Module 1: Curriculum and the Teacher

Vocabulary flashcards covering the concepts, levels, classification types, and teacher roles in curriculum based on Chapter 1, Modules 1 and 2.

The Sabre-Tooth Curriculum

A 1939 story by Harold Benjamin that depicts curriculum as a tradition of organized knowledge taught in schools, emphasizing how curriculum must adapt when living conditions change.

New-Fist-Hammer-Maker

The central character in Harold Benjamin's story who created the first deliberate curriculum for children based on survival activities: fish-grabbing, woolly-horse clubbing, and tiger-chasing with fire.

Basic Education

The educational level in the Philippines that includes kindergarten, elementary (Grade 1 to Grade 6), Junior High School (Grade 7 to Grade 10), and Senior High School (Grade 11 and 12), regulated by DepEd.

Technical Vocational Educational

Post-secondary technical vocational education and training overseen by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

Higher Education

The educational level comprising Baccalaureate or Bachelor Degrees and Graduate Degrees (Master's and Doctorate), regulated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Recommended Curriculum

A curriculum proposed by oversight bodies such as DepEd, CHED, TESDA, UNESCO, or professional organizations in the form of memoranda, policies, standards, and guidelines.

Written Curriculum

Curricular documents derived from the recommended curriculum, including courses of study, syllabi, modules, instructional guides, books, and lesson plans.

Taught Curriculum

The actual implementation of the written curriculum in the classroom by teachers and learners, which depends on teaching styles, learning styles, and instructional materials.

Supported Curriculum

Print materials, non-print electronic illustrations, and physical facilities (inside or outside the classroom) that assist teachers in making learning meaningful.

Assessed Curriculum

Evaluation activities conducted during or after a lesson (assessment for, as, or of learning) to determine the progress and mastery of student learning.

Learned Curriculum

The positive behavioral changes, cognitive, affective, and psychomotor outcomes, and lifelong skills achieved by the student as a result of instruction.

Hidden/Implicit Curriculum

An unwritten and unplanned curriculum influenced by peer pressure, school environment, media, parental pressure, cultural practices, and natural calamities that impacts learner behavior.

Curricularist

A professional or curriculum specialist involved in knowing, writing, planning, implementing, evaluating, innovating, and initiating curriculum.

Sandra Hayes (1991)

Researcher who conducted a study identifying John Dewey, Ralph Tyler, Hilda Taba, and Franklin Bobbit as the most influential curricularists in America.

Knower

The role of the teacher as a curricularist who masters the subject matter and content, acquiring both formal and informal academic knowledge.

Writer

The role of the teacher as a curricularist who records and preserves knowledge concepts by producing books, modules, laboratory manuals, and instructional guides.

Planner

The role of the teacher who formulates yearly, monthly, or daily curriculum plans taking into account learners, support materials, time, content, and context.

Initiator

The role of the teacher who open-mindedly leads and implements new recommended curricula from educational agencies like DepEd, CHED, TESDA, UNESCO, or UNICEF.

Innovator

The role of the teacher who uses creativity to dynamically adapt and modify the curriculum to enhance learning outcomes.