Information Package / Course Catalogue
Curriculum Development
Course Code: EPÖ568
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To comprehend the basic concepts about the curriculum development, to comprehend bases of curriculum development, to do a need analysis for a curriculum design, to choose a design and a model in curriculum development process, to prepare and evaluate a curriculum design.

Course Content

The basic concepts of curriculum development; historical, philosophical, and social bases of curriculum development, curriculum development approaches and models, need assesment and evaluation in education, planning curriculum development, the processes of curriculum design, applying the curriculum, continuing the curriculum, new approaches in curriculum development and the effects of new trends to the process, reviewing curriculum researches, to prepare and to evaluate a curriculum design sample.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Kerim GÜNDOĞDU
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowledge of fundamental concepts of curriculum development
2.To be able to comprehend the relation of curriculum development and the other sciences.
3.To be able to comprehend the relation among curriculum components.
4.To be able to compare basic curriculum development approaches.
5.To be able to analyze the basic curriculum development models
6.To be able to plan curriculum development process.
7.To be able to do a need assessment about a curriculum
8.To be able to prepare a curriculum for preschool, primary school, secondary school or h,gh school
9.To be able to apply a currciulum wihich is developed / prepared
10.To be able to anaylze the compenent of curriculum to continuing the curriculum
11.To comprehend the problems while occurs applying the curriculum
12.To be able to comprehend the relation between curriculum development and the new approaches.
13.To be able to critisize the curriculum with respect to some criterias.
14.The willingness to follow the literature about the curriculum development.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Açıkgöz, Kamile Ün. (1996). Etkili Öğrenme ve Öğretme. İzmir: Kanyılmaz Matbaası.
2.Bilen, Mürüvvet. Plandan Uygulamaya Öğretim. Anı Yayıncılık. Ankara. 2002
3.Bloom, Benjamin. (1979). İnsan Nitelikleri ve Okulda Öğrenme. Çev: D. A. Özçelik Ankara: MEB Yayınevi
4.Demirel, Özcan. (2005). Kuramdan Uygulamaya Eğitimde Program Geliştirme. Sekizinci Baskı. Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık
5.Demirel, Özcan. (2006). Plandan Değerlendirmeye Öğretme Sanatı. Geliştirilmiş 10. Baskı. Ankara: Pegem A Yayınları.
6.Demirel, Özcan, S. Sadi Seferoğlu ve Esed Yağcı. (2001). Öğretim Teknolojileri ve Materyal Geliştirme. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık.
7.Doğan, Hıfzı. (1997). Eğitimde Program ve Öğretim Tasarımı. Ankara: Önder Matbaacılık.
8.Erden, Münire. Eğitimde Program Değerlendirme. Pegema Yayıncılık. Ankara. 2000.
9.Erginer, Ergin. (2000). Öğretimi Planlama ve Değerlendirme. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
10.Gözütok, Dilek. (2000). Öğretmenliğimi Geliştiriyorum. Ankara: Siyasal Yayınları.
11.Bloom, B. S., Madaus, G. F., and J. T. Hastings. (1981). Evaluation to Improve Learning. New York: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company.
12.Bloom, B.S., Engelhart, M. D., Furst, E. J., Hill W. H. and D. R. Krathwohl. (1972). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. N.Y.: David McKay Comp.
13.Ornstein, A.C. and F.B. Hunkins. (1988). Curriculum: Foundations, Principles and Issues. New Jersey: Prentice Hall
14.Romiszowski, A.J. (1981). Designing Instructional Systems. New York: Nichols Publishing Company.
15.Saylor, J.G., Alexander, W. M. and A.J. Lewis. (1981). Curriculum Planning for Better Teaching and Learning. 4th edition. NY: Holt, Rinehart&Winston.
16.Weis, L., Cornbleth, C., Zeinchner, K. M., Apple M. W.(1990). Curriculum for Tommorrow’s Schools. N.Y.: GSE Publications
17.Worthen, Sanders. Educational Evaluation: Theory and Practice. Charles A. Jones Publishing Company. Ohio
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The introduction to the course and reconstruction the sylabbus with the group.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic concepts, the characteristics of a system.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The foundations of the curriculum (Historical foundations)
Week 4 - Theoretical
The foundations of the curriculum (Philosophical foundations)
Week 5 - Theoretical
The foundations of the curriculum (psyhological foundations)
Week 6 - Theoretical
The foundations of the curriculum (psyhological foundations)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Curriculum designs, curriculum development models
Week 8 - Theoretical
Need assessment and evaluation
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 10 - Theoretical
Goals and classification of goals; writing goal-behaviour
Week 11 - Theoretical
Writing Goals and behavioural objectives
Week 12 - Theoretical
Content analysis and reorganizing content
Week 13 - Theoretical
Organizing educational settings
Week 14 - Theoretical
Organization of evaluational settings
Week 15 - Theoretical
Pilot studies with tthe curriculum, appliying the curriculum, continuing the curriculum
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Reading126072
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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