Considerations For Curriculum Considerations For Curriculum and Instructional Designsand Instructional Designs

Dr. John F. vonEschenbach

State University of West Georgia

Considerations for Curriculum Considerations for Curriculum and Instructional Designsand Instructional Designs

Curriculum is a set of prescribed experiences that cause learning.

Curriculum has both a scope (focus) and sequence (range) for the learning experiences.

Knowledge, skill, and disposition are three critical components within a curriculum.

Considerations for Curriculum Considerations for Curriculum and Instructional Designsand Instructional Designs

Curriculum is influenced by national (learned societies), state (GA QCCs and Performance Standards,) and local (city and county school systems) standards.

Curriculum is also influenced by political, social, and special interest groups.

Considerations for Curriculum Considerations for Curriculum and Instructional Designsand Instructional Designs

Instructional design is a systematic plan for delivering prescribed experiences to cause learning.

There must be a targeted goal(s) and objective(s) for systematic instruction.

Considerations for Curriculum Considerations for Curriculum and Instructional Designsand Instructional Designs

The three critical components of an instructional design are:Where is it going (goals and objectives)?What will it take to get there (materials and

procedures)?How well did it do (assessment)?

There are ten major components to the ECED lesson plan format.