FIELD STUDY 4: EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM*

1
ST
Semester, SY 2010-2011
(BSEd 3
rd
Year)



I. Course Description:

This course shall allow students to apply and verify knowledge gained on curriculum development through exposure to the existing
curriculum. It shall also provide insights to students on how the curriculum can be effectively implemented.

Field Study 4 is anchored on the Professional Education Subject, Curriculum Development.

II. Credit Units: 1

III. Course Duration: 17 Hours

IV. Objectives:

1. Observe the best practices in the effective implementation of the curriculum.
2. Develop insights on the implementation of the curricular programs at different educational levels.
3. Apply knowledge learned about the different curricular designs.





Republic of the Philippines
Bicol University College of Education
Daraga, Albay


V. Course Content:

FOCUS SPECIFIC TASKS DOMAIN COMPETENCIES/
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1. The Intention

Relate the institutions VMGO to the FS course
Visit school
Get a copy of the schools vision and mission
Analyze the vision and mission of the school
relative to the existing school curriculum
Submit an analysis report


Choose a particular subject and grade level in a
school to be visited
Curriculum

Planning, Assessing
and Reporting

Community Linkages

Learning Environment
Communicates clear learning goals that are
appropriate for learners
Develops and uses a variety of appropriate
assessment strategies to monitor and evaluate
learning
Establishes learning environments that respond to
the aspirations of the community
Creates healthy psychological climate for learners
2. The Implementation Request copies of the textbook, workbook and
other supplementary materials used by the
class
Examine these resources in relation to the
existing curriculum of the school.
Reflect on how resource materials support the
implementation of the curriculum
Visit the same school.
Get a copy of the class schedule, room
assignment and teachers assignment.
Observe how the class schedule, room
assignment and teachers assignment
contribute to the effective implementation of
the curriculum
Validate your observations through interview
Reflect on how these items contribute to the
effective implementation of the curriculum
Curriculum


Social Regard for
Learning


Diversity of Learners


Planning, Assessing
and Reporting



Curriculum
Social Regard for
Selects teaching methods, learning activities and
instructional materials or resources appropriate to
learners and aligned to the objectives of the lesson
Teachers actions demonstrate value for learning



Determine, understand and accept the learners
diverse background and experience

Develops and utilizes creative and appropriate
instructional planning



Develops and uses variety of appropriate
assessment strategies to monitor and evaluate
Learning


learning
Demonstrate mastery of the subject matter
Communicates clear learning goals for the lessons
that are appropriate for learners
Makes use of allotted instructional time
Selects teaching methods, learning activities and
instructional materials or resources appropriate to
learners and aligned to objectives of the lesson
Demonstrates the learning is of different kinds.

(*this syllabus was adopted from the existing FS 4 syllabus)

VI. Course Requirements:

Worksheet Compilation
Class Participation (Individual/Group)
Individual Written Outputs


VII. Grade Computation

Worksheet Compilations* - - - - 50%
Class Participation - - - - - - - - - 30%
Individual Written Outputs - - 20%
Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100%

(*this will serve as the midterm/final exam counterpart in this course)




Recommending Approval:


Ma. Eden A. Ante, Ph. D.
Chairperson, BSEd



Approved by:

OBDULIA E. ROJAS, Ph. D.
Dean, BUCE

Submitted by:


ARIES S. PEREZ
Instructor I, BUCE