THE TEACHER AS A

CURRICULUM DESIGNER
 Fundamentals of Curriculum Designing
Peter Oliva’s General Axioms as a
Guide in Curriculum Development
1.Curriculum change is inevitable,
necessary, and desirable.
2.Curriculum reflects as a product of its
time.
3.Curriculum changes made earlier can
exist concurrently with newer
curriculum changes.
 Fundamentals of Curriculum Designing
Peter Oliva’s General Axioms as a
Guide in Curriculum Development
4. Curriculum change depends on
people who will implement the
change.
5. Curriculum development is a
cooperative group activity.
6. Curriculum development is a
decision-making process made.
 Fundamentals of Curriculum Designing
Peter Oliva’s General Axioms as a
Guide in Curriculum Development
7. Curriculum development is an
ongoing process.
8. Curriculum development is more
effective if it is a comprehensive
process, rather than a “piecemeal”.
9. Curriculum development is more
effective when it follows a
systematic process.
 Fundamentals of Curriculum Designing
Peter Oliva’s General Axioms as a
Guide in Curriculum Development
10. Curriculum development starts
where the curriculum is.
 Fundamentals of Curriculum Designing
Major components or elements of
curriculum
1. Intended Learning Outcomes.
 (What learning outcomes need to be
achieved?)
 Begin with the end in view.
 The statement should be SMART. (Specific,
Measurable, Attainable, Result oriented and
Time Bound)
 Fundamentals of Curriculum Designing
 Major components or elements of curriculum
2. Subject Matter
 What content should be included to achieve the
learning outcomes?
 Principles in Selecting the content.
a. Subject matter should be relevant to the
outcomes of the curriculum.
b. Subject matter should be appropriate to the
level of the lesson or unit.
c. Subject matter should be up to date and, if
possible, should reflect current knowledge
and concepts.
 Fundamentals of Curriculum Designing
 Major components or elements of curriculum
2. Teaching and Learning Methods
 What learning experiences and resources shall
be employed?
 The teaching-learning methods should allow
cooperation, competition as well as
individualism or independent learning among
the students.
 The use of various delivery modes to provide
learning experiences is recommended. Online
learning and similar modes are increasingly
important in many curricula but these need to
be planned carefully to be effective.
 Fundamentals of Curriculum Designing
Major components or elements of
curriculum
3. Assessment/Evaluation
 How will the achieved learning outcomes
be measured?
 Three forms of Assessment
a. Self-assessment
b. Peer Assessment
c. Teacher Assessment