Taba model of curriculum

1. 1. Presented to: Dr Aroona Hashmi Presented by: Muhammad javed iqbal Institute of
education and research university of the Punjab
2. 2. Grundy(1987) defines curriculum as a programme of activities (by teachers and
pupil) designed so that pupil will attain so far as possible certain educational and other
schooling ends or activities
3. 3. Curriculum Development can be defined as the systematic planning of what is taught
and learned in schools as reflected in courses of study and school programs.
4. 4. A model is a format for curriculum design developed to meet unique needs, contexts,
and/or purposes. In order to address these goals, curriculum developers design,
rearrange one or more key curriculum components.
5. 5. Hilda Taba followed the grass-roots approach in developing curriculum. She
believed in an inductive approach to curriculum development. For her, it should be the
teachers who should design the curriculum rather than the higher authorities.
6. 6. a) Creating the units of work to be studied b) Testing these units with students c)
Adapting units as necessary after the testing d) Creating a framework to test to ensure
that all material is covered in a clear and complete manner. e) Putting the units of study
into practice, while always creating new units to to use in the classroom
7. 7. Step 1: Diagnose of needs: The teacher (curriculum designer) starts the process by
identifying the needs of the students for whom the curriculum is to be designed. Step 2:
Formulation of objectives: After the teacher has identified needs that require attention,
he specifies objectives to be accomplished. Step 3: Selection of content: The objectives
selected or created suggest the subject matter or content of the curriculum. Objectives
and content should be match. Step 4:Organization of content: A teacher cannot just
select the content, but mustorganize in some type of sequence, taking learner maturity
into consideration, learners academic achievements and their interests.
8. 8. Step 5: Selection of learning experience: Content must be presented to students and
they must engage the content. Here, the teacher selects instructional methods that will
involve the students with the content. Step 6: Organization of learning experience: As
content must be sequenced and organized; the learning activities, too. Step 7:
Evaluation and means of evaluation: The curriculum planner must determine just what
objectives have been accomplished. Evaluation procedures need to be considered by
the teacher and students.
9. 9. The model is currently used today most curriculum design: The steps still used
are: 1. Identifying the needs of the students 2. Developing objectives 3. Selection
instructional methods 4. Organizing learning experiences 5. Evaluating