...Curriculum In Quality Education By : Rohmat Muflikhul Huda 1. Introduction In education we are never separated from the curriculum. The basis for the creation of curriculum educational settings. The curriculum is said to be successful if the trip went smoothly, and can be said to be in accordance with the plan. However, the curriculum is said to fail when encountering many obstacles along the way that makes the pace of the curriculum itself becomes obstructed. There are at least 4 times a change of curriculum in Indonesia, that began 94 years, from 1994 to the enactment of curriculum, until now is curriculum 2013. I chose this topic, because of the many debates every time to discuss curriculum that affect the level or quality of education itself. Basically, the quality of education itself is not only influenced by the course curriculum, but the way teachers teach and also the effectiveness of the learning process also greatly affect the quality of education. That which will be discussed later in this article, so it is not just the curriculum that will be discussed in this article, but the effectiveness, a great system in education, and also a good way of how the education will also be discussed in this article. 2. Discussion Background Research Education is very important in the lives of individuals around the world. It is also generally recognized that education is a key element in the socio – economic nation building. Each level has its own...
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...Therefore, as the visionary instructional leader, I will incorporate all of my teachers in the curriculum renewal process. The text identifies ten essential steps for assessing the curriculum. I agree with the authors and would support this list at my school. The first step is studying conditions and trends in contemporary society as well as probable conditions and requirements. This requires educational leaders to not just see things as they are today but to envision a future that includes instructional innovations that provide students with a greater desire to learn. The second step is stressing a need for balance. Educational leaders must demonstrate the need for a balanced approach when changing the curriculum. School leaders cannot allow ideological bias against skill-based instructions to stop them from a balanced reading approach. The third step is recognizing teacher isolation voids any efforts to establish a schoolwide purpose. Knowledge sharing cannot take place when teachers work in isolation. The authors suggest that educational leaders must socialize teachers to team approaches. The fourth step is initiating a teamwork approach to establish an appropriate mission for school. According to the text, the initiation of a curriculum team is a first step to improving collegiality. The educational leader should meet weekly with the curriculum team to develop the...
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...12.1 Week 12 Bringing Technology to the Classroom The effectiveness and importance of integrating technology into school curricula has been a long awaited discussion. Advocates of technology’s role in instruction argue that technology improves student learning outcomes and prepares them for the technology-rich workplace. The use of technology continues to grow at a rapid pace. It is also playing a major role in the job industry. With that in mind, it would be beneficial to students for educators to integrate technology into the instruction, which is a more effective way of promoting actual technology use than is positioning technology as a “separate” or supplementary tool. Technology integration into the curriculum will help better prepare students for the computer based world. Technology integration into the curriculum will help better prepare students for the computer based world. “Technology is transforming society, and schools do not have a choice as to whether they will incorporate technology but rather how they will use it to enhance learning” ( North Central Regional Educational Laboratory & Illinois State Board of Education, 1995). Many educators would say that if teachers ever tried to integrate technology into the classroom, careful planning was a prerequisite for an effective implementation of technology in education. Many plans fail due to improper planning or poor execution. Technology should support the curricular goals. Technology should be used to improve...
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...Understanding how students learn and incorporating theories that best accommodate that learning is an important part of successful curriculum design and instruction. As teachers, we want to ensure our instruction is designed so that every student we teach is equally capable of learning the material presented. As educators, it is vital that we follow the advice of Grant Wiggins, who states in What’s My Job? Defining the Role of the Classroom Teacher (2010) that teachers should practice “the core obligations of successful learning: cause successful learning, cause greater interest, and make students feel competent and confident.” (15) Understanding and incorporating learning theories with which the teacher is most comfortable, and can best accommodate student learning, helps build successful curriculum design and instruction. I am a strong advocate of students learning by doing and often incorporate Bruner’s Discovery Learning theory into my curriculum planning and instruction. Today’s students are geared towards autonomy due to their deep immersion in the world of technology. My role of teacher has become one of modeler/facilitator versus direct step-by-step instruction. Bruner’s Discovery Theory, according to the Learning Theories Knowledgebase (April, 2011), enables students to “draw on his or her own past experience and existing knowledge to discover facts and relationships and new truths to be learned by interacting with the world by exploring…or performing experiments...
