learner-centered designs). Video. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4VHDggtAAIAlagos, E. (2022). Representative of curriculum designs (Part 3: Problem-centered designs). Video. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSfkIBd-rAwMoore, M. 2021. Six steps of curriculum design. Cornerstones. https://cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/news/how-to-design-your-curriculum/Ornstein, A. C., & Hunkins, F. P. (2016). Curriculum: Foundations, principles, and issues, 7/e. (7th ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ Stutt, A. (2022,). Curriculum development and the 3 models. Top Hat. https://tophat.com/blog/curriculum-development-models-design/ Umran, S. (2020). Curriculum design approaches of pre-service teachers receiving pedagogical formation training. International Journal of Progressive Education, 16(4), 192–200. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1273101.pdf/ : 10.29329/ijpe.2020.268.12