unit 6:curriculum implementation - Commonwealth of Learning

• evaluation.
The diagram that follows shows the interaction among these
elements.
Methods
Learning
experiences
Elements of the Curriculum
CONTEXT (Social/Political/Technological/Environmental/Economic
Adapted from Gatawa, B. S. M. (1990: 11). The Politics of the
School Curriculum: An Introduction. Harare: Jongwe Press.
It is the interaction of these elements in the social, political,
economic, technological and environmental context that
constitutes a curriculum. Now let us look at each element in
turn.
Purpose
The purpose of a curriculum:
Purpose
• Goals
• Objectives
Evaluation
Performance
measurement
• is based on the social aspirations of society,
• outlines the goals and aims of the programme, and
• is expressed as goals and objectives.
There are three categories of goals and objectives:
• cognitive, referring to intellectual tasks,
• psychomotor, referring to muscular skills, and
Content
Subject to
be studied
• affective, referring to feeling and emotions.
You should note that the curriculum reflects the relevance of
whatever the society deems to be important.
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