What is Curriculum Model
The diagrammatic representation of different elements/stages of curriculum and their relationship to each other is called curriculum model.
Explanation
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| Definition of curriculum development model |
Usually models are abstract it means they exist as draft in the minds of people’s. Models of curriculum development are very useful in the task of theory building process (Sharma;2003). Models of curriculum are used to transfer theories into practical work. They are used as a tools to help people’s to think about curriculum inorder to stimulate their research and formulate new theoretical concepts.
Models of curriculum development
There is a sequence of curriculum development models
1 – Objectives/Rational Models
(I) Tyler Model
(II) Taba Model
2 – Cyclical/Rational Models
(I) Wheeler Model
(II) Nicholls Model
3 – Dynamic/Interaction Models
(I) Walker Model
(II) Skilbeck Model