UNIT 4- CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT MODELS

 

Curriculum development is a critical process that educators must go through. The process of developing a curriculum involves numerous considerations and models. The curriculum development model is the process of making choices and modifying the program curriculum. We learned about the eight curriculum development models such as the Objective model, the Process model, the Tyler’s model, the Taba’s model, the Kerr's model, the Wheeler's model, the Walker's model, and the Bruner's model. Some processes are cyclic, while others are linear and interrelated.

The most interesting of the eight curriculum development models is Hilda Taba's Model because it is a teacher method model that begins with specific and progresses to general design. Students' needs are taken into consideration because this model believes that teachers are aware of students' needs, so students' needs are prioritized in the curriculum. Although it takes time and adds to the teacher's workload, it meets the diverse needs of students. All of the questions are open-ended, with no clear right or wrong answers. As a result, Taba's model not only encourages healthier debate but also higher order thinking.

However, I found Walker's model to be the least interesting because Walker's deliberative approach emphasizes what happens during the curriculum design process but not what happens in the classroom. Furthermore, the deliberation processes can be time consuming and resource intensive, resulting in curriculum products that are not internally consistent and aligned. The new Bhutanese curriculum is blend of both Tyler’s and Taba’s model which makes the curriculum worth.