Curriculum is a plan for achieving goals, lessons and academic content taught in a school or in a specific course or program.

Rhetorical CurriculumCurriculum-in-useReceived CurriculumInternal CurriculumElectronic CurriculumWritten CurriculumSocial CurriculumHidden CurriculumNull CurriculumPhantom CurriculumConcomitant Curriculum

Types of CurriculumDefinitions and ExampleWritten CurriculumWritten as part of formal instruction of schooling experiences; designated and reviewed by administrators, curriculum directors and teachersE.g. KBSR, KSSRSocial CurriculumInclude the powerful effects of social mediato create new perspectives.E.g. Kampus Astro: Astro Tutor TV, Astro TVIQ, Astro Ceria, Disney Channel, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Discovery Science, Animal Planet and National Geographic Channel.

Types of CurriculumDefinitions and ExampleHidden Curriculum Revolves around daily or established routines.

E.g. Cultural values / Dress codesNull CurriculumThat which teachersdo not teachE.g. Death / Sex

Types of CurriculumDefinitions and ExamplePhantom CurriculumGeneralized in and through exposure to any type of media.Concomitant CurriculumWhat is taught, or emphasized at home

E.g. Religious expression, lessons on values, ethics or morals, or social experiences based on the familys preferences.

Types of CurriculumDefinitions and ExamplePhantom CurriculumGeneralized in and through exposure to any type of media.Concomitant CurriculumWhat is taught, or emphasized at homeMay be received at church, in the context of religious expression, lessons on values, ethics or morals, or social experiences based on the familys preferences.

Types of CurriculumDefinitions and ExampleRhetorical CurriculumOffered by policymakers, school officials, administrators, or politicians.E.g. LIINUS,PBSCurriculum-in-useComprises those things in textbooks, and content and concepts in the district curriculum guides.Received CurriculumThose concepts and content that are truly learned and remembered by the students.

Types of CurriculumDefinitions and ExampleInternal CurriculumProcesses, content, knowledge combined with the experiences and realities of the learner to see what students really remember from a lesson.

E.g. Reflective exercises, or debriefing discussions..Electronic Curriculum Lessons learned through searching the Internet for information, or through using e-forms of communication.Blogs, wikis, chatrooms, on-line conversations, or through personal e-mails and sites like Twitter, Facebook, or Youtube

The Core Curriculum At Our School

WRITTEN CURRICULUM

Curriculum Aims, Goals and ObjectivesSimplify what is to be done. It tries to capture what goals are to be achieved, the vision, the philosophy, the mission statement and objectives. Further, it clearly defines the purpose and what the curriculum is to be acted upon and try what to drive at.Curriculum Content or Subject MatterIt contains information to be learned in school. It is an element or a medium through which the objectives are accomplished.

Curriculum ExperiencesInstructional strategies and methods.These instructional strategies and methods will put into action the goals and use of the content in order to produce an outcome.Curriculum EvaluationIdentifies the quality, effectiveness of the program, process and product of the curriculum.Assess whether the objectives and aims have been meet or if not.

SyllabusProgram or outline of a course of studyCurriculumSubjects that are studied or prescribed for study in a school or in acollege.CourseA set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subjectProgrammeA planned series of future events

They could not stand alone. One will not exist without the other.(Eric Burdon)