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...|CURRICULUM |DATE |LEGAL BASIS |RATIONALE |FEATURES |FEEDBACK |MAJOR CRITICISM | |Secondary Education Development |1987 |The 1987 Constitution |“basic intellectual skills and |SSEDP is a response to the following |The programs RSEP, PROPED, NSEC, |The first issue is the role of | |Program (SEDP) | |Article 14 sec. 1 states |learning tools to continue |needs: |and SEDP all lead to the |education in national | | | |that “the state shall |learning and the values for |Continue the pupil development started|Secondary Education Development |development. Several researchers | | | |protect and promote the |successfully living lives in the|by the Program for Decentralize |and Improvement Project SEDIP |had delved into the different | | | |right of all citizens to |society” |Educational Development (PRODED) |(2000-2006). SEDIP is similar to |components affecting the | | | |quality education at all | |Improve the quality...
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...Using evidence from the syllabus of your subject area at a pre-tertiary level of education in Ghana, discuss the dominant curriculum orientation(s) underlying the instructional programme. Introduction Science education has always been a part of the Ghanaian (and Sub-Saharan) culture. Modern education in Ghana came with the advent of European missionary and mercantile enterprises, and has largely become the vehicle for social upward mobility. Education in general, and science education, for that matter, is serious issues for all Ghanaians. Curriculum orientations are beliefs about what a school curriculum should achieve and how teaching, learning and assessment should occur (Eisner, 1970). The most fundamental concern of schooling is curriculum (Ornstein, 1982). These prepositions have led me to have an in depth study by evaluating the Ghanaian Basic School Science Curriculum from both the primary to the Junior High School levels trying to find out the various and dominant curriculum orientation(s) underlying the teaching and learning process of Integrated Science in schools. The Ghanaian Basic School Science Curriculum and Delivery The Ghanaian integrated science curriculum follows the “spiral approach,” treating the same themes at different times and in greater depths within each educational level. The curriculum is the modern replacement of what used to be called “nature study.” This is a generalist, survey course, which exposes the child to the universe. At this level...
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...DOES THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM INCREASE STUDENTS‟ OVERALL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE? A Thesis Presented to the Faculty in Communication and Organizational Leadership Studies School of Professional Studies Gonzaga University Under the Supervision and Mentorship of Dr. Heather Crandall In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership Studies By J. Mariah Brown December 2011 Technology in the Classroom 2 Abstract Technological advances and a decrease in the cost of technology have resulted in nearly 93 percent of public schools classrooms in the United States having access to the Internet, and a considerable increase in educational programs that incorporate technology into the curriculum (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 2005). Due to the prevalence of technology in the classroom, the effectiveness of such programs has become a prevailing research topic amongst social scientists. This thesis reviews past research and provides an analysis of relevant studies conducted within the last ten years. Using Daft and Lengel‟s media richness theory as a basis, this meta-analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the effect of technology enhanced learning (TEL) programs on K-12 students‟ overall academic performance and factors that can increase the effectiveness of such programs. Technology in the Classroom 3 Technology in the Classroom 4 Table of Contents CHAPTER...
