EPSY 223 : Curriculum Development

Department

Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences

Academic Program

Bachelor in Education and Psychology

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

EPSY 202

Overview

Curriculum Development:

The concept of planning and development, its importance, reasons for planning, stages of planning. Foundations of development, planning, and change. Methods of development. Development procedures. Obstacles and how to overcome them. Development strategies. Forms and arrangement, selection of experiences and activities. Standards and specifications. Principles of good organization. Approaches of educational curricula planning and development. Requirements for successful curriculum development. Types of curriculum: Separate Subjects Curriculum. Related subjects Curriculum. Broad domain Curriculum approach. Activity based Curriculum. Projects based curriculum. Organizational practical exercises. Preparing models based on each method.

Intended learning outcomes

The student must be able to:

1. The student should know the concept of planning and the concept of development, its importance, and motives

2. The student should explain the stages of planning, foundations, methods and methods of development

3. The student should explain the development procedures and obstacles and how to overcome them.

4. The student should explain in detail the development strategies, forms and organizations, and the choice of experiences and activities.

5. The student should explain the standards, specifications and principles of good organization and entrances to planning and developing educational curricula.

6. The student should mention the requirements for successful curriculum development and types of curricula

7. The student should explain in detail the curriculum of the related subjects, the curriculum of the broad fields, the curriculum of the activity, the curriculum of the projects

8. The student should differentiate between the concept of planning and the concept of development, in terms of importance and reasons

9. The student should clarify the stages of planning, foundations, methods and methods of development .

10. The student should explain the development procedures, obstacles and how to overcome them.

11. The student should explain development strategies, forms and organizations, selection of experiences and activities.

12. The student should discuss the standards, specifications and principles of good organization and approaches to planning and developing educational curricula.

13. The student should discuss the requirements for the success of curriculum development

14. The student should compare the activity curriculum with the projects curriculum.

15. To explain using the projector the concept of planning and the concept of development

16. The student should design a printed worksheet in which he describes. Planning stages, foundations, methods and methods of development.

17. The student should analyze the development procedures and obstacles using presentation slides.

18. The student should design a working paper in which he deals with. Development strategies, forms and organizations, selection of experiences and activities

19. The student should analyze the standards, specifications and principles of good organization and approaches to planning and developing educational curricula.

20. To write a working paper in which he discusses the requirements for the success of curriculum development

21. The student should write an article in which he deals with the curriculum of related subjects, the curriculum of broad fields, the curriculum of activity, the curriculum of projects

22. Be able to work in a team, especially while doing group research

23. The student should use electronic learning resources and educational websites on the Internet

24. To be able to form positive relationships with colleagues during discussions and collaborative work .

25. The ability to diagnose educational problems and find solutions.

26. Possesses teaching ethics

Teaching and learning methods

· Lecture

· Brainstorming

· Collaborative Learning

· Present examples and problems during the lecture.

· The use of semi-internet in enhancing the content of the article.

· Participation and discussion of students during the lecture.

· Assigning students assignments.

Methods of assessments

The assessment of students in this course is distributed as follows:

(Semester 40% and final 60%)

Separation work: (40 degrees) divided between:

First written test of objective or short essay style tests (15 marks)

Second written test of objective or short essay style (15 marks)

Scientific activities (e.g. writing a report or making a presentation) (10 marks)

Final: Written exam (60 marks)

Course contents.

The week

Scientific topic

1

The concept of planning and the concept of development, its importance, and motives.

2

Planning stages.

3

Foundations of development, planning, change, methods and methods of development

4

Development procedures, development obstacles and how to overcome them,

5

First midterm exam (two hours)

6

Development strategies.

7

Forms and organizations, selection of expertise and activities.

8

Standards and specifications, principles of good organization.

9

Curriculum planning approaches, requirements for successful curriculum development

10

Second midterm exam (two hours)

11

Curriculum of Connected Subjects: Broad Areas Curriculum

12

Activity Methodology

13

Projects Approach

14

Practical exercises for organizations - preparing proposed models based on methods

15-16

Final Exam

References

Reference title

Publisher

Published

Author

Country of publication

Curriculum Development

Dar Al Masirah

2011

Fawzi El-Sherbini

Oman

Modern educational curricula

Dar Al Masirah

2015

Tawfiq Ahmed Marei Muhammad Mahmoud Alhaila

Oman

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