Curriculum Development

Curriculum development is defined as planned, purposeful, progressive, and systematic process in order to create positive improvements in the educational system. The curriculum development process systematically organizes what will be taught, who will be taught, and how it will be taught.

ADDIE – An Instructional Design Model

ADDIE – An Instructional Design Model

The ADDIE model is an instructional design framework that helps to create effective learning experiences.

The Saylor and Alexander Curriculum Model

The Saylor and Alexander Curriculum Model

Saylor-Alexander-Lewis Curriculum Development Model’s four stages are selection of goals, curriculum design, curriculum implementation & curriculum evaluation.

Problems with Curriculum Development in Pakistan

Problems with Curriculum Development in Pakistan

Curriculum development problems include understaffing, lack of expertise, absence of mechanism, lack of research, and inadequate participation of stakeholders.

Basis of Curriculum

Foundations of Curriculum

Foundations of curriculum are the considerations of educational programs and policies in the light of an interdisciplinary endeavor involving philosophical, psychological, sociological, and historical, understandings. The foundations of curriculum set the external boundaries of the knowledge of curriculum and define what constitutes valid sources from which to derive the field’s theories, principles, and ideas. Curriculum’s […]

Curriculum Development

Factors affecting Curriculum Development

Factors affecting curriculum development include philosophical, psychological, societal or social, political, economical, educational, technological and gender factors etc.

Need Assessment for Curriculum

Need Analysis for Curriculum

Need analysis refers to the the analysis of the learner and the society such as learners’ capacity and ability, aptitudes and potential for learning, motivation, needs, interests and values as well as society’s orientation to nurturing or using the individual gainfully. It also provides a framework of assumptions about emotional, political, cultural, religious and geographical […]

Components of Curriculum

Elements of Curriculum

The elements of curriculum would guarantee the success of a curriculum. The elements of curriculum are: objectives, content or subject matter, methods or learning experiences and evaluation.

Hilda Taba Model of Curriculum Development

Taba Model of Curriculum Development

Hilda Taba (7 December 1902 – 6 July 1967) was an architect, a curriculum theorist, a curriculum reformer, and a teacher educator. She wrote many books, especially in education, including The Dynamic of Education (1932), Adolescent Character and Personality (1949), School Culture: Studies of Participation and Leadership(1955), Action Research: A case study(1957), Curriculum Development and […]

Teaching VS Instruction

Difference between Teaching and Instruction

Teaching and Instruction are being used interchangeably by many educators these days. Teachers are often called instructors supposing that their job is to instruct, to give knowledge or instructions. However, there is subtle difference between teaching and instruction. Teaching Teaching is more complex in nature. When we talk about teaching, we are dealing with different […]

Bloom's and SOLO Taxonomies

SOLO Taxonomy versus Bloom’s Taxonomy

SOLO or Bloom? What to prefer? Whether you prefer SOLO or Bloom’s doesn’t matter. What does make a difference is the deliberate and accurate alignment