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...Vocational Education Introduction With the advent of knowledge economy and information age, research and development of technology has become the driving force of knowledge economy industry and the motivation to push forward information society which calls for corresponding technicians. However, as is reported, in the 1980s, it was apparently clear that the workforce in the UK was less well prepared for employment than in many of the countries of its competitors and only 40% of the workforce in the UK held qualifications relevant to their jobs, compared with 85% in Germany (Zuo et al. 2004). Thus, “Educational law” in 1988 confirmed that vocational education must train the applied technician for the local industrial and commercial enterprises; school running mode, combine management mode and course setting with enterprises; and highlight technical education, becoming the new type of the British vocational technical education. Therefore, for now and future, more emphases are needed to put on those technical sciences subjects which are between basic sciences and practical courses. Based on that, a safe conclusion can be drawn that higher vocational education is vital. Throughout the world, UK and Germany are two most typical countries in applied science and technology education. This essay will be stated in three main aspects: course pattern, curriculum arrangement and assessment. Course Patterns In UK, the government adopts VET (Vocational Education and Training) system...
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...encourage students to reflect on what they’ve learned and incorporate those skills into their lives develop their students’ critical literacy. And, with this ability to interpret the world around them, students begin to adapt and succeed in a changing world. The student’s journey into literacy begins with a teacher. Social Reconstructionism was founded by Theodore Brameld, in reaction against the realities of World War II. He recognized the potential for either human annihilation through technology and human cruelty or the capacity to create a beneficent society using technology and human compassion. George Counts recognized that education was the means of preparing people for creating this new social order. Social Reconstructionism emphasizes the addressing of social questions and a quest to create a better society and worldwide democracy. Social Reconstructionist educators focus on a curriculum that highlights social reform as the aim of education. For Social Reconstructionist’s, curriculum focuses on student experience and taking social action on real problems, such as violence, hunger, international terrorism, inflation, and inequality. Strategies for dealing with controversial issues (particularly in social studies and literature), inquiry, dialogue, and multiple perspectives are the focus. Community-based learning and bringing the world into the classroom are also strategies. It is more important for teachers to involve student’s in activities to criticize and transform...
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...Diagnostic Written Task: The National Curriculum According to Directgov (2012), “the National Curriculum is a framework used by all the maintained schools to ensure that teaching and learning is balanced and consistent.” The National Curriculum is thought by many to be complex and unclear. However, it is at the heart of the education system in England. This is noted by Baumann et al (1997) and Kyriacou (2009) who document that the basis for the National Curriculum was established in the Education Reform Act 1988; creating the idea that education must begin with the needs and interests of the child. The following model acknowledges how the National Curriculum is central to a school and a pupils learning. School Curriculum Basic Curriculum National Curriculum It can suggest that the National Curriculum is a central organising feature to school learning and allows a core curriculum to be delivered in a standardised way. By identifying the skills required for learning, the National Curriculum provides a range of contexts and opportunities that presents a chance for all pupils to succeed as well as allowing for some flexibility in teaching. There are a range of key features within the National Curriculum and these have been outlined by the Department for Education (2011). They are; * to create a national benchmark through coherence across schools, * to set out essential knowledge that best meets the needs of the children, * to raise standards of...
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...Emerging role of Knowledge Management with special reference to educational sector Chitranshi Verma Research Scholar & Faculty in Centre of Management Studies, G.S.College of Commerce & Economics,Jabalpur(chitranshi.verma@gmail.com) Purpose of the study: To find the effective use of new concepts like knowledge management in the education sector. Research Methodology: The study on this topic would mainly be conducted through the available secondary data. Globalization has brought in new opportunities to developing countries. Greater access to developed country markets and technology transfer hold out promises for improved productivity & higher living standards. It is a very positive force that has lifted the developing countries. With its advent various new concepts have emerged, one of them is knowledge management. Introduction- Knowledge Management (KM) comprises a range of strategies and practices used in an organization to identify, create, represent, distribute, and enable adoption of insights and experiences. Such insights and experiences comprise knowledge, either embodied in individuals or embedded in organizational processes or practice. Knowledge management is the process of transforming information and intellectual...
