Approaches To Curriculum Design - Subject-centered 3t1yd

 What did you learn in your

elementary education?  What do you teach?

Subject-Centered Subject-CenteredApproach Approach Anchored on the curriculum design which prescribes different and separate subjects into one broad field, this approach considers the following assumptions:

 The primary focus is the subject matter.  The emphasis is on bits and pieces of

information which are detached from life.  The continuing pursuit of learning outside the school is not emphasized. Learning should only take place inside the classroom.  The subject matter serves as a means of identifying problems in living.

Activity: quick

interesting

smelly

magical

industrious

scared

colorful

sensitive

talkative

Visual-Spatial Verbal-Linguistic Logical-Mathematical Musical-Rhythmic Naturalist Bodily-Kinesthetic Intrapersonal Interpersonal

Types: 1. Subject Approach

o Emphasis is on the knowledge, content

or the human intellect. o traditional, textbook-oriented, teachercentered o Activities: lecture, memorization, recitation, and large group discussion

2. Discipline Approach o Similar with the subject approach as it

is content-based, but focused on one discipline o Student’s involvement in achieving knowledge through: dialogue, argumentation, investigation

3. Broad Field Approach/

Interdisciplinary Approach o integration of logical content o widespread in the K-12 curriculum o uses the thematic approach: finding a unifying theme or idea among the different areas o builds on a holistic curriculum

4. Correlation Approach o Separate entities or identities are linked

together while still maintaining their identities. o Classes are to be scheduled in a block of time. o Subjects correlated: Science and Math, Science and English, Filipino and Social Studies

5. Process Approach o Focus is given on the application of

o 1. 2. 3.

subject matter or how to think (learning how to learn) Barry Beyer’s 3-Key Thinking Strategies: Problem solving Decision making Conceptualizing

 What did you learn in your

elementary education?  What do you teach?