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...Introduction Curriculum as a field of study is relatively young. Most place its birth during the second or third decade of this century, often with the publication of Franklin Bobbitt's. In 1918, Denver superintendent Jesse Newlon's suggested use of teachers in curriculum development . It is important to note that the study of curriculum did not begin as an addition to an extant field, say as a subfield of psychology or philosophy. Rather, it began in administrative convenience: professional responsibility for curricular matters. They came from every academic background imaginable. This means different kinds of thinking from the scientific to the artistic have emerged in the curriculum field. Curriculum as a field includes curriculum theory, development, implementation (that is, instruction), and evaluation. Traditional, conceptual-empiricist, and reconceptualist are theoretical frameworks that govern specific approaches to curriculum issues. Each of these frameworks can be characterized by the dominant and subordinate assumptions that govern the knowledge and values which underline their respective modes of inquiry. Traditionalists: Educational philosophy (Pernalism and Essentialism) General Philosophy (Idealism and Realism) Educational Psychology (Behaviorism) History The field of curriculum studies began in the early 1920's, and grew out of the necessity and need...
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...day assignment is late up to a maximum of 3 days. After 3 days assignment will not be accepted. You are required to read your textbook especially chapters identified in this assignment and course materials before completing assignment 1. Question 1. Discuss ways that students are involved in curriculum development in a school district with which you are familiar (chapters 3 and 4 can provide you with good ideas). Answer Students play a major role in curriculum development because the curriculum is centered on them. The students are involved through their performance, feedback, and etc. If students are not performing at the level that they should then teachers tend to evaluate their curriculum. Students’ feedback is also a beneficial part of the curriculum development. Students learn in a variety of ways so it is portent for teachers to accommodate all learning styles so that each student has an equal chance at learning. Question 2. Explain ways parents and others from the community are involved in curriculum development in a school district with which you are familiar (chapter 4 can provide good ideas). Answer Parents and communities are also involved in curriculum development. The saying, “It takes a village to raise a child” is true. By the parents and communities volunteering and collaborating with the schools can increase students’ performance and positive impact. The parent committees (PTA) that are established at schools is an example of how the parents...
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...quality care based on evidence of the best practices. The understanding current and evolving technology for the management and processing of health information helps the nursing and other health care profession assume active role in evaluating and improving the quality of care, cost containment, and other consumer benefits. Nursing practice and the push for patient safety According to Hebda & Czar (2009), the information and technology is essential to assist in organizing and process of data related to nursing, the information is used to the nursing practice and delivery of care. During 1998 the association of American college of nursing and employers recognized the need for information and technology skill for baccalaureate nursing students in their curriculum. The Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) Initiative According to Schlak & Troseth, “The Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) Informatics Competency Collaborative was formed to develop informatics recommendations for all practicing nurses and graduating nursing students” (2013, pp19).The TIGER Initiative established noteworthy backing from education‐focused professional organizations including the National League for Nursing (NLN) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). They both revised their curriculum to include information and technology and IT become a core curriculum by 2008. According Song, Robbins & McAlearney even though implementation of electronic health...
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...Digital literacy 'as important as reading and writing' Considering the importance placed on digital literacy in many career roles, the new 2014 curriculum seems a step in the right direction – but does more still need to be done? By Josie Gurney-Read 8:00AM GMT 11 Nov 2013 The Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group Limited 1. When I was at school, ICT was labelled, rightly or wrongly, as the “doss lesson”. Unlike English, maths and science, ICT was not tested and, as such, was universally thought of as an hour of either surfing the internet, or falling asleep over yet another lesson in Microsoft Office. 2. Considering the importance placed on digital literacy in many career roles, the new 2014 curriculum, announced in July by Michael Gove the Education Secretary, seems a step in the right direction. 3. With the focus shifting from general ICT skills towards computer science, there has been debate over whether teaching children as young as 5 the basics in computer programming is really necessary in the curriculum? 4. Mark Surman, Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation, argues that skills such as these are as important as learning to read and write. 5. “Becoming literate in how the technical world works is equivalent to reading, writing and maths. We need to look at this fourth literacy as mainstream,” he says. 6. “Not just at the level of the very basics of operating a computer but actually understanding how the code and mechanics behind it work...
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